This month I travelled to Vancouver for an ALS walk-a-thon which was held in Steveson. The weather turned out to be beautiful, a bluebird day, and the route of the walk was very scenic along the water’s edge overlooking Vancouver Island. There was a good turnout, possibly about 300 people. Pictured is the “warm-up exercises”. […]
Following is a speech I gave at an ALS fundraiser in downtown Vancouver: As I listened to my introduction, it dawned on me that we go through life attaching ourselves to labels. It’s one of the ways that we bring order into our busy lives. You may slot yourselves into a label such as a […]
Today I was honoured to be one of the medal-bearers for the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay. From their website, “This event will re-trace the Canadian segment of the original Man In Motion World Tour. Starting in Newfoundland and travelling westward to British Columbia, the nine-month relay will cover 12,000 kilometres, and visit over 600 […]
Today an article that I was asked to write was featured in both the Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers. Since it is actually a full-page advertisement bought by the ALS Society of BC, it is not featured online. So, by request, here it is. Click on the photo below twice to enlarge it.
I offered to speak at a fundraiser for the ALS Society of BC held at the Vancouver Art Gallery. It was a tasty and well attended event, with appetizers and local wines from various providers. I had 9 extended family members there for support. Here is my speech: As I listened to my introduction, it dawned […]
While I was a patient at this hospital for Traditional Chinese Medicine I was asked to prepare a speech on behalf of the patients at their grand-opening ceremony: Zun Jing de Lai Bin Men, Nin Men Hao. Welcome honoured guests. Today marks a very special occasion. Thank you to Dr. Ming for choosing me to […]