25th Anniversary of Man in Motion Tour
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Prince George, B.C.- It was 25 years ago today that Rick Hansen started his Man in Motion Tour.
It took Rick and his Man In Motion Team a litle over two years to cover 34 countries on four continents. He wheeled the equivalent of more than two marathons a day (40,000 km in total) before returning home to a hero’s welcome in Vancouver. His Man In Motion World Tour raised awareness of the potential of people with disabilities and an astonishing $26 million to realize his dream.
"If you believe in a dream and have the courage to try, great things can be accomplished. Anything is possible."
- Rick Hansen
"Twenty five years ago Rick Hansen set out from Vancouver on his Man in Motion World Tour to raise funds for spinal cord research and quality of life improvements for people with disabilities.
"Over the next two years Rick visited 34 countries on four continents, wheeling the equivalent of more than two marathons a day, and raising an incredible $26 million before returning again to Vancouver in May 1987.
"It is fitting that the first-ever Paralympic Winter Games on Canadian soil are taking place in Vancouver and Whistler on this significant anniversary. A multiple Paralympic medal winner and three-time wheelchair marathon champion himself, Rick's spirit and presence are a
constant inspiration to anyone who has the will to overcome adversity.
"Rick personifies the triumph of determination over personal tragedy, setting the highest standard of individual accomplishment. He has changed forever the way the people with disabilities are regarded. On behalf of all British Columbians I congratulate Rick on his remarkable accomplishments, both during the Man In Motion tour and in the years since."
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Posted by: MrPG on March 21 2010 11:17 AM
Along with the hundreds of millions raised for the Terry Fox foundation, these two extraordinary boys of BC have raised near a Billion Dollars for Spinal and Cancer research!
BUT THIS IS A POSITIVE UPLIFTING STORY, thus no posted comments. Where are the positive comments by those who use this site every day to rip everyone plus each other apart.
Rick Hansen and Terry Fox both took part in the Prince George to Boston Marathon in 1979, so you might say that they planted the seeds for their respective journeys right here in PRINCE GEORGE, THE ONLY TOWN IN THE WORLD THAT CAN LAY THIS CLAIM.
SHAME,no comments being posted, but mention one pot hole, and the whole site goes crazy.
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