Focus On South Florida: Paddle For Charity
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Charlie Howden is a sailor and paddler.
Back in 2012, the Brit, who now calls Fort Lauderdale home, came up with an innovative way to raise money for cancer research.
His plan was for a "stand-up-paddle" down the 400-mile Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
Then out of nowhere, Charlie himself was diagnosed with cancer, and suddenly he was raising money for his disease.
We focus on the inspirational story of a man on a mission.