Recherche dans la collection - Jarrod Booth : Most Christmas Cards

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

1993-0197

Vidéo

1 of 1

1989/1991

CHEK-TV

This five-part news series documents events in the life of an eight-year-old Salt Spring Island boy with a cancerous brain tumour who sought an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the person with the most Christmas cards ever received.~1) Jarrod Booth is shown helping his parents unpack and sort stacks of boxes of Christmas Cards, explaining his project and displaying a card from George Bush, President of the United States of America.~2) The Booth family is shown departing for England.~3) Jarrod is shown presenting his documentation and his appeal for entry at the Guiness Records office in England and receiving his certificate for a new world record from the Guiness Records office.~4) Footage includes Jarrod in Victoria General Hospital for chemotherapy treatment, a visit from 'Batman', who helped solicit Christmas cards for Jarrod, and Jarrod's final birthday party at the age of nine.~5) Footage of Jarrod's funeral includes the release of 500 balloons in his honour. <25mn>

English

Libre

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