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