An Okanagan College professor has successfully walked the valley and raised funds for a student.

Tim Walters, an English instructor in Salmon Arm, recently walked between the Penticton and Salmon Arm campuses in support of Enderby resident Gary Baker, who sustained a severe brain aneurism. So far, Walters has raised almost $12,000.

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Baker has been in hospital in Vancouver since  Aug. 1 and his wife Erica and four children have been at his side. That means finances are extremely tight 香蕉视频直播� especially because the couple both recently returned to school to pursue new careers.

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香蕉视频直播淕ary and I have always boasted about how exceptional the college was. I am so proud to be known as an OC alumni. This money allows us to have a little extra breathing room during a time when finances are the last thing I want to be focusing on,香蕉视频直播� she said.

Walters香蕉视频直播� route stretched between the Penticton, Kelowna, Vernon, and Salmon Arm college campuses for a total of 160 kilometres, and he completed the walk, as planned, in three days.

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The donation site 香蕉视频直播� www.gofundme.com/campustocampus 香蕉视频直播� will remain open for a few more days.