The goal of Feel the Rush, a grassroots public awareness campaign from the Canadian Paralympic Committee that is being delivered in Quebec with the help of Défi sportif, is to increase the number of Canadians with a disability who "feel the rush" of confidence and empowerment that comes with enjoying sport on a daily basis
Attendees will have the chance to meet Quebec Paralympic athletes, such as Patrice Simard, Daniel Paradis and Fabien Lavoie (wheelchair rugby); Diane Roy and Michel Filteau (athletics); and Mark Beggs and Rico Morneau (paracycling).
The goal of the Feel the Rush Quebec Tour is to promote the
participation of Quebec athletes at the next Paralympic Games, running
September 6-17 in Beijing, China. As part of the tour, Quebec’s
Paralympic athletes will discuss their sporting experiences at various
« barbecues » held across the province, several weeks before their
departure for China.
Other objectives include demonstrating that sport can be used in the
rehabilitation of people who have been injured, and educating people in
each of the regions about the resources available on adaptive sports.
For details about the Feel the Rush program, go to www.feeltherush.ca. The tour will stop at various physical rehabilitation centers in Quebec.
The June 8 event will be held at Collège Lionel-Groulx, in Sainte-Thérèse, starting at 9 a.m.. Media representatives are welcome to attend the event, which will be held primarily in French. The event is expected to end around 4 p.m.
