A woman made her way through Swift Current yesterday while biking from coast to coast to make the dreams of a four-year-old boy come true, all while wearing only socks on her feet.

Shannon Birkmann is dedicated to making the lives of people around her better, and has been doing so long enough to have racked up an impressive list of good deeds.

From saving a child's birthday by showing up as a superhero, to learning how to knit for the sole purpose of handing out scarves to the homeless, to organizing an annual food drive with donations amounting up to $10,000, Birkmann has done it all.

Some people wait for an opportunity to present itself to do charitable work, but Birkmann actually set up the bike ride in advance, and then went looking for someone to help.

Cashton Catunto, a four-year-old living in Calgary who was diagnosed with a brain condition called Polymicrogyria as a child which lead to him becoming partially quadriplegic and non-verbal.

Birkmann has partnered with the Children's Wish Foundation for this journey, with all donations going to the foundation to finance a trip for Catunto and his family to a Sesame Street themed beach in Jamaica.

The trip was based on Catunto's love for Elmo from the children's television show said Birkman.

"When he sees Elmo, he lights up like a Christmas tree, its the cutest thing ever." She remarked, smiling ear to ear. "So when he gets off the plane Elmo's going to meet him and invite him to Sesame Street, he would just freak out, and then he gets lunch and breakfast with Elmo, Elmo's going to tuck him into bed, like this kid is going to get Elmo full, it's going to be so awesome."

Birkman started her journey on August 1 from Vancouver and plans on making it to Halifax by September 15.

She was diagnosed with Scoliosis when she was 15 and says that she finds not wearing shoes to benefit her back, and she has never switched back, even when hiking and in this case, biking across Canada.

Strangers have been Birkmann's reliance while completing the adventure, setting up places to sleep with strangers, and she said that around 50 complete strangers had helped her along the way.

Birkmann also said that anyone could benefit their communities in their own ways.

"I think just being positive and having a better outlook, and always thinking of the situation as a whole instead of thinking how it affects you, there are always people in need there's always things that you can do to make the world better, even if it's just simply being nice, just being kind to people," she earnestly stated. "That is more than enough sometimes."

A lot of people have been helping her along the way including a homeless man in Calgary, as Birkmann explains.

"A homeless guy came up to me and he asked me where I'm biking to, I said Halifax, he said from where, I said Vancouver, and he said, do you need somewhere to stay, I'll take you to the Hope Mission, and I thought that was pretty cool, that a homeless person was worried if I had food and shelter."

Birkmann is hoping to raise $10,000 for Cashton's trip to Jamaica.