Prince Edward Island attorney Andrew Coady was trying to raise $2500 so his team could enter a charity hockey tournament. The proceeds will benefit the Canadian Cancer Society. Coady also served as the chair of the tournament. He was so stoked to raise the funds that he made an unusual pledge, according to CBC News:
One day at lunch he told his wife Laura he had to raise the money quickly, and needed to do something to grab attention. He decided if he reached the $2,500 goal he would run from the front door of his law firm on Queen Street to the bottom of the street — without his pants on.
That was the plan, but Coady died earlier this month while swimming. He was 32. In honor of Coady, several of his friends will fulfill his pledge by running through downtown Charlotte, PEI, in their underpants today. Those friends had hoped an online account set up to raise the money would reach the $15,000 by this morning, but the fund has now exceeded $20,000.