75 local professionals are trying out for the annual charity event to raise funds for McMaster Children’s Hospital, KidsAbility and Scotland’s Yard (Grand River Hospital Foundation). WATERLOO, ON. November 7, 2024 – Mandy Bujold and Champions for Charity are excited to welcome over 75 local professionals to tryouts for the next round of the…
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A Big Haul for McMaster Children’s Hospital — $336,221 & counting —as Champions for Charity dazzle & ‘change lives’ in The Brawl at Tapestry Hall By Jeff Hicks www.ChampsForCharity.ca CAMBRIDGE — Ben, 7, grinned wide in a yellow bow tie. Hannah, looking so cute and sophisticated in grey bow tie and suit vest, scrunched up…
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Jaimi Ferreira gets a second chance to be a Champion for Charity and fight for McMaster Children’s Hospital By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca KITCHENER — Jaimi Ferreira is back. Just like the tonsils that were taken out but grew back when she was little. Ferreira, cheerfully stubborn and pleasingly pesky, is a Champion for Charity once…
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Champion for Charity Daniel Heden grateful for McMaster revving up the spirits of son Ben By Jeff Hicks www.ChampsForCharity.ca OAKVILLE — Little Ben, a toy chassis between his cherubic fingers, had a third-floor vroom with a view. Never mind the plastic tubes running down his throat or the Tiger and Monkey medical stickies on his…
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Even though she can’t compete on Fight Night, Erica Tennenbaum is a true Champion for Charity By Jeff Hicks www.ChampsForCharity.ca CAMBRIDGE — The stick was too sharp. So Erica Tennenbaum, a gung-ho golfer on a leisurely stroll along the Grand River shores of Galt Country Club, decided to break the pointy end off before flinging…
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Champion for Charity Colby LeMoine ready to go out of the frying pan, into the deep fryer By Jeff Hicks www.ChampsForCharity.ca KITCHENER — Colby LeMoine burst through the white front door, his Red Team hand wraps soaked in cold sweat as the door’s four glass panels shook with anticipation. His two boys pounced on their…
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Champion for Charity Chris Mihas has the music, the beat and the sweet science in him By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca WATERLOO — Like a vinyl-spinning, two-fisted sandman, the bongo-smacking deejay will enter the roped arena. His earnest step-into-the-ring song? For Whom the Bell Tolls. Metallica. “It’s a song that gets me energized,” said Chris Mihas, a…
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McMaster Children’s Hospital has done ‘wonders’ for Champ for Charity Mark Melo and his kids By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca AYR — Cherry cheesecake and chocolate chip cookies. Any version of creamy, dreamy mashed potatoes. Izzy, 12, just loves cooking and baking with her dad Mark Melo, one of Mandy Bujold’s 18 Champions for Charity preparing…
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Champion for Charity Paige Pye has little Rylee in mind as the London cop jumps into the ring By Jeff Hicks www.champsforcharity.ca LONDON — There’s a little lady with a dash of light brown hair. Her name is Rylee. She’s got a six-week old smile that melts Paige Pye’s heart and makes the 40-minute drive…
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Champ for Charity Greg McBride grateful to McMaster Children’s Hospital for helping protect his daughter’s sight By Jeff Hicks www.champsforcharity.ca KITCHENER Greg McBride dropped to one knee in the middle of the boxing ring at SydFit Health Centre. His pony-tailed opponent circled her staggered and overwhelmed prey. The floppy ears on her Paw Patrol slippers…
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