Since 2007, Bill Johnson has made a
special journey. He travels 217 miles by
bicycle along a familiar route from his home
in Cle Elum to Pullman, to raise money for
WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
The idea for the ride began when
Johnson’s Golden retriever "Sonny" was lost
to canine lymphoma in 2006. The route
retraces his friend’s last days when the two
would travel back and forth to WSU for
cancer treatments.
The Sonny Angel, Cody Jo, and
Annie Marie Gift of Hope Endowment
was established by Johnson in memory of his
golden retrievers "Sonny Angel" and "Cody
Jo," and "Annie Marie," a friend's Wheaton
Terrier who grew up with "Sonny" and also
died of cancer. Gifts to this fund are used
to care for sick animals needing life-saving
procedures who have no owners or whose
owners do not have the means to pay for
veterinary care.
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Riders who joined Bill on part
of his 2011 ride:
from left - Douglas Wick, Rance Sellon, Bill Johnson,
Stephen Stocksdale, Alex Shearer, Erick Spencer, Taylor Gwynn, Kelly Might,
Steven Ault
Visit
to see past rides!
You can also read about Bill Johnson’s first
ride in the Summer 2007 issue of the WSU
Community Practice Newsletter |
