We are proud to know RE/MAX agent Bruce Johnson and his daughter Holly (17), a father-daughter team dedicated to raise awareness and funds to support Sick Children’s Hospitals throughout the Americas and to report on their achievements. Mary Johnson and daughter Jocelyn (14) are also very involved and work behind the scenes coordinating the Johnson family’s 3rd and longest fund-raiser to date - Motorcycle for Miracles - Ends of the Earth 2018. The Johnson family is well known in the Costa Ballena having owned a vacation home in Ojochal for numerous years and have touched many of our hearts.
Bruce and Holly’s latest fundraising ride started in August 2018, a 28,000-kilometre journey from the Arctic village of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost town in the world. So far they have been chased by a grizzly bear, rode through areas where the air was thick with forest fire smoke, and lately they have been riding through torrential tropical rain storms still, throughout these challenges you will always see a smile on their faces. Nothing will deter Bruce and Holly from their mission to help others.
To date the Johnson family has donated over $500,000 for Sick Children’s Hospitals with every dollar raised going to local children’s hospitals and their highest priority needs. We were privileged to meet up with Bruce and Holly in Panama City at the 1st RE/MAX Caribbean and Central America conference.Stay tuned for more fundraising adventures in the January 2019 edition of the Ballena Tales when we will unveil RE/MAX We Sell Paradise co-owner Zbigniew (Ben) Bodzak’s fund raising event for local charities as he runs 236 kilometers in days in the 15th annual Coastal Challenge Race, one of the longest, toughest and most memorable running events ever! We invite all businesses who would like to participate and HELP US TO HELP our local community.
By Heather Mann
CONTACT: Facebook Motorcycle for Miracles. CONTRIBUTIONS: www.motorcycleformiracles.com/donate
