▁and ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁ment or ▁youth ▁through ▁many ▁inspir ational ▁and ▁motiv ational ▁speech es ▁for ▁children . ▁This ▁includes ▁a ▁speech ▁for ▁a ▁training ▁camp ▁ge ared ▁towards ▁Ab original ▁youth ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁“ min i ▁we ▁day ” ▁at ▁a ▁public ▁school , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁“ we ▁stand ▁together ” ▁campaign ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁Ab original ▁youth ▁in ▁their ▁schools . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee , ▁he ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁cross ▁country ▁tour ▁called ▁“ Can ad ian ▁Par al ym pic ▁School s ▁Week ” ▁where ▁they ▁educated ▁Canad ians ▁about ▁Par al ym pic ▁sports ▁in ▁Canadian ▁towns ▁and ▁cities . ▁While ▁in ▁I q al uit , ▁Richard ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁difference , ▁making ▁connections ▁with ▁youth ▁who ▁had ▁dis abilities ▁and ▁getting ▁to ▁know ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁on ▁a ▁personal ▁level . ▁ ▁Par al ym pic ▁Ach iev ements ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁after ▁Richard ▁Peter ▁made ▁the ▁Senior ▁Men ' s ▁National ▁Team , ▁on ▁Team ▁Canada , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁player ▁for ▁their ▁team . ▁From ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁to ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁nation ▁proud ▁with ▁winning ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁med als , ▁and ▁he ▁even ▁won ▁them ▁back - to - back . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Tom ▁Long bo at ▁Award ▁national ▁male ▁winner ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0