Father Cycles Cross-Country
To Help Fight Epilepsy
by Morgan Garces and Yolanda Rodriguez
Can you imagine bicycling from Anchorage, Alaska to Miami, Florida? On April 30 at 8 A.M. Glenn Fenster started doing just that.
"He is a very strong, spiritual person," said Nyle Fenster, 7th grader on the Shark's team. Nyle is Fenster's son, who has epilepsy and goes to H.O.M.
"I am a man on a mission, with a message to raise awareness with seizure disorder in children," said the older Fenster.
Fenster flew out to Anchorage, Alaska, which was the starting point for his trip. Along the way, he will be sleeping in tents and at hotels and stopping in Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia.
Fenster said that he is doing this to show his son and other children with epilepsy that no matter what disability of the mind or body you might have, anything can be accomplished.
This isn't the first time that Fenster has done something like this.
"Last year I cycled from Seattle to Miami and this year I wanted to pick the farthest point possible," said Fenster.
Fenster also said, "I hope to bike 100 miles a day and to arrive home July 4th."
"I'm going to bike the final mile with him," said Nyle.
For four years, Fenster has bicycled over 9,000 miles a year and hasn't driven a car since. At press time for this newspaper, Fenster had made it as far as Montana.
He has a website called destinymaker.org. If any-one wants to help with the cause, Fenster suggests start a fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation.
