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B.C. or Bust

After collecting 2,500 lbs of food, 25 cartons of diapers and 84 pairs of shoes, Danny Halmo and his e-bike finally made it home to 91原创 on Friday.
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Danny Halmo, dressed in his Darth Vader costume, explains how the back of his mini van has become a huge high-tech battery recharger for his e-bike

After collecting 2,500 lbs of food, 25 cartons of diapers and 84 pairs of shoes, Danny Halmo and his e-bike finally made it home to 91原创 on Friday.  For the past four months Halmo has been driving across Canada on an electric bike for his B.C. or Bust Food-Bank-a-thon, collecting food and non-perishable items for local food banks.Halmo, who has bipolar disorder and is on disability pension, says his mission is to help those who struggle with all types of disabilities, whether its physical, mental, legal or financial.  鈥淧eople ask me why I do this, it鈥檚 because I want to leave everywhere I go a little better than the way I found it,鈥 he said.鈥淚 believe if more people did these little random acts of kindness it would make the world a much better place to live in. With a wardrobe of 18 different costumes ranging from Darth Vader to Elvis, Halmo attracted quite the attention. 鈥淚 loved seeing people鈥檚 reactions to it,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 was just glad we never caused a car accident.鈥滺e traveled a total of 2,500 km on his tiny e-bike, and more than 7,000 in his accompanying van.Solar panels were installed on top of the van to power a massive battery recharger for the e-bike, which can only travel 40 km before needing to be recharged.  After seeing the great success of his pilot project, Halmo is now planning to do the same trip next summer. 鈥淛ust knowing that I touched somebody鈥檚 life, that I got the message out there, it just feels good. I feel like I served some purpose in my life. It鈥檚 just rewarding for me,鈥 he said. For more, visit Danny Halmo鈥檚 blog at www.foodbankathon.com.





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