Clayton Cole

Ambassador

Hi my name is Clayton, I chose to become an ambassador for my late Aunt who battled stomach cancer for a little over two years before passing away. My Aunt was the one to introduce me to Project Periwinkle through social media by sending me a link to the November challenge. The ‘What’s your challenge?’: was a campaign to bring awareness to stomach cancer and also a call to action to be better versions of ourselves. I challenged myself to ride my bike every day in November because she had always been supportive of me and I knew it was my turn to be supportive of her through her journey with cancer. I loved being around my Aunt because she always opened up her home to me, accepted me for my uniqueness, and never passed judgment when I felt out of place. We always connected through food and travels, exchanging recipes and aspirations of where we wanted to go next, and we always appreciated the little things that can go unnoticed in this modern world. Now it is my turn to continue supporting my late Aunt in spreading awareness of stomach cancer and to help raise funds to continue furthering the research towards stomach cancer.