For the past 12 years I have had the honour and privilege of skating 35 marathon events across Canada each for 19hrs 26min a to raise funding and awareness for families battling with Alzheimer's and Dementia in memory of my mother Eunice McNeil born 1926 who battled with Alzheimer's disease for 20 years. However in the past 18 months Brain Cancer has effected my family directly with the passing of my wife Tina Grezos McNeil after a short 39 day battle. Now I find it difficult to see myself skating for only one charity so I have changed things up a bit moving forward.
1926 National Skate day for all Charities On Saturday January 13th 2024 at 12:01am I will step on the ice at Nathan Philip Square in Toronto and skate my usual 19hrs 26min finishing at 7:26pm Saturday night only now I will be skating for all charities in Canada. It's truly simple to donate just go online and donate $19.26 or what ever you wish to the charity of your choice in your community. #chooseyourcharity
ALL CHARITIES CAN GET INVOLVED
All you need to do is post the 1926skate.com event to your social media platforms and website and use the event as a blank canvas to promote the opportunity to your fundraising community to donate.
The Hoody
For every skating event I design a one of a kind yellow hoody that everyone that I come in contact with signs the hoody and at the end of each skate I would give the hoody to the Alzheimer's society in that city to be auctioned off.
This year we will be auctioning off the hoody online and the winning bid will be donated to the charity of their choice.
This is some pics of the cool people to sign some of the hoody's
2023
Robbie Baker & Paul Langlois of the Tragically Hip hanging out with Steve at Springer Market Square 1926 National skate day 2023
Toronto Maple Leaf greats Nik Antropov & Todd Warriner
Premier Doug Ford Caitlin Irwin Caroline Cameron & Chris Murphy
Sean Mark & Scott Broady the French connection the only people to skate the entire 19hrs 26min with me Montreal 2020
Ian Rosen grandson of Harry Rosen and a big supporter of 1926 skate & Right (Dr Ian Cohen) The Toronto Memory Program the main sponsor of 1926 skate
Kinga Surma PC MPP
Gaston Gingras & Scott Broady Nick Dixon CP24 Breakfast & Chris Murphy
Jill Daum & Hattie Mann & Shallima Maharaj
Pauline Chan
The Covid Skate Dec. 2020 at the Wayne Gretzky Estate Winery
The rink at Gretzky Winery Toronto Dec. 15, 2019 Scott and his grandson
Edmonton City Hall Steve McNeil at Nathan Phillips Square Toronto
Calgary Olympic Plaza 2020 -40C
MONTREAL Parc Maisonneuve
Steve. Gaston Gingras and friends and supporters at Montreal's Parc Maisonneuve
Ottawa SENS Rink of Dreams
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and staff from Alzheimer Society.
Steve with the OHL Ottawa 67's mascot having a 1926Skate Beaver Tail.
Toronto Nathan Phillips Square
Steve with Mark Grimes and MPP Christine Hogarth at Col. Sam Smith Skating Trail in Etobicoke, Ontario.
Councillor Mark Grimes and Steve six feet apart during Covid-19.
Harrison Mercer and the Q107 tent in 2019
John Tory , Ian Cohen & Scott Russell
Peterborough Petes players on the Lock in 2021
Players from the 2021 University of Windsor with coach Todd Warriner
The Mayor & deputy Mayor of Bracebridge Ontario 2021 as part of the 8 city Ontario #skatetaion