{"id":4788,"date":"2024-08-01T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:36:29","slug":"hiking-the-divide-for-the-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/?p=4788","title":{"rendered":"Hiking the Divide for the Blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4789\" src=\"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking the Divide for the Blind \" width=\"170\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind.jpg 170w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind-100x105.jpg 100w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind-150x157.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><strong>Update! Hiking the Divide for the Blind Fundraiser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, we shared the exciting story of a local Calgarian, Zach Rusk&#8217;s fundraiser to tackle the 1,200-kilometre Great Divide Trail in support of ASRAB, in dedication to his father who lost his vision in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The long hike began July 12th, and he has now hiked more than 425 kilometers. A delegation from ASRAB met with him and his family on the Kananaskis leg of his journey to cheer him on and hike together for an afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4790\" src=\"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group.jpg\" alt=\"Zach Rusk, his parents and hiking partner in front of Upper Kananaskis lake\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-200x121.jpg 200w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-450x272.jpg 450w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-600x362.jpg 600w, https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hiking_for_blind_group-900x543.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Image of ASRAB members, Zach Rusk, his parents and hiking partner in front of Upper Kananaskis lake.)<\/p>\n<p>Zach is continuing to fundraise throughout his hike! Thank you to all the ASRAB members and supporters who have already joined in and made a donation.<\/p>\n<p>With your support we can help Zach reach his goal of raising $50,000! Please find the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/pages\/hiking-the-divide-for-the-blind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiking the Divide for the Blind<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you would like to host your own fundraiser to support ASRAB&#8217;s mission, please get in touch at <a href=\"mailto:funddevelopment@asrab.ab.ca\">funddevelopment@asrab.ab.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update! Hiking the Divide for the Blind Fundraiser Two weeks ago, we shared the exciting story of a local Calgarian, Zach Rusk&#8217;s fundraiser to tackle the 1,200-kilometre Great Divide Trail in support of ASRAB, in dedication to his father who<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/?p=4788\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4791,"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4788\/revisions\/4791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asrab.ab.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}