tour update

Welcome to where's Joannie ???

In Memory of ...

Father Kenneth Jaggs

Joannie Cowie and the Board of Directors of the Joannie Cowie Canada Cares
Foundation, Friends and Sponsors offer their condolences to the family, friends, community and church ..

Father Kenneth Jaggs died tonight at 628pm May 17th/08.

Please pray for his family and for the church. Father Kenneth served on the Canada Cares Foundation board since the beginning in 1998. His commitment was admirable and he never gave up on me when I was on the side of the highway. He was not only a board member, but also a dear friend, father figure, and adopted grandfather to Victoria, Brad and Alexander....

He will be sadly missed by too many people to mention...but he fought the battle and he fought hard...and I am so grateful for the privilege to have had him in my life for over 20 years.

thank you and God bless,

Joannie and family

Our Toll Free Number

1-866-707-6890

Please use it to contact the Tour or to make a donation

The Serge Payer Foundation

has supported The Canada Cares Tour since 2000.
Thanks Serge for your continued support in my tour ... Joannie

In Memory of ...
Joannie Cowie and the Board of Directors of the Joannie Cowie Canada Cares
Foundation, Friends and Sponsors offer their condolences to Jeff Browne, Mrs.
Browne and our friends at Custom Leather Canada Ltd, on the passing of
Art Browne
President (from Kitchener/Waterloo). Art was a wonderful man who gave
110 per cent to everyone. His courage was amazing and his heart bigger than
anyone can ever imagine.

"Mr.Art Browne always believed in me and told me never to give up. He'll always
be in my heart along the highways, roads or paths that I travel"....
Joannie Cowie

*** Please visit our new Celebrity Support link for pictures of
Joannie and her friends.***

Windsor's Joannie Cowie presented a $2,000 cheque to the University of
Windsor yesterday as a first installment toward a bursary to help students,
particularly with neural muscular disease, to continue their education. A
similar cheque is being presented to St. Clair College. The Canada Cares
Tour, with Ms. Cowie travelling across Canada by wheelchair, has so far
gone from Cape Spear, Newfoundland to English River, Ontario. It will pick
up this spring at English River with intentions to reach Victoria, BC.

Above, Ms. Cowie presents the cheque to Acting President Eric Harbottle.
Looking on are, from left, trainer Jason Miner with Ms. Cowie's daughter
Victoria, Rev. Ken Jaggs of the Teen Health Centre who is Vice-President of
the Canada Cares Tour Foundation, and Tracy Roberts-Maurizio, foundation
treasurer.

John Carrington
Manager, News Services
Public Affairs and Communications
University of Windsor

Joannie is now training for her return to the road. In order to finish her dream and raise more funds for neuromuscular research. Please join her in seeing her dream come true.

Volunteers Urgently Needed, for Restart

If you are interested in being part of a unique team.

Please contact us ….

THANK YOU ...

Please feel free to wish Joannie well on her journey, via contact info posted here
.Joannie will be stopping in all major centers for a 5 day period

The tour is raising money for a neuromuscular research and a
national scholarship fund for the disabled.

Please stay posted, for further tour up-dates, as they happen . . .

If you are interested in becoming part of the tour
by volunteering some time or giving a donation,
please contact Joannie ….

Donations can be made at any branch of the Bank of Montreal.
Account # 8091355
Transit # 24222

The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association
is pleased to endorse the Canada Cares Tour.