The goal of Feel the Rush, a grassroots public awareness campaign from the Canadian Paralympic Committee that is being delivered in Quebec with the help of Défi sportif, is to increase the number of Canadians with a disability who "feel the rush" of confidence and empowerment that comes with enjoying sport on a daily basis.
Attendees will meet Paralympic athlete France Gagné, who will be speaking about his experience as a Paralympian, his sport, and how sport played a major role in his personal development.
The goal of the Feel the Rush Quebec Tour is to promote the participation of Quebec athletes at the next Paralympic Games, running September 6-17 in Beijing, China. As part of the tour, Quebec’s Paralympic athletes will discuss their sporting experiences at various « barbecues » held across the province, several weeks before their departure for China.
Other objectives include demonstrating that sport can be used in the rehabilitation of people who have been injured, and educating people in each of the regions about the resources available on adaptive sports. For details about the Feel the Rush program, go to www.feeltherush.ca. The tour will stop at various physical rehabilitation centers in the province of Quebec.
This event will be held at the Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on August 19. The center is located at 525, boul. Wilfrid-Hamel Est, Québec. Media representatives are welcome to attend the event, which will be held primarily in French.
