Stoked News – News, Videos, surf, skateboard, snowboard, motorsports, action sports » Blog Archive » Student paddles 216-mile fund-raising kayak trip

A Western Michigan University student has completed a six-day, 216-mile kayak trip down the Muskegon River to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research, education and advocacy.

Cody Ledsworth paddled to the finish line at a boat launch on Muskegon Lake on Tuesday. The 20-year-old’s trip was in honor of his grandmother, Marguerite Ledsworth, who has the disease, The Muskegon Chronicle reported. 

The trip has raised more than   …  More

www.stokednews.com

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 at 1:20 pm and is filed under Boating, Fundraiser and/or Volunteer, Kayak, Canoe & Rafting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Comments are closed at this time.