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The sky was grey and dark and it looked as though it might have rained this morning, but that didn’t stop the team from participating in some Cycle to Walk events organized by the local Anglican Churches. My brother Matt, who recently returned from New Zealand with his wife Lynda, joined me for the first leg of the cycle. Together the team cycled on Anglican Church road where we were greeted by Father Bill Stadnyk and members of St. James Anglican Church. The church’s Vacation Bible School Students sang a lovely song for us after a the team did a brief presentation. After question and answers, donations and kind words were given before the team progressed towards St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Heyden. We were joined by two other cyclists, Rick Fall and Fiona Ortiz, and we had a great time riding together as a group.

As we approached the church, it looked as though people were picketing for something, but to my surprise, we found that members of the congregation had made up signs that said, “Stamp out polio,” and “Go Ramesh go.” It was such a warm and wonderful greeting!

The team enjoyed a delicious lunch put on by the church, and we got a chance to meet with everyone before the Cycle to Walk presentation. Afterwards, many people bought t-shirts, made donations, gave us some great words of encouragement, and some even shared their own personal connections to polio. It’s encouraging to me to see people of all ages and cultures come together to support a cause that we have all the tools to address. It means so much to the team when kind people come out to show their support for Cycle to Walk. Thank you to everyone for showing such strong support today.