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STEVE JESSEL reporter1@invermerevalleyecho.com
When the Rick Hansen Relay rolls into Radium, Invermere and Windermere on April 14 and 15, each community will be well represented by a number of community medal bearers. In Radium where the relay first arrives at around 1:15 p.m. after coming from Edgewater that morning, Verge for Youth president Floyd Verge will be one of the medal bearers to have the honour of relaying the medal. "It's a heck of an honour," Verge said. "I was absolutely shocked when they asked me." The Verge for Youth Society has been operating in the valley for roughly the past 20 years, and in that time has donated over $350,000 to families and youth in need in the Columbia Valley. Verge started the charity with friends and family informally in 1993, and holds a number of charity events each year, the most known of which would be their annual golf tournament. The charity also gives out a bursary at the high school each year. Verge has a particular connection to the Relay due to losing part of his leg as a teenager. Now fitted with a prosthesis, he says that he hardly even thinks about it these days. "I had some trials and tribulations through the times, but you don't really think of it," Verge said. "I have other amputee friends that live here and you
The annual Windermere Easter Egg Hunt was well-attended this year, as kids of all ages took to the ďŹ eld to hunt for treats.
just do what you can... you might not be able to do exactly what you did before, but you do the best you can." As for the Relay, Verge says it's impor-
tant to have events like these, because it helps bring the community together. "Being stuck in a chair or being disabled in any way is a challenge in our
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