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Ashley Gilbank (born in Pontypool, Ontario),〔http://www.skate4life2012.com/Site/About_Ashley.html〕 started a charitable campaign in 2012 titled Skate4Life 2012. A hockey player herself, part of her activity with the charity is to skate from one end of Canada to another in the space of five months starting June 4th until late October (estimated October 21st). == Skate4Life== The 2012 objective for her charity is to inline skate from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia. She began the trek on June 4, 2012 and plans to end it at "Mile 0" of the Trans Canada Highway, Victoria, British Columbia, in early October. The hope is to raise awareness and funds for Do It For Daron and youth mental health.〔http://www.doitfordaron.com/events/skate4life-2012-going-coast-to-coast-for-mental-health/〕 Her motivation to start the charity and raise money for DIFD was based on the loss of a childhood friend to suicide in February 2011. Her friend, a university rugby player, had suffered a brain injury when she was hit by a car while jogging.〔http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20120726/news/Skate4Life+campaign+rolls+up+to+Parliament+Hill〕 She prepared by training in 2011 for the journey. Prior to the beginning of her journey, she dipped a wheel in the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland on June 4. Her journey began in St. John's, Newfoundland on June 4, 2012. By July 1, Gilbank arrived in Fredericton, New Brunswick. During her skate through Eastern Canada, Gilbank covered 60 to 80 kilometres a day. In Newfoundland, she managed 100 kilometres in one day.〔http://www.communitypress.ca/2012/08/01/wheeling-cross-country-for-mental-health〕 Prior to arriving in New Brunswick, Gilbank fought the elements of wind, rain, heat, along with construction work. On July 18, 2012, Gilbank arrived at Parliament Hill, having skated through 3,000 kilometres of Canadian roads.〔http://www.centretownnews.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3276&Itemid=133〕 She was met by supporters wearing purple DIFD shirts at Parliament’s Centennial Flame. Celebrity guests included Do It For Daron founder Luke Richardson and Ottawa City Councillor Alan Hubley (representing the district of Kanata South). Both men have lost a child to suicide.〔http://www.communitypress.ca/2012/08/01/wheeling-cross-country-for-mental-health〕 Do It For Daron was created to honour the life of the late Daron Richardson. Gilbank and Richardson played in the same hockey league.〔http://www.emcnorthwest.ca/20120712/News/Break+down+stigmas+with+Skate+4+Life〕 Upon her arrival in Ottawa, Skate4Life had only raised just under $2,000, with the goal being $60,000. On August 1, 2012, she reached the community of Hastings, Ontario, home to her grandparents. The Campbellford and District Mental Health Centre helped raise $1,100 for her charitable cause. Due to fatigue, Gilbank was hospitalized on August 7, while in Ontario. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashley Gilbank」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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