A B.C. powerlifter is turning his usual fundraising efforts towards Europe.

Sumeet Sharma said he was moved to action after watching TV reports about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. So Sharma approached one of his sponsors, Supplement King, to get something rolling.

sa国际传媒淏eing a member of the team Canada powerlifting team, (we) decided that we wanted to help the people in Ukraine,sa国际传媒� said Sharma, a B.C. Corrections officer in Surrey. sa国际传媒淪o my team and I have teamed up with the to donate money for the people (there).sa国际传媒�

He said the money they raise will go towards shelter and health-care supplies. They have donation boxes set up at both Surrey Supplement King locationssa国际传媒攐ne in the Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre and one in Newton Square Mall.

Sharma said potential donors can also visit the and give there.

sa国际传媒淪o far (the Canada-Ukraine Foundation) has sent $500,000 for medical supplies and shelter for the people of Ukraine,sa国际传媒� said Sharma. sa国际传媒淚 feel a lot of people in B.C. want to help the people in Ukraine, but they donsa国际传媒檛 know how. I feel this is a good way for the people (here) to help.sa国际传媒�

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Sharma said helping others is important to him.

In 2020, he started another initiative to help those in need. During the pandemic, Sharma was the face of a donation drive that went to support teachers and frontline workers.

Sharma also took all the money he was given by sponsors to travel to compete in the Czech Republic that year and used it to purchase food and supplies for others, as his competition was cancelled because of COVID.

Sharma loves powerlifting and is grateful hesa国际传媒檚 been able to travel across Canada and around the world to compete. As such, he tries to give back as much as he can.

Sharma has been competing in powerlifting since 2016. He recently won a gold medal in bench press at the North American Powerlifting Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, in October, 2021. Sharma was one of three Canadians at the competition. He also won gold in both 2017 and 2018 at the Western Powerlifting Championships and he finished fourth in Canada for powerlifting in 2018.

sa国际传媒淧owerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximum weight on any of three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift,sa国际传媒� explained Sharma.

Sharma has also been giving free training sessions to youth across the Lower Mainland. He also visits schools to give talks on powerlifting and on the importance of having a good diet.

sa国际传媒淚 never thought in my lifetime I would be seeing a war,sa国际传媒� added Sharma. sa国际传媒淪eeing the images on the news and reading about what is happening to the people in Ukraine, really touched me,sa国际传媒� he said.

sa国际传媒淚tsa国际传媒檚 really upsetting what is happening there. I just want to help the people of Ukraine in any way possible,sa国际传媒� he explained. sa国际传媒淚 hope this story inspires people in the community to make a donation to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.sa国际传媒�

Supplement King has two locations in Surrey, one at 140-12101 72 Avenue in the Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre and one at 201-7093 King George Blvd in the Newton Square Mall.

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