Dale Sinclair and Quinn Thomas in Portage la Prairie over the weekend. Thomas is riding across Canada to raise awareness on the importance of organ donation. (SUBMITTED PHOTO)
When Dale Sinclair was a baby, he required a heart transplant and 15 years later, he's still going strong, living a quality and athletic lifestyle.
While the local athlete is a definite success story of organ donation, there's still a need for more people to get on board with the idea.
That's why when Quinn Thomas, a second-year medical student student from Laval University, stopped in Portage la Prairie last weekend as a rest stop on his cross-country cycling tour, the Sinclairs wanted to do what they could to support his cause.
"This ride that Quinn is doing amazes us. (Quinn) had the opportunity to meet people who need organ donation. It just seems to mean so much to him and it was a powerful talk that he gave. As soon as I heard it, I thought how I can help out so we put him up. I wish there was more we could do," said Rob, Dale's father.
Dale and his family recently returned from Calgary after participating in the 6th Canadian Transplant Games. Dale, who's a specialist in swimming and track, has competed four times in his short career (Windsor, Australia and Quebec City).
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