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2009.02.28 – London Free Press, E4
Letter to the Editor
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Special to Sun Media Emmerson, 1, and London West MP Ed
Holder spend time with Sunshine Bear and Slippery the Sea
Lion during the Sunshine Foundation's Skate in the Park at
Dark, an all-night skate-a-thon at Storybook Gardens on
Valentine's Day. |
ALL-NIGHT SKATE HELPS SUNSHINE FULFIL KIDS' DREAMS
The Sunshine Foundation of Canada thanks everyone who laced up
their skates on Valentine's Day evening for our Skate in the Park at
Dark fundraiser.
London's Storybook Gardens was the perfect setting for our
all-night skate-a-thon. Sunshine thanks Storybook Gardens manager
John Riddell and his helpful staff for being such a wonderful
community resource.
Congratulations to the five dedicated skaters who endured our icy
overnight challenge: an intrepid foursome known as Team Discovery
Channel and an individual, Dustin Gallagher, who completed 400 laps
(100 kilometres) over the course of the night.
Special thanks to longtime Sunshine supporter Ed Holder, MP for
London West, and to the young London Blizzard Sledge Hockey Club
members who joined in the fun, and to the many volunteers who
ensured the event's success.
Currently, five children in our community who are challenged with
severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses are
waiting to receive their Sunshine Dream. Everyone who attended Skate
in the Park at Dark brought us one glide closer to making these
Dreams come true!
Gillian Mandich
London-Middlesex chapter president Sunshine Foundation: Dreams
for Kids
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