September 29, 2009
Inspiration from Team Hoyt at Clark Oct. 14
Clark invites the public to a motivational presentation by Dick Hoyt, of the inspirational marathon/triathlon father-son duo known as Team Hoyt, beginning at 7 pm. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Daniels Theater, Atwood Hall, on Downing Street. The free, public event is organized by the University's Office of Intercultural Affairs.
Team Hoyt's story centers on love and inclusion. According to the team's Web site, Dick Hoyt and his son Rick, who was born a quadriplegic, have participated in hundreds of races. "For the past twenty five years or more Dick, who is 65, has pushed and pulled his son across the country and over hundreds of finish lines. When Dick runs, Rick is in a wheelchair that Dick is pushing. When Dick cycles, Rick is in the seat-pod from his wheelchair, attached to the front of the bike. When Dick swims, Rick is in a small but heavy, firmly stabilized boat being pulled by Dick."
Dick Hoyt, recently retired as a lieutenant colonel in the air nation guard, and his family are champions of Rick's "quest for independence and inclusion in community activities, sports, school and the workplace." Rick is a graduate of Boston University.
The event is sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Affairs (OIA), with sponsorship from Clark's Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Department of Athletics, Residential Life and Housing, Speaker's Forum and Student Council.
For more information, contact the OIA, at 508-793-7362.
To learn more visit teamhoyt.com.