IRONKIDS Mont-Tremblant Fun Run is mission accomplished for Antoine. He was so touched by Anakin’s story and La Force Foundation, he decided on his own to take action. Sometimes we tend to think that individual action is not effective for a cause. Well, this boy has proven that this isn’t true!
IRONKIDS SEE Y’ALL AT THE FINISH LINE!
In 2015, a team of three Tremblant athletes completed a full Ironman. Team 1 – Vie-Tesse, added an additional difficulty to the ordeal by using single speed bikes for the cycling portion. On this occasion, the Foundation team had produced a video to raise awareness about the challenges associated with access to new treatments.
SHAKEN BY THE REALITY OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (DMD)
When I spoke to Anthony’s mother, Annie Bergeron, she recounted the story in these words: “I participated in a La Force event, and one evening I was watching the 1 – Vie-Tesse Ironman video to improve my knowledge of the cause … It was then that Antoine came and asked me some questions … ”
Annie then taught him that life for Anakin and other children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is not at all easy… The kids gradually lose their strength, instead of growing like other children. Antoine was upset by this revelation. He said: “Why him, Mom? It makes no sense that things like this happen … He’s little … What can I do to help? “That’s when they got the idea to participate in the IRONKIDS event. It was his project: he was going to train, drive his own business with the Foundation in order to become a La Force Athlete and go all the way…
EVERY ACTION HAS ITS POSITIVE EFFECTS
It’s sometimes difficult to motivate children. That wasn’t the case with Antoine: he was on fire during the four weeks of training. Each evening on his return from school, he would drop his pack and leave to enthusiastically run his daily kilometer. We at Team La Force were deeply touched by this boy’s initiative.
Moreover, and this is not just anything, Antoine is the athlete having completed an individual event who has raised the most money so far this year! That’s not all: Antony decided to form a La Force team with friends next year.
Thank you, Anthony. Team La Force is really proud of you and we look forward to supporting you in your other sporting challenges.
Special thanks to Nicholas Latreille for his amazing support for Antoine.
Would you like to attend an event and raise money for La Force? Just email us at info@laforcedmd.com
