Riding For A Cure

Rex Covington, “The Lone Star Rider,” is hosting a fundraiser at Classic Rock Coffee Co & Kitchen in downtown Navasota, Saturday, Dec. 11, from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Twenty percent of sales that day will be donated to the American Diabetes Association (ADA).

In 2003, Rex’s son, Chris Covington was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Chris was tragically killed in a fiery car crash in 2015 when he blacked out behind the wheel of his vehicle due to low sugar.

“This has been heavy on my mind, was there something that I could have done to prevent that from happening,” Rex questioned. “I came up with many scenarios, but there was really nothing I could have done to prevent my son from dying.”

Rex had a dream the second week of Jan. 2018, where he was riding his motorcycle across the country to raise $90,000 to support diabetes research. The dream is becoming a reality as he partnered with ADA to “Ride For A Cure.” Now he travels country-wide to spread awareness and raise money to help prevent the same fate his son suffered happening to someone else’s child.

Find out more about Rex’s mission at RidingForACure. com or LoneStarRider.com.