5D – Paris-London 2012 by MEV

29 Aug

Official website : www.mobile-en-ville.asso.fr

Organizer: Mobile En Ville

When ?  from August, 29th to Septembre, 2nd

Kilometers of skating ? 500 km between Paris and London

Contact ?  by email at mev@@mobile-en-ville.asso.fr or by phone at 00 33 952 29 60 51 ou au 00 33 682 91 72 16.  Many information in the Press Release

Expected number of skaters ?
50 rollerbladers and people with reduced mobility from France, Belgium and UK

Mindset ?
Timed to coincide with the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and under the banner of ‘Living Together’, Mobile En Ville is organizing a ride from Paris to London on rollerblades and in manual wheelchairs.  Because t o g e t h e r  … i t ’ s  p o s s i b l e ! 

The project sheds light on disability, sport, and solidarity with a special focus on environmental issues. Paris- London 2012 promotes sports and solidarity.

The project’s goals :
1. To encourage people to go beyond their limits through sport, and to prove that it’s possible to overcome the limits of disability by taking on the challenge of sport as a team.
2. Highlight the value of coming together as a group through sport, and using sport as a social medium.
3. Demonstrating that “Living Together” enables disabled and non-disabled people to achieve a shared goal, as a team.

Facebook Group ?   http://www.facebook.com/ParisLondres2012

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