Ride 4 Epilepsy | August 19th to 21st, 2023

Chris Winwood is a cyclist living with epilepsy who will be leading a charity bike ride from Prince George, BC to Jasper, AB from August 19th to 20th, 2023 followed by a homecoming event in Prince George on August 21st, 2023.

Epilepsy affects over 50,000 people in British Columbia, 3,000 of whom live in the North. This year, Chris Winwood and his team will be cycling across provinces to raise both awareness (and funds) for epilepsy in the North. Chris is passionate about building an epilepsy community in the North and is generously donating the money raised from the Ride 4 Epilepsy to the BC Epilepsy Society.

DONATE TO THE RIDE 4 EPILEPSY HERE!
REGISTER FOR THE FREE HOMECOMING EVENT HERE!

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions and is a medical condition that results in recurring seizures. A seizure is a sudden, brief, and temporary disturbance of electrical activity in the brain. There are over 40 different types of seizures which can alter consciousness, movement, sensation, speech, awareness, and behaviour. 

“I want to show people that epilepsy doesn’t have to take what you’re passionate about away from you and that it isn’t out of reach as long as you are smart, safe, and capable of handling the situation and have good people around you to help you when you need it.”

-Chris Winwood about inspiring others living with epilepsy through the Ride 4 Epilepsy

“I want to raise money for epilepsy in the North and for the North. I want to help create a strong, diverse, and positive community for people with epilepsy so that they can find other people who also have epilepsy and share their stories and learn from one another, find strength in one another, and support one another. I want to create a community to say the things I wasn’t told when I started my journey that the life I wanted to live was not out of reach. That I could ride into better tomorrow and I plan on doing that again with this ride and all future rides going forward.”

Chris Winwood on donating funds from the Ride 4 Epilepsy to the BC Epilepsy Society
About the BC Epilepsy Society

The BC Epilepsy Society is a provincially incorporated non-profit organization and a federally registered charitable organization that provides information, advocacy, and support to over 50,000 people living with epilepsy in British Columbia and their families, friends, and loved ones and seeks raise awareness of epilepsy in the community.