The busy year continues for Ryan Strachnitzki as he continues to share his story to inspire others while trying new sports.
A survivor of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Airdronian Ryan Strachnitzki is a very busy man, playing all kinds of different sports, rehabbing, working on his Straz Strong Foundation and now has become an ambassador for Vecova. Most recently, he travelled to Ontario to talk to an organization and try a few track and field sports.
"I was doing a talk for the International Institute of Communications Canadian Chapter and while I was in the area I got to try some wheelchair racing, some shot put, javelin and some discus."
He went on to talk about how many different doors have opened for him and talked about the sports he has got to try over the past few years.
"There's always open doors. I mean, for me, it was said hockey in the former years, but now I'm able to look at it as though I have the opportunity to try many other sports and do something with them as well. Since playing basketball as well as golf and all these other sports, I've found it enjoyable, and I want to pursue it to see how far it goes."
Strachnitzki also shared how his talks have been going and the different places he has been able to travel to share his story and inspire others.
"I mean, the beginning part kind of stays the same, but afterwards, trying new things, trying new sports, seeing where they go, is what I kind of add to the story. I talk about some of the things that I learned, and what it took to move forward no matter what."
He shared he's had the opportunity to travel across Canada and a little bit in America as well.
"Vancouver and Toronto have been fun, but getting down to Nashville, Arizona, and Carolina have been cool. You get to meet all kinds of people and see how my story resonates with them."
Earlier this summer Strachnitzki was asked to showcase accessible adventures in Alberta by Travel Alberta.
Travel Alberta and Strachnitzki created a four-episode series with some yet to be released. In one episode, he got to do some sailing, fishing, and mountain biking. He was able to go for a helicopter tour in the Jasper area while also partaking in some skiing last winter.
His foundation also held their annual charity golf tournament which fundraised $40,000 that went towards purchasing adaptive equipment so those who might not be able to play sports can.
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