WATCH: She’s an Olympic silver medalist and now a successful curling commentator. Cheryl Bernard’s next challenge may be the most difficult yet. Here’s Brendan Parker.
CALGARY – Since stepping on the podium at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Cheryl Bernard has always used her silver medal as means of giving back to the community.
Last year the curling champion completed her first marathon in support of World Vision, and this year, her biggest challenge yet: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
She will join a group of Canadian celebrities embarking on an eight-day climb in Tanzania this June for World Vision. The aim is to help end child slavery in that country.
“It’s been on a bucket list of mine to actually do Kilimanjaro, go to Tanzania, and so when the opportunity came and to help raise awareness I couldn’t say no.”
The group hopes to raise $150,000. The funds raised will provide support for girls and women experiencing exploitation through slave-like labour, early child marriage, sexual exploitation and violence.
Bernard has previously visited some villages in Zimbabwe and Zambia, which she says furthered her desire to do more.
“I think it makes you realize how lucky you really are. It’s an eye opener, and it’s a life-changer to see people living in poverty, to see child slave labour that’s happening in other countries,” said Bernard.
For more information or to donate to World Vision, click here.
Comments