When it comes to character and style you cannot ask for better examples than the members of Five with D.R.I.V.E. The team found its name prior to its first major fundraising initiative which compromised of a symbolic 40 day, 1,896 km walk down Yonge Street – raising awareness and funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of York. In retrospect, Five with D.R.I.V.E. would make hiking expeditions along the Bruce Trail in Southern Ontario, and became indulged with the idea of pursuing social change through extreme high mileage events. In our efforts to promote change and positively influencing the life of another, we consciously put those that we are recognizing ahead of ourselves. Whatever our cause we will not tarnish the central focus of our commitment to the groups we partner in assisting. Consistently, we will put awareness at the forefront of our initiative, for the simple fact that money is not the true measurement of success. Education and empowerment is what makes the ideal difference in the life of another, and money is a secondary attribute that aids in further change. We must not undermine the strength of empowerment regardless of who we are involved with. Whether it is HIV patients in Sub-Sahara Africa or orphaned children in Canada, people’s ability to cope and adapt cannot be snuffed out by moral relativism. Five with D.R.I.V.E. acknowledges that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance character and character, hope. This is true for all races and all peoples of the earth, and it is passed on to us only through the Grace of God to engage in the pursues of equality, including enhancing the physical, mental and social plight of those around us locally, nationally and globally.