Irish Graduates Association
Welcomes Two Atlantic Ocean Rowers
VANCOUVER - The Irish Graduates Association dinner will be held on June 6 at the Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club located at Kullahun Drive in Vancouver.
This year's guest speakers are Paul Gleeson and Tori Holmes - two non-rowers who took on one of the great challenges: The Atlantic Ocean.
Holmes, a slight 21-year old from Alberta and Gleeson, a 29-year-old from Limerick, met in Australia. Acting on self-belief, they embraced the dream of rowing a tiny boat in the trans-Atlantic race. First they had to learn to row!
They were thrown around by huge seas, saw whales and sharks up close and suffered days of thirst when the watermaker broke down. But they persisted, with stubbornness, humor and a little help from a mysterious shadow.
For tickets and reservations, contact: David Robinson (604) 266-5485, e-mail: dlrobinson@telus.net; Larry Cheevers (604) 266-6894, e-mail: larrycheevers@shaw.ca;
Andrew Pike (604) 266-1757, e-mail: appike@telus.net; Patricia Ryan (604) 263-1325, e-mail: p98ryan@hotmail.com; Kevin Elwood (604) 732-5470, e-mail: Kevin.Elwood@bccdc.ca.
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