| Subject: | Fw: 2000 Paraolympics |
| Date: | 08/26/2000 12:18 AM |
| From: | Barbara Buchan |
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C00F61.5A653380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Barbara Buchan=20 Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:25 PM Subject: 2000 Paraolympics I wanted to let everyone know that I have made the US Paralympic team = going to Sydney Australia this year. I got first place in National = Women's Cycling. Competing in the five thousand meter my time was 8.43 = and the road race, which was 28 miles, my time was 1 hr 24 mn. The = Paraolympic do not separate the men and women who compete, therefore, I = will be competing with the men in my division. =20 Many of you know that I have been struggling to be reclassified. After = many months and having my lawyer intervene for me I was finally asked to = meet with the reclassification committee the day before the trials to be = evaluated and reassigned to a new division. I am now in division three = and looking forward to competing with others in my division. =20 I have been traveling around a great deal this summer to train and get = ready the for trials and now Sydney. I would like to thank everyone for = all of their support, time and encouragement. I would also like to = thank my sponsors and the Navigators who have allowed me to train with = them this past few months. I would especially like to thank my family = and closest friends for their support and keeping me encouraged when = things didn't seem to be going so well. It has been a tough year and = without all of you it would not be possible for me to have this = opportunity. I am still looking for support and donations to help me continue my = training until Sydney as the cost of being reclassified was high as well = as the traveling that was necessary to train. If you or someone you know = would be interested, please send a check or money order to the following = address: Payable to - ATHLETIC TRUST FUND; Address - Oregon Games, = ATTN: Athletic Trust Fund-Barbara Buchan, PO Box 665, Salem, OR 97308. = For more information you may call the Oregon Games toll-free at = 1-800-869-8180. =20 Thanks again, Love and Sunshine Always Barb =20 =20 =20 Barb =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C00F61.5A653380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:cha-@teleport.com" title=3-@teleport.com>Barbara = Buchan</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:25 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> 2000 Paraolympics</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>I wanted to let everyone know that I = have made=20 the US Paralympic team going to Sydney Australia this year. </FONT><FONT = face=3DCourier size=3D2>I got first place in National Women's = Cycling. =20 Competing in the five thousand meter my time was 8.43 and the road race, = which=20 was 28 miles, my time was 1 hr 24 mn. The </FONT><FONT face=3DCourier=20 size=3D2>Paraolympic do not separate the men and women who compete, = therefore, I=20 will be competing with the men in my division. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>Many of you know that I have been=20 struggling to be reclassified. After many months and having = my=20 lawyer intervene for me I was finally asked to meet with the=20 reclassification committee the day before the trials to be evaluated and = reassigned to a new division. I am now in division three and = looking=20 forward to competing with others in my division.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>I have been traveling around a great = deal this=20 summer to train and get ready the for trials and now Sydney. I would = like to=20 thank everyone for all of their support, time and encouragement. I = would=20 also like to thank my sponsors and the Navigators who have allowed me to = train=20 with them this past few months. I would especially like to thank = my family=20 and closest friends for their support and keeping me encouraged when = things=20 didn't seem to be going so well. It has been a tough year and = without all=20 of you it would not be possible for me to have this = opportunity.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>I am still looking for support and = donations to=20 help me continue my training until Sydney as the cost of being = reclassified was=20 high as well as the traveling that was necessary to train. If = you or=20 someone you know would be interested, please send a check or money = order to=20 the following address: Payable to - ATHLETIC TRUST FUND; = Address=20 - Oregon Games, ATTN: Athletic Trust Fund-Barbara Buchan, PO Box = 665,=20 Salem, OR 9730</FONT><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>8. For = more=20 information you may call the Oregon Games toll-free at=20 1-800-869-8180.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>Thanks again, Love and Sunshine=20 Always</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>Barb</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCourier size=3D2>Barb = </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01C00F61.5A653380-- |
