The First Can Do Hero Is Aaron Baker

In 2008 Aaron Baker rode a bicycle from San Francisco, California, to Washington, D.C. to benefit the Center Of Rehabilitative Exercise (C.O.R.E) a not for profit corporation benefiting spinal cord injury research and rehabilitation. How did Aaron choose this charity to support? That was easy: in 1999 Aaron broke his neck in a motorcycle accident. He was diagnosed as a quadriplegic and told he would never walk again.

A Can Do Hero Is An Inspiration

Aaron Baker was told he had a one in a million chance to ever even feed himself again, let alone walk, but Aaron did not give up. He worked hard for years, with the support of friends and family, to build up to marathon bike riding. Aaron first began riding on the back of a tandem bike as part of his therapy. He kept working on his rehabilitation and has made his way up to walking with a cane and riding his own specialized bike, with dual wheels in the back.

A Can Do Hero Makes A Difference

Aaron Baker isn't doing marathon bike rides just for himself. Aaron is riding to raise awareness and money on behalf of the Center Of Rehabilitative Exercise, C.O.R.E. as part of the "Rise Above Tour."

When Aaron needed specialized care and rehabilitation, he found that there were very few places that had the equipment and facilities he needed and that these few places were prohibitively expensive. That's why he supports CORE's goal of providing special need individuals with the opportunity to improve the quality of their life by opening C.O.R.E. rehabilitation exercise facilities, which are not only feasible but accessible, in every major city nationwide. The reason? As Aaron shows, Exercise Is Medicine.

Congratulations Aaron Baker, Can Do Hero

Can Do Kid was a proud sponser of the 2008 Rise Above Tour