FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2019 Vancouver, BC – The Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia (CPABC) is removing all clothing donation bins from locations with public access. In the wake of tragic current events that have happened with clothing donation bins across the country, the Association has removed over half of our publicly accessible […]
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Making a run for fairness and inclusion: Guinness World Record breaking wheelchair tandem team takes on Victoria Half Marathon
October 3, 2018 – Athletic adventurers Jason Cole and Rand Surbey, who lives with cerebral palsy, will be running for fairness and inclusion in giant turkey costumes this Thanksgiving Sunday in Victoria. In 2014 through 2017, the pair ran the half marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes – a whopping 20 minutes faster than the […]
Lower Mainland’s hardest working athletic duo and Guinness World Record contenders to have disability fund named in their honour
Media release November 1st, 2017 – Tonight, the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC (CPABC) will be re-naming their Equipment Assistive Devices Fund the “Jason and Rand Fund” in recognition of two of their members’ supersized athletic endeavours and hearts. Friends Jason Cole and Rand Surbey, who lives with cerebral palsy, met in 2011 through an […]
Fashion Without Limits: Models with disabilities set to shine in adapted fashion show for Canada 150
Media release October 27, 2017 – On November 1st, the Cerebral Palsy Association of British Columbia (CPABC) will mark Canada’s 150th anniversary with Fashion Without Limits: Diversity in Motion, a multi-disciplinary showcase of the disability community. This community celebration of diversity will feature adapted ballroom dancing, a fashion show, and the launch of a new […]
Unofficial world record holders for half-marathon wheelchair tandem team calls for fairness and inclusivity for people with disabilities
“Level the playing field, Guinness World Records”: Unofficial world record holders for half-marathon wheelchair tandem team calls for fairness and inclusivity for people with disabilities June 27 – Local boys Jason Cole and Rand Surbey smashed the Guinness World Record for fastest half marathon pushing a wheelchair at the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon and Charity Challenge […]
