Arts & Entertainment
Free Community Event: Chris Waddell Film Screening of 'One-Revolution'
Sponsored by the Bedford Men's Club and Stand By Me April 15th 7-9PM BHS Theater
Free Community Event sponsored by the Bedford Men’s Club & Stand By Me
Wednesday, April 15th from 7-9 PM in the Bedford High School Theater, Paralympic Hall of Famer Chris Waddell will host a screening of his award-winning film that captures Waddell’s very human journey as the first paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro almost entirely unassisted. ‘One Revolution’ tells the amazing story of Waddell’s courageous climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro using a specially designed hand cycle.
Paralyzed in 1988 while ski racing for Middlebury College, Chris Waddell went on to become one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes. With 12 Paralympic medals, he became the most decorated male monoskier in history. Also a track athlete, he’s one of a handful to have won World Championships in both the winter and the summer. He competed in four Winter Paralympics, winning earning 13 medals over seven games.
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Waddell was inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and the Paralympics Hall of Fame. The Dalai Lama honored him as an “Unsung Hero of Compassion”. People Magazine named him one of the “Fifty Most Beautiful People in the World”. Skiing Magazine placed him amongst the “25 Greatest Skiers in North America”. Middlebury College presented him with a Doctorate in Humane Letters. National Public Radio (NPR) named his 2011 commencement address to Middlebury College as one of “The Best Commencement Speeches, Ever.”He is a World Championship skier and wheelchair racer,
Compelled to change the way that others perceive those with disabilities, Waddell also founded One Revolution Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to change the way that the world sees people with disabilities by demonstrating the common journey of challenge.
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Come meet this amazing man and see his story of personal and physical triumph! This event, which is sponsored by the Bedford Men’s Club and Ross A. Lurgio Middle School’s Stand By Me program is free and open to the public.
The Stand By Me program is grateful for the long-standing support from the Bedford Men’s Club and and this opportunity to bring Chris Waddell’s inspirational story to the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School and the Bedford community.
