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The Rick Hansen Foundation works to create more accessible and inclusive communities for people with a spinal cord injury, and supports the search for a cure.
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About Me:
After seven months of rehabilitation Rick slowly learned how to deal with his new life, found a way to keep fishing, and with the encouragement of his volleyball coach, stayed involved in sports. He set new goals for his life...and began to make new dreams.
Between 1979 and 1984, Rick turned his focus to track, winning nineteen international wheelchair marathons, the world title four times and nine gold medals at the 1982 Pan Am Games. He won a gold and silver medal at the 1984 Paralympic Summer Games in Stoke Mandeville, and a gold, silver and bronze at the 1980 Paralympic Summer Games in Arnhem, Holland. He also competed for Canada in the 1984 Olympic Games in track, as an exhibition sport, and was the first person to break the two-hour time in a wheelchair marathon.
Rick was also committed to making a difference in the lives of others. Combining his passions, athletic ability and vision, he pushed his wheelchair out of Vancouver, BC, on March 21, 1985, to set out on a journey that would make history.
The Man In Motion World Tour was fueled by two big dreams: to raise funds for spinal cord injury research and to make communities more accessible and inclusive. Every day, Rick completed the equivalent of three marathons - through all kinds of terrain, in all kinds of weather, through all sorts of pain.
Despite all of these challenges, Rick and the team persevered with resourcefulness and grit. The journey took them through 34 countries: they crossed the United States, wheeled through Britain and Europe, the Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, and the Far East before returning to North America, going from Miami to New York, then back to Canada.
Upon completion of the Man In Motion World Tour, Rick realized that his work had just begun. In 1988, He established the Rick Hansen Foundation and today, as President and CEO, remains committed to making communities more accessible and inclusive for people with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and accelerating the search for a cure. Through Rick's leadership, the Foundation has generated more than $200 million for spinal cord injury related programs and initiatives.
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B Roll of Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Day 150 & 151 - Jan, 20 & 21, 2012). http://rickhansenrelay.com
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can't wait to c u again:)
GOOD LUCK
Never catch me doing that... with or without a wheel chair... way cool