Goderich med student tackles Mongolia for charity
Two months from now, Goderich's Grant Dawson will strap himself in for a 16,000-km adventure.
The 22-year-old, who is studying medicine in Ireland, and two friends are taking part in the Mongolia Charity Rally.
Pooling their money, the trio bought a nine-year-old patient transfer vehicle that comes with a wheelchair ramp and a winch to bring up the wheelchair.
They'll be driving it across 17 countries, through rough roads, deserts, mountain ranges and across strange borders as they make their way to Mongolia.
The six-week journey begins July 7 in London, England.
Dawson said he got involved when a friend approached him with the idea.
"We thought, 'If we're going to do this we may as well go all out and do something,'" he said. "It was like, 'OK this fits. We get to do something for the less fortunate and it's going to be fun doing it.'"
U.K. charity Go Help is organizing the rally. It works with communities in Central Asia to improve access to education and health care.
Once the group reaches Mongolia, Dawson said they'll leave the vehicle behind. It'll either be used as part of an ambulance service or a mobile library.
The trio are fundraising to cover cost of the vehicle, fuel, ferries on their journey and insurance. Any extra funds raised will be split between Go Help, Doctors Without Borders and Right to Sight, a charity that performs cataract surgeries in Africa.
Dawson, who spends his summers home in Goderich, expects to graduate in two years from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
He then hopes to land a residency here in London and eventually head home to Goderich to practise medicine.
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The 22-year-old, who is studying medicine in Ireland, and two friends are taking part in the Mongolia Charity Rally.
Pooling their money, the trio bought a nine-year-old patient transfer vehicle that comes with a wheelchair ramp and a winch to bring up the wheelchair.
They'll be driving it across 17 countries, through rough roads, deserts, mountain ranges and across strange borders as they make their way to Mongolia.
The six-week journey begins July 7 in London, England.
Dawson said he got involved when a friend approached him with the idea.
"We thought, 'If we're going to do this we may as well go all out and do something,'" he said. "It was like, 'OK this fits. We get to do something for the less fortunate and it's going to be fun doing it.'"
U.K. charity Go Help is organizing the rally. It works with communities in Central Asia to improve access to education and health care.
Once the group reaches Mongolia, Dawson said they'll leave the vehicle behind. It'll either be used as part of an ambulance service or a mobile library.
The trio are fundraising to cover cost of the vehicle, fuel, ferries on their journey and insurance. Any extra funds raised will be split between Go Help, Doctors Without Borders and Right to Sight, a charity that performs cataract surgeries in Africa.
Dawson, who spends his summers home in Goderich, expects to graduate in two years from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
He then hopes to land a residency here in London and eventually head home to Goderich to practise medicine.
To donate, go to theomegathree.tumblr.com
E-mail kelly.pedro@sunmedia.ca, or follow KellyatLFPress on Twitter.
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