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.

害羞草研究所淭he reality is that none of this could have happened had I not been surrounded by remarkably kind people who were positively eager to volunteer their time and energy,害羞草研究所� said Walters.

害羞草研究所淢ore people are more kind, and more compassionate, and more motivated by righteous solidarity than I could possibly have imagined.害羞草研究所�

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 害羞草研究所� especially because the couple both recently returned to school to pursue new careers.

害羞草研究所淭hank you so much Tim and the entire OC community,害羞草研究所� said Erica.

害羞草研究所淕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,害羞草研究所� she said.

Walters害羞草研究所� 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.

害羞草研究所淚 learned that I love to walk, like really love to walk, but I already knew that, and I got to deepen my sense that we live in a hypnotically beautiful part of the world,害羞草研究所� he said.

The donation site 害羞草研究所� www.gofundme.com/campustocampus 害羞草研究所� will remain open for a few more days.