Aaron Lai walked 100 miles in February to raise awareness and donations in honor of Tyler Trent. On #PurdueDayofGiving, he walked in our door with $29,655 from Delta Chi for the Tyler Trent Cancer Endowment. Thank you, Aaron—we're proud to call you a fellow Boilermaker.
What an honor to meet you @alai2016 ! What an amazing young man you are and what an accomplishment. Just WOW! Words are inadequate for our gratefulness for your sacrifice! Praying you get some seriously good rest tonight and recovery! So glad our Boilers won!!!💛🖤
Tonight's real MVP. 👏
Aaron Lai (@alai2016) walked/ran 100 miles from West Lafayette to Bloomington in honor of Tyler Trent and his grandfather and their fights against cancer.
And he saw a @BoilerBall win:
WATCH: This is our entire story of @alai2016's 100 mile walk from WL to Bloomington for @theTylerTrent, from training to arriving at Assembly Hall. Aaron, you are incredible! Thank you for letting me tell your story. $22k (and counting) raised for cancer research! @WLFI (1/2)
I made it at 620pm. With @theTylerTrent and my Grandfather in mind, I ran the last 6miles. 100 Miles for Tyler Trent done. Thank you everyone for the support!
You can still donate! https://t.co/DcL3u62m8a
#TylerStrong#NeverGiveUpT2@BoilerBall@IndianaMBB
Day 2: 9am-12am, Barely made it to Mile 65 in Coverdale. Pain was unbearable for the last 5 miles but the people that supported me on the way motivated me. This is for you, @theTylerTrent and Grandpa.
#TylerStrong#NeverGiveUpT2@LifeAtPurdue@IndianaUniv
https://t.co/DcL3u62m8a
Safely arrived at my first stop 33miles in! Thank you guys for all the love and support! I’m proud to announce that we have SURPASSED our goal. I’m so humbled and grateful. Two more days and I’ll be at @IUBloomington#TYLERSTRONG#BoilerUp#NeverGiveUpT2
We had so much fun participating in @Axidpurdue and @DeltaChiPurdue philanthropic dodgeball tournament tonight! Congrats ladies on the big win! Let’s hope our boys can follow our lead tonight in the sweet sixteen!
If everyone could take a second out of their day and go to @hotbox_purdue on instagram and like @THE_willcollier’s picture to help him win the BMOC competition on campus!