Follow Ramesh's Journey

Ferris wheeling his way to eradicating polio

by Executive Director, posted in Press Coverage - Wed, September 10, 2008

An article in the Metro Halifax by Paul McLeod.

Polio is on the brink of being the second disease in history wiped out by man, following smallpox in 1979. Polio has no cure but there is an immunization vaccine, however, the highly contagious disease is still a problem in four countries — India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.

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Cycle to Walk

by Executive Director, posted in Press Coverage - Wed, September 10, 2008

An entry written by Shauna MacKinnon in her blog Bugs, Bikes and Brains.

“To this day I don’t understand why people don’t vaccinate their children against a disease, when the risks of developing the disease are much greater than risk from side effects of the vaccination.“

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Cyclist putting an end to polio

by Executive Director, posted in Press Coverage - Tue, September 9, 2008

An article by Lawrence Powell on NovaNewsNow.com

In Cycle to Walk campaign information, Chris Rudge, CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, a polio survivor, urged Canadians to support Ramesh’s efforts.
“The eradication of polio is within reach and achievable,” he said. “I hope Canadians throughout our country will support Ramesh on his quest.”

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A fundraising journey across Canada by handcycle

by Executive Director, posted in Press Coverage - Thu, September 4, 2008

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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Fight Against Polio

by Executive Director, posted in Press Coverage - Thu, September 4, 2008

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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Polio survivor cycles across Canada to fight polio

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Wed, September 3, 2008

A new piece about Ramesh and Cycle to Walk from Rotary International:

Among other highlights, Ferris has cycled through Fraser Canyon, the Canadian Rockies, and Jasper National Park, on the Terry Fox Courage Highway, and across the town of Sudbury’s Bridge of Nations. He has stopped to address District 5550’s annual conference, joined Sault Sainte Marie’s Rotaryfest parade, and been honored by the Toronto Blue Jays on Cycle to Walk night, in front of more than 23,000 baseball fans.

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