March 1, 2012

Dear David and Irina,

I do not know how to thank you enough!

I arrived in St Pete Florida to find a warm reception in a fancy business hotel.

The atmosphere here is not less than of a family hotel- despite 76 rooms, warm and very professional.

All the staff is amazing, the manager Nancy and her assistance. Linda is really special persons.

I cannot wait giving them a motivational lecture, it will be fun.

I feel at home, plus everything is wheelchair friendly and my room is a comfortable suite!

Linda found for me a complementary fitness place to train in. I am all set.

St Pete is also a small paradise, sea shore, white sand, green everywhere, squirrels in the trees and dolphins in the port…

I already found perfect biking areas and began to train indeed.

At the TopEnd Cie, we began yesterday the building of my new bike and I am waiting to make now my first tries.

It is very moving.

Thanks for all!!

I will keep and update J                 

Have a nice WE, hot tea and warm blanket,

Very warm regards from Flo.

Pascale

The David Intercontinental Hotel has partnered with Etgarim to sponsor two athletes in the 2012 Paralympics games.  Etgarim is a non-profit organization, founded to assist people of all ages to rehabilitate themselves physically, mentally and socially, through sports and outdoor activities. Etgarim motivates the disabled community to reach their highest potential, to cultivate excellence and to create a new, positive self image among themselves.  There are over a half a million Israeli citizens living with some sort of disability and we at the David Intercontinental are proud to support Etgarim and the Paralympics athletes. 

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