Follow Ramesh's Journey

Today was only the third day over the course of this campaign that we’ve been grounded because of weather. I thinking that the remnants of a hurricane are good enough reasons not to be on the road cycling.

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After a lovely send off from our new Saint John friends John, Marilyn, Caleb and Andrew, the team boarded the Princess of Acadia for a ferry ride to Digby, Nova Scotia. The ship’s crew was nothing but welcoming, supportive and accommodating of the team, the support vehicles and the Cycle to Walk campaign. During the crossing, we visited with Captain Oral Hamilton up on the bridge to talk about the campaign and learn more about the ship’s operation and navigation systems.

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This morning Chris and I took a five-block stroll uphill to participate in two studio radio interviews. One interview was with Victoria and Dave at K100 FM and the other was with Gary and Ricky on 98.9 Big John FM. I’m thoroughly impressed with how each radio host is showing their own excitement for the cause of eradicating polio and bringing attention to listeners about taking responsibility for polio eradication, education, and rehabilitation. Individuals and communities need to come together for causes such as polio eradication, and it’s nice to know that the Maritime Media is doing their part to ensure that Canada’s east coast is hearing the message of Cycle to Walk.

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An article from the Telegraph Journal in Saint John:

Polio survivor Ramesh Ferris, who has travelled by handcycle more than 6,000 kilometres across Canada to raise money and awareness about the disease that paralyzed his leg, brought his Cycle to Walk crusade to Saint John Wednesday.

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An article about Ramesh and the Cycle to Walk Campaign by the Coimbatore Live Team:

“I am reminded of the effects of polio everyday of my life,“ says Ramesh Ferris, who is cycling 7,200 kilometers (4,474 miles) across Canada to ensure that children worldwide are able to walk.

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With 11 public speaking activities today alone, this was by far one of the road team’s busiest days ever. It started off when we left the Hilton Saint John – where rooms have been donated to us – with our wonderful guide and host Marilyn Singh at 6:30 am. Marilyn led the team out to Rothesay where we were invited to present at the Rothesay-Kings Rotary Club. This group of Rotarians (along with the Rotary Club of Saint John’s C2W Committee and several other members) was intensely supportive of Cycle to Walk, and they showed tremendous support afterwards with both kind words and financial contributions to the campaign. 

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