Heroes Unleashed hosts third annual Cross Canada Challenge for a good cause [Video]

An Alberta man who struggled with mental health and addiction issues is cycling across Canada to raise funds for a good cause.

Matt Devine, who is the co-founder of Heroes Unleashed, is riding to raise funds and awareness for children who have been sexually abused.

“You can be physically fit and still very unhappy and that’s my story. I was a very fit person at 40 years of age, suffering with mental health and that’s when I found purpose in helping children,” he explained.

His wife Nicole, who is also a co-founder of the company, is joining him on this journey.

“It started off as two people on a sofa in February of 2022, deciding to [do] seven marathons in seven days and in three months, we executed and raised a lot of money for children’s charity and then Matt decided that we needed to do something bigger and I’m along for the ride,” she said.

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