Weatherwise, it was a wet and windy walk in Winnipeg today, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the nine walkers. I. C. Clearly was the star of the show and possibly the warmest of us all in his fuzzy costume. I. C. Clearly is the new Winnipeg CNIB mascot. He came into being this year just in time for the CNIB events of Vision Health month in May. Basically, the mascot is a big carrot with the names of his sponsors on front and back.
I had to smile a bit at the carrot image. My father was in the Australian Air Force during World War II and the daily menu always included carrots. After the end of the war, Dad was quite determined that he had eaten his full share of the orange carrots and would never need to eat another in his entire lifetime. Certainly carrots are a good food source for vision health, but as we now know, so are many other vegetables.
The picture below is of I. C. Clearly, myself and Tracy, one of the other white cane walkers.
The second picture is of a sign that Ron spotted while we were walking down Portage Avenue. It read “Blinds Are Beautiful”. We thought it was quite appropriate for the White Cane Connections Winnipeg walk.
Enjoyed the video. Glad you told me the mascot was a carrot, it was good that the temperature was not hot as it looks like a very hot costume to wear.
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