Some of you might have met Francois (Frank) near the end of the LOST season this year… he was the French guy who drove all the way down from the military base in Barrie to swim with us… he also happened to be a really good swimmer!
Well, he’s swimming Lake O next year too! (that makes 5 of us … me, Francois, Colleen Sheilds, Kim Lumsdon, Madhu Nagaraja… so far!)
Anyway, I told Francois I’d be happy to post a link to his fund-raising site for his son who has Juvinille Diabetes. Here is the link and a bit more info about Francois…
52KM SWIM FOR JUVENILE DIABETES
Good day,
My name is Francois Hamel. I’m in the Military as an Aviation Instructor since 22 years. During the past 6 years during my free time I’m a long distance swimmer. Since then, I have completed successfully many long distance Marathons such as Lake St-Jean crossing (32 km 3 times), Descente of the Saguenay River (42 km 2 times and 24 km one time), Long Lake crossing in Yellowknife (18 km) and many others shorter races distances as 3, 5 and 10 km. Since moving to Ontario (2009), my new swim goal and dream for the summer of 2012 is the Ontario Lake crossing (52 km). I have decided to dedicate my swim and raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation because my 12 years old son was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago. I realize how important it is to make improvements in Juvenile Diabetes and all money raised will go towards research advancement for adults and children who live day after day with Type 1 Diabetes. I would like to help them by asking you to support my goal of raising $10,000. I am very proud to swim Ontario Lake for families affected with Juvenile Diabetes! Thank you very much for your support.
Date of Event: August 3 – 5, 2012 ( Primary Swim Dates) or August 10 – 12, 2012 (Back-up Swim Date)
Time of Event: 21:00 pm from Niagara On-The-Lake (starts) to Marilyn Bell Park in Toronto (finishes)
Arrival: Should be between 15:00 pm and 17:00 pm at Marilyn Bell Park on the following date (Sat or Sun)
Forecast swim time is between 18 and 20 hours
