We all know that NT grads are out in the world making a difference. Just as we were finalizing our content for this issue,\u00a0we received the following inspiring report from Harry McMurtry (\u201981) and knew it simply had to be shared among the NTCI\u00a0alumni community:<\/p>\n
My first day at NTCI was 40 years ago. These many years later,\u00a0<\/em>my connection to the school and its alumni remains as strong\u00a0<\/em>as ever. My NTCI roots run deep: I spent five years at the old\u00a0<\/em>campus; my mother attended the school as did all five of my\u00a0<\/em>siblings; and I keep in touch with dozens of its graduates.\u00a0<\/em>NTCI was (and still is) a special place. More importantly, it\u00a0<\/em>produces special people.<\/em><\/p>\n One of those special people is Sue (Lougheed) Thompson\u00a0<\/em>(\u201983). On May 7, 2016, Sue and I will embark on our quixotic\u00a0<\/em>journey from New York City to Toronto to raise money for\u00a0<\/em>Parkinson\u2019s research. The walk is the centrepiece of a project\u00a0<\/em>called 500 Miles for Parkinson\u2019s, which is also aimed at boosting\u00a0<\/em>awareness of this neurological condition. Both Sue and I\u00a0<\/em>have been diagnosed with Young-Onset Parkinson\u2019s disease\u00a0<\/em>(YOPD). We will be joined on the 500-mile walk by Dr. Ross\u00a0<\/em>Sugar of Baltimore, MD, who also has YOPD.\u00a0<\/em>We created a video to promote the walk (https:\/\/youtube\/<\/a><\/em>WQSd4KjK4xI<\/a>). (The video was made before Sue and Ross\u00a0<\/em>joined the team.) The walk will be preceded by a launch event\u00a0<\/em>in New York City on May 6, and followed by a celebration in\u00a0<\/em>Toronto on June 22. To learn more about the walk and related\u00a0<\/em>events, please visit our website: fivehundredmiles.org<\/a>.<\/em> You too can participate in this undertaking. You can\u00a0<\/em>become a sponsor, donate, buy tickets to an event, or volunteer.\u00a0<\/em>I believe that participating in charitable activities has concurrent\u00a0<\/em>benefits: it advances the cause; it makes your community\u00a0<\/em>stronger; it strengthens friendships; and it nourishes your soul.\u00a0<\/em>At the very least, it spreads a little of that Red and Grey magic.<\/em> We all know that NT grads are out in the world making a difference. Just as we were finalizing our content for this issue,\u00a0we received the following inspiring report from Harry McMurtry (\u201981) and knew it simply had to be shared among the NTCI\u00a0alumni community: My first day at NTCI was 40 years ago. These … Continue reading NTCI Alumni Helping NTCI Alumni for Parkinson\u2019s!<\/span>
\nFew schools, public or private, can boast of more successful<\/em>
\nalumni than NTCI. I do not think that this occurred by accident.\u00a0<\/em>I believe that the values instilled at NTCI serve its graduates\u00a0<\/em>well throughout their adult years: pursuit of excellence,\u00a0<\/em>creativity, diligence, community engagement, and empathy.\u00a0<\/em>All of these values have contributed to the creation, organization,\u00a0<\/em>and anticipated success of 500 Miles for Parkinson\u2019s.\u00a0<\/em>
\nNTCI alumni have infiltrated every aspect of 500 Miles:<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\n\u2014Harry McMurtry (\u201981)
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