Toronto, Ontario – November 3, 2011 – Humber president John Davies, Humber Students’ Federation president Bryan Tran and Disability Services officer Alessia Di Virgilio will welcome the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay to the North Campus on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.
The Relay celebrates the Canadian hero’s 1986 Man In Motion Tour and retraces the Canadian segment of the original route. More than 7,000 participants from across Canada who have made a difference in the lives of others will pass along the singular Rick Hansen Medal as the Relay makes its way across the country.
Di Virgilio will participate in the Relay as the college’s medal bearer. She will begin her segment at 1:00 p.m. at the intersection of Humber College Blvd and entranceway B into the college. She will proceed along entranceway B and enter the college at the Registration entrance.
The 273 day Relay, which began on August 24, 2011 in Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador, focuses on engaging Canadians to take up the challenge and become catalysts for positive change. The Relay is scheduled to end in Vancouver on May 22, 2012.
Event: The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay at Humber College
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Time: 12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Medal Bearer Route: Humber entranceway B (12:45–1:10 p.m., approx)
Reception and Photo Op: (1:10–1:30 p.m., approx)
President’s Boardroom
Humber College North Campus, 205 Humber College Blvd.
Interview/ Photo Op: John Davies, president, Humber College
Bryan Tran, president, Humber Students’ Federation
Alessia Di Virgilio, medal bearer and Disability Services Officer, Humber
Representatives from the Rick Hansen Relay
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. More than four out of five Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca.
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