Media Advisory - Lieutenant Governor standard flown on Kilimanjaro to be raised at Queen's Park

TORONTO, July 20, 2012 /CNW/ - The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, along with Mr. Spencer West, Mr. David Johnson and Mr. Alex Meers will raise the Lieutenant Governor's standard that the trio recently flew at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa on Mr. West's recent "Redefine Possible" climb.

Mr. West, who lost his legs at the age of five, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on his hands and in his wheelchair, all while raising funds for international charity and youth empowerment organization, Free The Children. Prior to departing for Africa, Mr. West, who was accompanied on the climb by his best friends, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Meers, was the guest of honour at a dinner hosted by His Honour where a standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario was presented to be flown after the summit was reached. The standard will be hoisted on the Lieutenant Governor's flag pole in front of the Lieutenant Governor's Suite at the Queen's Park Legislature Building.

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Who:			The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
			Mr. Spencer West, Ambassador, Free The Children
			Mr. Craig Kielburger, Co-Founder, Free The Children
What:			Raising of Lieutenant Governor Standard flown on Mount Kilimanjaro
Where:			Lieutenant Governor's Suite, Northwest Lawn, Queen's Park
			Main Legislature Building.
When:			Monday July 23, 2012, 5:00 p.m.

Ms. Ishbel Halliday
Office of the Lieutenant Governor
416-325-7789
www.lt.gov.on.ca