Kelowna resident Bruce Cook, 26, suffered a traumatic spinal cord injury while performing a record-breaking trick on January 3, 2014.
After he received surgery for his injury, Cook took to social media with the hashtag phrase #smileforBC to get people to send him their smiles.
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His friends and family also launched a fundraising campaign to help with medical expenses, adaptations to his home, treatments and other programs.
Cook was not covered by disability insurance due to the nature of motocross.
For more information, go to www.smileforbc.org or www.youcaring.com/smileforbc
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