Episode 16
Canada, Part 1
Mike Nemesvary and the Round The World Challenge Virtual Tour continues returns to Canada
Director: Gordon Carson
Co-Director and Editor: Derek Prosser
Cameraman: Jamie DeRoy
Production Assistant: Mary Anne McPhee
Music: John Eaves
Host: Mike Nemesvary
‘Round the World Challenge – 20th Anniversary Virtual Tour:
The Challenge was never about me … it is about US and what we ALL can do to help our brothers and sisters with disabilities worldwide. Let me remind you that “TAB’s” stands for “Temporarily Able Bodied”! You never know if and when YOU are the next person to break your neck or back and have to live the rest of your life with the profound repercussions of a spinal cord injury.
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Photos : Canada, Part 1
September 4, 2001,
Mike receiving official escort to Peace Arch, by RCMP Mountie. Peace Arch, Canada/USA Border
September 4, 2001,
‘Round the World Challenge Civic Reception held at Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
September 4, 2001,
(in Back L-R) Carole Taylor, Peggy Ryan, Steve Podborski, (in Front L-R) Bill Morley, Don Sancton, Sam Sullivan, John Ryan, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
September 12, 2001,
Mike gives presentation and video to guest in hotel meeting room before being greeted by Dwayne Daines, ex-rodeo champion at friend of Ron MacLean, Downtown Marriott Hotel, Calgary, Alberta
September 15, 2001,
Mike addresses participants and audience as the official starter of the Canadian Paraplegic Association Relay while Del, Canadian Paraplegic Representative, and Joan Crawford, Provincial Minister of Recreation look on, Civic Arena, Regina, Saskatchewan
