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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Champion for Charity Jim McPherson won’t wilt in his family-tartan kilt on Fight Night By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca CAMBRIDGE — Jim McPherson Jr. fished a warm beer out of his bulging backpack and took a swig. The 360-degree view from atop Devils Tower refreshed his rock-climbing soul after a gruelling ascent. He and two buddies…
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Champion for Charity Nicole Colasimone would take a thousand-thousand hits to help make sure Mac is there should her son Jack need the children’s hospital By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca KITCHENER — You don’t think mothers belong in the boxing ring? Nicole Colasimone begs to differ. “If I can have a baby cut out of me…
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Champion for Charity Alex Kinsella thanks McMaster Children’s Hospital for helping oldest daughter survive and thrive By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca KITCHENER — Writing is boxing with a knockout combination of words. Boxing is writing with a fistful of real-world wallop. “Every punch someone throws is telling a story or part of a story,” said writer…
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Champion for Charity Jamie Reaburn takes a swing at The Bard and refuses to ‘play’ on the sidelines By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca KITCHENER — Hamlet? Fascinatingly tortured. Romeo and Juliet? Laughably melodramatic. Shakespeare? Verbosely hyped. “He’s overrated in my books,” said Jamie Reaburn, who pulls no literary punches as one of Mandy Bujold’s 20 Champions…
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Matthew Aubie has graphic designs on ‘glitz and grit’ of being a Champion for Charity. By Jeff Hicks ChampsForCharity.ca WATERLOO — Yonge Street was thick with impatient cars and impenetrable fog. A yellow billboard glow cut through the coming night. Toronto traffic was relentless, as always. For new parents Matthew Aubie and his wife Julie,…
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Esther Kong eager to add boxing and Champions for Charity to her list of extraordinary exploits KITCHENER — The wind pummelled Esther Kong’s face with a flurry of gusty jabs. Her goggles wobbled violently. Beneath them, her glasses almost tumbled 11,000 feet to the Ottawa River below. This skydiving adventure with her dear friend Kathy,…
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