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㽶Ƶֱ UPDATE: The Porter Family 㽶Ƶֱ Flying around the world

TODAY IN B.C.: They hope to raise $1 million for charity during the 14 month trip
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Vancouver㽶Ƶֱs Porter family took flight in June for an epic around-the-world adventure 㽶Ƶֱ in a single-engine plane, on this edition of Today in BC, host Peter McCully Chats with Ian (dad) and daughter Sydney from the Dominican Republic.

㽶ƵֱRight now we㽶Ƶֱre in the Dominican Republic, but pretty soon we㽶Ƶֱre going to be heading into the Brazil region, our plan is to go explore the jungles around there - fly in as deep as we can because not many people do that.㽶Ƶֱ, says Sydney Porter.

The Porter Family has logged more than 11,000 nautical miles since they left Vancouver.

Sisters Samantha and Sydney are licensed pilots along with Ian, and when the trip is completed they㽶Ƶֱll join an exclusive group of fewer than 600 people to ever have flown a single-engine aircraft around the world.

The Porters aim to raise $1 million for SOS Children㽶Ƶֱs Villages along the way.

㽶ƵֱWe wanted it to count for something,㽶Ƶֱ said Ian, adding the global charity organization takes a holistic approach to caring for children without parental care, providing them with longterm education, mental health support, housing and community.

They will be travelling until Aug. 12, 2023, and documenting every day until then on social media and at .

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About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of Canada㽶Ƶֱs coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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