Bike Ride Pays Tribute To Fallen Soldier
A new fundraising bike ride started in the National Capital Region in June.
Boomer’s Legacy fundraising bike ride started June 9 at Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Leitrim. Boomer’s Legacy is a 100 per cent Canadian charitable foundation that was founded by Maureen Eykelenboom to commemorate the loss of her son, Corporal Andrew “Boomer” Eykelenboom. Eykelenboom, a member of the 1st Field Ambulance, was killed in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber in 2006.
One of the objectives of the foundation is to “help our soldiers help others.” Maureen adds, “It’s also to give support and recognition to those people who lace up their boots and are willing to put their lives on the line to help someone else and to remember our fallen and the price that has been paid throughout the years so that we can...