Royal City native and cast member of Heartland Graham Wardle is hitting the road this weekend in support of prostate cancer research and awareness.
Wardle, along with local performer
Don McLeod, is hosting a gala and charity auction at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Vancouver's Sandman Hotel in support of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of B.C.
The event will feature Wardle's Heartland co-stars as well as Antonio Cupo from Bomb Girls and Adam Beach from Arctic Air.
Police officer and prostate cancer survivor Peter Groenland will also be appearing.
One Bullet Down, Skylar and singer Kate Morgan are performing at the fundraiser.
Saturday's event is the kickoff to a six-day motorcycle ride both Wardle and
McLeod will be making around B.C. with stops in Chilliwack, Princeton, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna, Squamish and Vancouver.
Dubbed "Cruise with a Cause," the fundraising event was initiated by Wardle in memory of his grandfather, Dominic Donatelli, who died of prostate cancer 30 years ago.
"Graham is riding in honour of his grandfather's memory and in fact, was named after him, Graham Dominic Wardle," Graham's mom Deb Wardle wrote in an email.
Tickets are $50 and available online or by calling 604-574-4012.
There is also a Heartlamd celebrity meet-and-greet from 3 to 5 p.m. that is open to the public, with a minimum $10 donation per signed celebrity photo.
For more information on the event, visit www.cruisewithacause. ca.
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