Loaves and Fishes now released

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Loaves and Fishes - A Journey Coast to Coast Third Edition: An Alzheimer's fundraiser.  Loaves and Fishes  “Read your amazing book today! It's like you were reading it to me!! Your spirit, enthusiasm, love for life and commitment shined through! I could not put it down!” Liz Burnell, CT. USA. "I just finished reading your book, great story, it was like i was on the bike but you were doing all the work, Thank you for sharing your story"  Serge Debouis, London On. “Well it is a great fun book to read and it amazes me that you did it. Interesting...I could read it in an afternoon but I like reading a 3 or 4 fun stories then I save it for another day” Jennifer Linton, Grand Manan, NB “Quite Enjoyed It !! You have a 'clarity' of purpose and style of writing which involves the reader - not to mention the angels!” Susan Murar, Stratford Ont. A series of short stories of remarkable events on...
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Be a Part of Don’s Adventure

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Click here to see some images from the trip so far. Click here to Donate  NewBrunsick   Click here to Donate toNova Scotia Alzheimer  Society Click here to Donate to Anything for Alzhiemer's BC Click here to Donate to Manitoba's  Alzheimer Society  Click here to donate to the Ontario Alzheimer Society Click Donate to become a sponsor of the book  "Coast to Coast" Don will miss his family and friends this summer as he cycles across Canada to teach photography and to raise money for the Alzheimer’s society. He’s going to miss a few creature comforts too, a hot shower, a comfortable bed, and a roof over his head in a storm. If you’d like to support Don with a personal donation for his trip, your name will appear as a contributor in his book that will result from this adventure.   We’re all anxiously awaiting the stories, pictures and connections he will make as he, his bicycle and camera travel over 8000 kilometers.Don has prepared himself best he can for this...
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Making Memories for Lost Memories – Coast to Coast for Alzheimer’s

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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2015  London Photographer to Cycle Across Canada for the Alzheimer’s Society London Ontario – Professional photographer Don Martel of London Ontario will cycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean this summer to teach photography, share stories, and encouraged Canadians to donate to the Alzheimer’s Society as he makes new memories for lost memories. Starting in Vancouver on June 5, 2015 Don with start his journey of over 8000 kms, ride through 10 provinces, conducting one-day photography workshops wherever he can. The workshops will help keep food on the campfire as he journeys across Canada making new images and memories. Don plans to be in Nova Scotia by the end of August. This trip was inspired by April Erickson and Marcel Pennington of B.C. who embarked on a four-month bike ride across Canada to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. in 2012. Don met them at a grocery store in Temagami in Northern Ontario...
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