Follow Ramesh's Journey

Polio survivor aims to raise $1M for cause

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Fri, August 8, 2008

“We have had a prevention program for polio for 53 years, but children continue to die and be paralyzed,“ the Whitehorse, Yukon man said yesterday before speaking to an audience of about 30 people at the Holiday Inn on George Street.

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His aim: to rid the world of polio

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Wed, August 6, 2008

A piece that appeared in the Toronto Sun

“Ferris, who yesterday met at Queen’s Park with Ontario Lt.-Gov. David Onley, a fellow polio survivor, is 4,700 km into his remarkable journey.“

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Ramesh on Toronto Global TV and CityTV

by Executive Director, posted in Press Coverage - Mon, August 4, 2008

Ramesh had interviews with both Toronto Global TV and CityTV on August 4th.

Click here to see Ramesh’s interview on Global TV Toronto. Click on “News Hour” and then on “August 04”.

Polio survivor cycles so others can walk

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Fri, August 1, 2008

The Packet and Times spoke with Ramesh as he cycled through Couchiching Beach Park in Orillia, Ontario.

“People in this country who have not received the polio vaccine as putting our country at risk for future outbreaks,” Ferris said. “As long as there’s a single case of polio in this world, no country is polio-free.”

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Man seeking to rid the world of polio addresses Rotary Club

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Thu, July 31, 2008

A piece on Cycle to Walk’s surprise visit to Elliot Lake featured in The Standard.

“In the 20th century, millions of people around the world were afflicted with a virus that killed some and left many others paralyzed.

But the world has been rid of polio virus for decades, right? Wrong.“

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Linked together by a pen

by Media Coordinator, posted in Press Coverage - Wed, July 30, 2008

“After John Sayer retired, he was looking for a new purpose. Little did he know that watching a small child playing with a pen would make him instrumental in changing that child’s life.“

John Sayer volunteered at Families for Children Orphanage and cared for one-year-old Ramesh in India.

Click here to read a Salmon Arm Observer story about John’s role in Ramesh’s entry to Canada.

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