Nathan Langille has already surpassed his community walk goal of 7,500 km to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease.
But now the Barrie father of three who is battling Parkinson's himself is ramping up efforts to reach his fundraising goal of $25,000.
He's collected $4,000 so far.
Langille is launching 'Toonies for Tremors' as he heads into the final stretch of his campaign which ends Aug. 27.
Keep an eye out around town for Nathan, his mom and family as they collect Toonies in a big bottle bank.
"We're trying to get 10,000 Toonies over the next month or so. They can donate online anytime. We're going to try to be out and about too. See if we can fill this up," said mom Kathy Rupnow
Langille will be at Georgian Mall Aug. 12 and 13 for the big Toonie blitz.
He began his mission In April, leading 'Moving Together for Parkinson's - Nathan's Walk' to reach his goal of 7,500 km over five months - the equivalent distance of walking across Canada.
Langille was diagnosed three years ago at age 38 and is determined to keep moving to maintain his mobility.
Parkinson's disease is a long-term degenerative disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.
With help from around the world, Nathan's Walk has now logged more than 9,000 km.
"It's awesome to have that many people donate their time and energy for something like that," Langille said.
"People from the United States and the United Kingdom and Australia. It's pretty cool to have people walking from different places to support me."
Ski poles in hand, Langille walked 11 kilometres to work every day to his job as an educational assistant at W.C. Little Elementary School.
"I'm very proud of him for doing it. I think it's much better for him to do something and do something positive that will help him but also help other people, which is amazing," said Rupnow.
He also belongs to the Rock Steady Boxing Toronto team with young members with early onset like Langille.
Part of the money raised will go to keep that program going. Both Parkinson Canada and Parkinson's Resource Centre will benefit from his fundraising efforts.
"People are telling me I'm an inspiration to them, motivating them to keep moving. Really helping out," said the humble hero.
Langille was recently honoured with a John Graves Simcoe Award, the same night as PC leader Patrick Brown, Mayor Jeff Lehman and Zach Hofer, the Barrie boy who is raising money for mental health.
He was also recognized in Molson's 'A Taste of Who We Are' Canada 150 campaign to honour great Canadians.
The Nathan's Walk fundraiser will formally wrap up at a big event at Applebee's on Bayfield St. Aug. 27 with a pancake breakfast.
Tickets are limited to 150 people and can be ordered from Kathleen at [email protected], or text/phone 705-717-9307.
"We hope that the community can get behind this. A Toonie is a pretty small donation. We recognize there are so many great causes and there's a lot of donor fatigue out there, I'm sure. But if they can afford a Toonie then we'd be happy to put it towards the good work being done by the two agencies he's representing," said Rupnow.
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