Walter Gretzky
2007 Honouree and Founder Gord Sharpe
Gord Martineau 2008 Inspirational Honouree
15 year old Jack Prins, first ever Inspirational Honouree carried the Olympic Torch in Lindsay, Ontario
Jack's Mom Vicki, Lucy, Dad Dave, & older sister Sammy
Ron Ellis Inspirational Honouree for 2006
2008
Honourees Day
Rick Hansen
A 2005 Inspirational Honouree
Dr. Don McKenzie
2009 Inspirational Honouree
2007
Honourees Day
2006 Honourees
Walter Gretzky Spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Walter Gretzky 2007
Inspirational Honouree
Gord Sharpe
HOPE4ALL and fanscharity.com Founder
Thank you for your stories and support of the World Charity Award Program.
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The Canadian
Fanscharity Awards
"Helping Save Lives & Our Planet!"
Unveiled at Gretzky's Studio in Toronto in January 2005, each year this award honours 99 Canadians who have contributed in many different ways to help charities reach their goals in the game of life.
The HOPE4ALL.CA and Canadian Fanscharity Awards Program was invented to help promote all charities at no cost. This is not a charity but a philanthropic site to help charities educate children and adults alike through our annual Canadian 99 honourees award program, and HOPE4ALL.CA's educational website and video presentations, free promtion to kids and adults.
Our goal is to help all charities increase awareness, funding, participation, and to educate children of all ages on the importance of helping charities and leading a more fulfilling life. Presently HOPE4ALL.CA and the Canadian Fanscharity Awards program have helped educate and promote the importance of Global Charities to over
Global Charities are Winning!
Promotional Events
15 year old Jack Prins, first ever
Inspirational Honouree on the Canadian
World Charity Award, shown with the
Olympic Torch gives hope by winning his
five-year battle with leukemia.
Gord Martineau being honoured as 2008 Inspirational Honouree
at Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant
The World Charity Award is the Stanley Cup of Charities. Each year "99" individuals are honoured on the World Charity Award. From 2005-2009 individuals were honoured at Wayne Gretzky's Studio in Toronto. 2009 honourees will be honoured in Vancouver, BC, in Rick Hansen's area of the Vancouver Hospital in the Fall of 2010. 2009 honourees are invited for an optional HOPE4ALL.CA and Canadian Fanscharity Award photo shoot and video interview. Watch for our cross-Canada tour with the Canadian World Charity Award.
Walter Gretzky Named 2007-2008
Inspirational Honouree
Please send us names from across Canada of individuals helping with fundraisers and charities. These people are helping save lives and our planet. Simply email fanscharity@bellnet.ca with your names, and associated fundraising activity. Names can be submitted all year long. The cut-off date for 2009 honourees is July 1, 2010.
Thank you to Citytv and Breakfast Television for their coverage of the Fanscharity World Charity Award in 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005. "99" Honourees names and associated charities are listed below.
"99" LIFE TIPS FOR A REWARDING FUTURE
Click here for
HOPE4ALL's 99 Life Tips.
(99 stories to help kids and adults alike lead a more fulfilling life, and rewarding future.)
#1 Chandy's Story - Career vs Living Life
#2 Bono - 98% Population Believes in God
#3 United World Peace Day
#4 Teaching Kids About Finances
#5 Walter Gretzky Helps You Save a Life
#6 Dr. Don McKenzie, Abreast in a Boat
#7 Sick Kids Hero, My Son, Jack's Dad
#8 A Rick Hansen Story of Courage
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World's Oldest Hockey Stick
Making Canadian History
February 2010 Stick re-auctioned starting at $2,000,001 (Cdn) at Molson Canadian Hockey House in Vancouver from February 12 - 28. Stick originally authenticated in August 2001 and appraised at $4.25 million (US).
2007-2010 Stick approved by and stored at Hockey Hall of Fame
Dec 2006 Stick sold for $2 million (Can) with proceeds to fanscharity.com.
2006 Stick autenticated by Auction Wire and approved by e-Bay for sale.
2002 Stick approved by e-Bay for auction.
2001-2005 Stick authenticated and approved for display at Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant, manager Mike Young.
World's Oldest Hockey stick authenticated in August 2001 and appraised at $4.25 million (US). |
International Dragon Boat Festival 2010 Peterborough, Canada for Breast Cancer Survivors.
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HOPE4ALL Videos
Helping Save LIves and our Planet
Walter Gretzky, Inspirational Honouree on the World
Charity Award, and National Spokesperson for the
Heart & Stroke Foundation |
HOPE4ALL Videos
Helping Save LIves and our Planet
The two documentaries are called "Hope4All A Walter Gretzky Story for the Heart & Stroke Foundation " and "Hope4All Jack's Story of the Life-Saving Importance of Fundraising for Charities" are presently being made to distribute to schools worldwide to educate the public on the impact of charities.
