P.E.I. man completes journey, raises $10K to fight homelessness
CBC
Two charities in Summerside have about $10,000 extra after a P.E.I. man raised the money by walking from Tignish to Hunter River.
Robbie Burt, 50, had planned to make the 160-kilometre trek in one segment when he set out on Feb. 28, but bad weather ended up affecting his health — he lost almost all his toenails — and he was forced to walk it in three parts.
Burt, who is legally blind, resumed on Saturday and finished with a warm welcome at the Lions Club in Hunter River.
"I'm glad I did it," he said. "My right foot is a little sore but other than that I feel great, spirits are great."
The money will go to Hope House, a five-bed emergency shelter for mothers at risk who have infant children, and The Village, a group of volunteers working to end homelessness.
Burt raised the money with the help of the St. Eleanors Lions Club.
Fellow Lions Club member Garnet Gibson said Burt has a "lot of grit" and had to be persuaded to stop when the weather got too bad.
"I have nothing but admiration for Robbie," he said. "He is legally blind, and to do that with … I don't want to call it a handicap because he'd kick me in the shins if I said that because he doesn't view it that way. He figures there's always somebody worse off than him."
Burt said he is already planning his next fundraiser.
"I would do it again, no problem," he said.
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