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Did anybody watch the Paralympics on TV these past weeks ? It was inspiring to see how people with disabilities strived to perform and overcome that disability just to compete and be among others with similar disability. It was good to hear that Medalists will now be given a financial benefit. Maybe it might help cover their ongoing expenses.
But the focus of this story is Daniel Michel, Boccia champion . You probably have read his story, if not you will find it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Michel
Reference Wikipedia Congratulations Daniel , a job well done. Lets hope you continue with your selected sport and pursue your dreams .
Daniel is a true ambassador for the Paralympic movement and Australia. "At the 2020 Paralympics , Michel won Australia's first individual medal for boccia by winning the bronze medal in the Mixed BC3. Australia's previous boccia medal was in the Pairs C1 at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. His Ramp Assistant, Ashlee McClure " (ref: wikipedia) is to be commended as she obviously played an important role in his success. See Daniel's Facebook page for more about the Boccia action.
Prior to the Paralympics, Daniel sought sponsorship from Engadine Rotary. Accordingly the club responded and wished him every success at the Tokyo games.
Why does Rotary do this ? It's because of our DNA and helping pursue our humanitarian focus. Engadine Rotary has been and continues to be an ardent supporter of the Disabled in our society.
Some of our recent supporting projects include: supporting Sylvanvale, providing a school bus for IO high school students, providing a van for a wheelchair bound boy, providing I pads for Nursing Home patients, providing electric scooters for local aged and disabled citizens, participating in the World wide polio elimination program to name but a few. We continue to seek and help our less fortunate in our society.
If you are interested in being part of these humanitarian projects why contact us at https://engadinerotary.org.au/singleemail/contactus
We do have vacancies for similarly minded people.