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Walter Gretzky’s Story
Walter’s work as the National Spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation has earned him the recognition as the 2007 Inspirational Honouree on the Canadian World Charity Award. His extraordinary work is saving lives.
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Jack’s Story in the Media – First Ever World Charity Award Honouree
Jack’s work with talking to schools about winning his battle with leukemia was the inspiration for the World Charity Award Program. Jack’s treatments involved over nine charities – Ronald McDonald House, Canadian Cancer Society, POGO, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Make A Wish Foundation, 1-800-2-DONATE Blood, Terry Fox Foundation and numerous SickKids Charities.
View Jack's Story (4 min) |
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Ron Ellis “72 Hockey Hero” and Charity Hero
Ron’s NHL Career and lifetime of charity work has earned him the Inspirational Honouree Accolade on the Canadian World Charity Award for 2006.
View Ron Ellis's Story (9 min) |
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Kids on Charities
Children ages 3 to 12 are caught by surprise when being asked the question, “What is a charity and a fundraiser?” Thanks to the Northumberland Montessori School in Cobourg, Ontario for their humorous input.
View Kids' Story (7 min) |
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World Charity Award 2007 Honourees Stories – Part One
Regular people are becoming honourarees on the World Charity Award. They are helping save lives and our planet. Their interviews touch us all in many different ways. We all can do it! Please email your story to fanscharity@bellnet.ca, and become a part of history. |
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World Charity Award 2007 Honourees Stories – Part Two
Mike Augustine – Multiple Sclerosis Socirty of Canada 2006 Honouree Stuart Warner – Special Honouree – Corporate Giving Laura Bassoon – Epilepsy Ontario Volounteer Honouree Caroline Horcher – Multiple Sclerosis of Canada 2005 Honouree Sarah Legault – SickKids Development Officer Judith Fowler – Heart and Stroke Foundation Representative Louise Weir – Heart and Stroke Foundation – Weir Memorial Hockey for Heart |
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Canada’s World Charity Award Honourees Interviews - Part One
Their charity ideas and inventiveness is helping save lives and our planet. Each has a special story that educates children and adults alike on the many different ways we can help each other.
Kelly Kilbride – Mito March; Sue Creasy – Special Honouree; Gillian Moss – Special Honouree; Sally Blasko – Special Honouree; Ericka Swaby – Canadian Cancer Society Honouree; Len & Rita Mizzoni – Andrew Mizzoni Cancer; Mitch Ramsay – Heart and Stroke Foundation Volounteer; Gino & Rocco Romauldi – Regal Heights Golf Classic – SickKids Hospital; Enio & Lucy Liegghio – Life for Luke Erica Caron – Heart for Hope at SickKids; Michael O’Reilly – LCBO Charity Golf Classic for SickKids; Wendy & Rob Durigon – Jessica’s Footprint.
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Gord Martineau of Citytv was honoured at Gretzky's for his lifetime achievements in aiding charities
Gord has traveled to various countries to help children get life saving surgeries which are unavailable in their homeland through Operation Herbie and the Herbie Fund. Gord is also active with Sick Kids, Variety Club, MS and many more organizations. |
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James Brooks, founder of ApeAware, and his 1000classrooms Project
The 1000 Classrooms Project hopes to get 1,000 Western classrooms to each donate $3 to buy a dozen eggs for Children at the Kahuzi-Biega Environmental school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was started by 11 year old James Brooks of London, Ontario in cooperation with the Canadian Ape Alliance. The "Eggs for Kids" program ensures that each child and teach at the school is given 1 egg per day. |
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Nick Memme is associated with the Sick Kids Foundation, Heart to Heart Charity Event
This event has raised over one million dollars for the Sick Kids Foundation in just a few short years.
View Nick's comments |
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Jim Hawkins, Edgar Lalonde, and Trish Clarke lead the Harley's and More Toy Ride
Each year in Port Hope, Ontario, over 80 Harley Motorcycles and a variety of other bikes embark on a one-hour ride each year to raise money and toys for children in the Northumberland and Durham area.
View Jim's comments (3:40 min) |
Click here to see photos in the
fanscharity.com archives.
ABOVE: 14 Year Old Jack Prins who has won his battle with leukemia and is being recognized by Mike Young with a Wayne Gretzky Team Canada sweater. Jack, along with his family and friends, are responsible for raising over $100,000 for cancer research and associated charties. Jack is the first person to be hounored on the World Charity Award. Jack's recovery involved over 9 different charities. |
