VPD officer ready to Ride to Live
Posted May 21, 2013 9:17 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s a cause that has turned very personal for one Vancouver police officer.
The Westcoast Motorcycle Ride To Live this weekend will raise money for prostate cancer research, education and support.
Traffic Sergeant Peter Groenland joined the ride in 2008 to support his father in law who was battling the illness.
“The ironic part of that was that I went in to bring a poster to my doctor and I was diagnosed with prostate cancer that year and had the surgery in September.”
He is now cancer free and it was the early detection that saved him
“No one should have to do this alone and for men in BC, most of them won’t even talk about it. They do not speak about prostate cancer.”
He says that needs to end now.
The goal is the raise around $500,000.
Members of the Vancouver Police Department’s Motorcycle Drill Team, The Odd Squad, hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts from the 9-1-1 and business communities, and the general public, will all join forces on May 26, to ride in their fight against this disease.
The ride will have starting lines in both Vancouver and Chilliwack.
The two groups of riders will come together for a final celebration at Fraser Downs Racetrack in Cloverdale.
