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Blair Howell's Endless Mile is ex- periencing financial difficulties. Perhaps even here in Prince Ed- ward County there will be residents and summer visitors who will ask ”Who is Blair HoweIIY”. He lives in the county and is a 31-year-old broadcaster who worked in Bellevil-le, and «who is now crossing Canada in a wheelchair to dramatize the abilities of the disabled rather than J their disabilities. ‘ His legs have been paralysed since he pinched a nerve in his ; spinal column ten years ago. Blair, with the International Year of Disabled Persons 1981 7 NOT TQO HAPPY â€" Twenty-month-old Christopher, the son of Lucy lonk/of Picton, gave Blair Howell, a donation towards his wheelchair campaign as he stops at his home town on the trek eastward to St. John’s, Newfoundland. But he didn’t seem to go for the Idea of a ride with Mr. Howell. , .-,”" BLAIR HOWELL completed, sought to prolong the effect of the year and make sure that physically disabled and their achievements are nor forgotten. He set out from Vancouver on April 21 hoping to raise $5 million for the Canadian Paraplegic Association and the Easter Seal Society by wheeling his way to St. John’s Newfoundland. Blair has faced tough going. His trip was stalled temporarily when the motorhome he was using as an accompanying vehicle was involv- ed in a crash. He wore out 25 pairs .Mrs. Beatrice Hawkes Will be 100 years old July 19. She has been a resident of Clinton Lodge, Well- ington, for the past three years. fund-raising hard W of gloves in his first 1,600 kilOmetres. But the facts are that Blair is fin- ding not only that the fantastic trip he is making is hard on the body, but it is not achieving the results he confidently expected. The $5 million he hOped to raise is hard to come by - so far he has spent $40,000 to raise approx- imately $20,000. To most people it would be a heartâ€"breaker but Blair so far is just pushing his wheels around still aiming to make his trek. It is not only Blair who is in trouble financially, however. The bloom seems to have gone off crossâ€"Canada trips since Terry Fox raised his $23.7 million in that tremendous effort which started in St. John’s April 12, 1980 and ended near Thunder Bay on Sept. 2 the same year. Four Etobicoke runners crossing Canada to raise'a million for the ' Hospital for Sick Children raised only.$6,000 and are $12,000 in debt for food and accommodation. A scuba diver ready to swim from Niagara-on-theâ€"Lake to Toronto to raise $15,000 for a life- support system for a hospital only got one pledge despite wide publicity. Messages are going out to service clubs requesting support for Blair and Ontario communities through which he will pass are being asked to make sure he does not go by un- noticed. ' We wish Blair every success in realizing his dream and hope that when everything is tallied up there will be a substantial donation made to both the Rotary Easter Seals society and the Canadian Paraplegic Association. A tremendous amount of plann- ing and energy has gone into the Endless Mile trip and it is a pity to see that public support is not as great as was expected. Cheques to recognize the feat can be forwarded to either the Paraplegic Association or the Easter Seals Campaign of local Rotary Club. It would be a great idea to note on the'cheque that the donation is being made to recognize Blair's effort.