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�� 1602-05_VIA_WhiteCaneWeek.indd 1 18/01/2006 10:56:45 Client : VIA Rail Canada Format : 8,5" x 11" Couleurs : CMYK Publication : White Cane Week Sponsorship Program Dossier : 1602-06 Table of Contents EDITOR Annette Phillips 5 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT STAFF WRITERS Mike Potvin, Neven Humphrey 6 TERRY KELLY: CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLIND DESIGN AND LAYOUT Vicki Allen, Chantal Dimoff, 8 FLYING FATHERS, WALTER GRETZKY LACE UP FOR CCB Steve Nowlon, Richart Bocxe Art Department, Xentel DM Inc. 12 HAROLD SCHNELLERT’S VISION FOR THE FUTURE COVER DESIGN, ART DIRECTION 15 WHITE CANE WEEK HISTORY AND ILLUSTRATION Paris Deligiannis 17 CCB BURSARIES SUPPORT CARLETON STUDENTS ADVERTISING SALES 21 CCB HELPS BLIND INFANTS Nancy Phillipou Xentel DM Inc. 25 WELCOME CARLETON UNIVERSITY Telephone: (416) 646 3128 Email: [email protected] 27 LOCAL EVENTS NATIONALY PRINTER Keystone Graphics 29 OLYMPIC CURLER HEADLINES BONSPIEL Calgary Alberta 37 BRANTFORD EXPANDS CENTRE PUBLISHER CCB MANDATE Michael Baillargeon Telephone: (416) 651 2102 43 RESOURCE SERVICE GUIDE Email: [email protected] 61 MEET CCB’S 2006 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Harold Schnellert 65 NATIONAL STAFF AT YOUR SERVICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jim Prowse 66 CCB DIVISION AND CHAPTER CONTACT GUIDE Canadian Council of the Blind National Office 401 – 396 Cooper Street White Cane Week Magazine is published annually by the Canadian Council of the Blind Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2H7 with the cooperation and assistance of Xentel DM Incorporated. The publisher accepts Telephone: (613) 567 0311 no responsibility for advertiser claims, unsolicited manuscripts, transparencies or other Fax: (613) 567 2728 materials. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without written Toll Free: 1 (877) 304 0968 permission of the publisher. White Cane Week and Voice of the Blind are registered Email: [email protected] trademarks of the Canadian Council of the Blind. Copyright © Canadian Council of the Website: www.ccbnational.net Blind. All rights reserved. Proudly printed in Canada. 4 WHITE CANE WEEK 2006 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT THIRD ANNUAL White Cane Week 2006 he celebration of White A new event will appear on Cane Week 2006 marks the the national events calendar for Tthird year CCB assumes White Cane Week. An Invitational sole responsibility for this event. 5 Pin Bowling Tournament will be The Council is committed held with each team submitting to increasing the impact and their participants’ names and reach of this important week averages from that week’s of awareness of the blind and bowling. Results will be emailed visually impaired. to our tournament coordinator We will again emphasize the in Regina, SK. for tabulation and following themes: “The White declaration of winners. Money Cane is a Symbol of ABILITY not prizes will be awarded to the top Disability” and “Changing What it 3 teams across Canada. Means to be Blind”. The Council is committed to During White Cane Week managing the Week as a public our members and volunteers awareness program and once participate in many different again seeks corporate support to public events at both the local cover its costs. and national levels. All the events I look forward to an exciting are committed to raising the week this February. I know the awareness of the White Cane as a CCB members and volunteers “symbol of ability not disability” will once again do a fantastic job and extending public support for of raising the awareness of the the accessibility that is crucial to blind and visually impaired to the the quality of life for those in our public. So let’s get out there and community – the community of make a difference, let our abilities the blind and visually impaired. shine and above all else, have fun! The Invitational Curling Bonspiel held in Ottawa last year will be returning, only this year it will be bigger and better. This exciting event will once again provide Harold Schnellert a platform to demonstrate the National President abilities within our community. Canadian Council of the Blind WHITE CANE WEEK 2006 5 “Throughout my life, I’ve had coaches mentors and teachers who have helped me along. I consider these gifts, and I want to pass these gifts on to others.” TERRY KELLY: Changing what it means to be blind By Mike Potvin, Staff Writer as the third blind person in the world to run the mile in under fi ve minutes. He continues to run, swim, skate and bicycle. erry Kelly does not consider his blindness a handicap. Asked what inspires such enthusiasm, Terry recalled THe considers himself an ordinary guy. But the family and friends who have helped him along the way. challenges presented to this Newfoundland native and the “Throughout my life, I’ve had coaches mentors and path of life he has chosen are by no means ordinary. teachers who have helped me along,” he said. “I consider Mr. Kelly’s attitude has defi nitely determined his altitude. these gifts, and I want to pass these gifts on to others.” His ability to share the personal ups and downs of being Mr. Kelly views his unwavering support for blind blind while attacking all that life has to offer is one of the Canadians as a way of giving back to those who have most moving experiences he shares with audiences today. supported him over the years. Using personal anecdotes peppered with humour, songs “I feel a responsibility to the blind community and to and audience participation, Mr. Kelly addresses these the community at large,” he said. issues and encourages individuals to develop their own One of Mr. Kelly’s original songs, A Pittance of Time is values and strategies for living and working happily and a beautiful, moving piece of music which pays tribute to healthily. war veterans. The Toronto Separate School Board (TSSB) Mr. Kelly’s enthusiasm for life and his sheer recently purchased several hundred copies of the video determination have gained him recognition as an accompaniment to A Pittance of Time and played it for accomplished athlete; an award-winning singer, students across the city on Remembrance Day. songwriter, and entertainer and a professional speaker. He Mr. Kelly will donate $1000 from the sales of A Pittance has performed around the world, produced four albums, of Time video to The Canadian Council of the Blind’s won seven East Coast Music Awards, and been nominated Future Vision program, which aims to create a national for four CCMA Music Awards and a JUNO. registry of blind and vision-impaired children. He will also A member of the Canadian Track Team that competed in play a central role as a spokesperson for this important the 1980 Paralympics, Mr. Kelly has distinguished himself CCB program. 6 WHITE CANE WEEK 2006 a renewed sense of pride. We all have gifts and challenges, but it’s “how we choose to approach these…this is really what defines you as a person,” Mr. Kelly said. “A lot of what I speak about in my motivational speeches is just common sense. It’s reminding people about the little things we so often forget, such as saying thank-you or having respect for others.” We Can Do Anything is about individual triumphs, overcoming real or imagined disabilities, sharing, caring and love. Through stories, songs and open communication between performer and audience members, Mr. Kelly proves that a belief in oneself is the key that will open doors to a rewarding and successful future. Mr. Kelly doesn’t feel there is much of a difference when presenting to large corporations or to a classroom of 12 year olds. “You take a little different approach, but for the most part, the message is the same. I use my music as a tool for communicating. Music transcends all ages, it works at all levels.” On September 12, 2005, Mr. Kelly received the 2005 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Humanitarian Award. The award was presented in Calgary, Alberta during CCMA’s Industry Awards Gala. This award is voted on by the Board of Directors of the CCMA and is presented to a person(s) and/or event(s) that have made an outstanding contribution involving extraordinary time and energy in the support of humanitarian causes through country

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