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Not quilting related but.....

An interesting afternoon, a beautiful day in southern Ontario and a visit to the nearby York Soaring Club and the following...I thought it might be interesting for people to know about and the website is given below. Jock traveled to Halifax last year to pick up the Freedom's Wings new glider with Charles Petersen, the instigator of this programme who will have a halo polished for him in heaven when he arrives for starting this programme and giving it both financial and personal support. There are disabilities of many kinds, some hidden, some not but this programme has allowed those who are physically disabled, the freedom to use their 'wings' instead of their legs...as follows:

Charles Petersen: 30 Sep 2003: York Soaring
His Excellency, Lt. Governor David Onley, is scheduled to take a glider flight with Freedom’s Wings Canada on Sunday September 16th. The CBC wrote: “Onley, 57, who has worked for CITY TV since 1984, has been a vocal champion for the disabled. He himself was partially paralyzed from the neck down at age three by polio, and uses leg braces, a cane and a motorized wheelchair to get around. He said his new job — involving touring all over the province — is a great platform from which to promote greater accessibility for other people with physical disabilities.” He will arrive at York Soaring for his flight in an adapted Grob Twin Astir T around 14:00 hr. The Freedom’s Wings program has been offering the disabled Inspiration Flights, and when an adapted glider is available, offering lessons to paraplegic pilots, at several Canadian gliding clubs. Freedom’s Wings Canada operates as a strategic partnership between a gliding club (provider of infrastructure such as runways, tow planes, Instructors, clubhouse), one or more local organizations for disabled adults and children (Canadian Paraplegic Association, Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital) and the registered charity Youth Flight Canada. More information is available on www.freedomswings.ca.

RoseyP

posted by RoseyP @ 3:18 PM