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

2007
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2006 Honourees

Walter Gretzky Spokesperson for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Walter Gretzky 2007
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Gord Sharpe
HOPE4ALL and fanscharity.com Founder

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The Canadian
World Charity Awards
"Helping Save Lives & Our Planet!"

Unveiled 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 Canadian World Charity Award Program was invented to help promote all charities at no cost. fanscharity.com is not a charity, this is a philanthropic idea to help charities through our 99 honouree award program, educational website, and HOPE4ALL.CA's children's free educational video presentations.

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 fundraisers. Presently HOPE4ALL.CA's fanscharity.com site has helped promote the importance of Global Charities to over

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Promotional Events

15 year old Jack Prins, first ever
Inspirational Honouree on the
World Charity Award, shown with the Olympic Torch gives hope by winning his five-year battle with leukemia and now is a World Charity Award Spokesperson for fanscharity.com

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. This year individuals were honoured at Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant, 99 Blue Jays Way, Toronto on Friday, June 19, 2009. All honourees joined 2008 Inspirational Honouree Gord Martineau of Citytv at Gretzky's Restaurant for an optional franscharity.com website photo shoot and video interviews. 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 any individual 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 May 1, 2010, but names submitted after that date will be submitted for next year.

Thank you to Citytv and Breakfast Television for their coverage of the fanscharity.com World Charity Award in 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005. "99" Honourees names and associated charities are listed below.

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Did you know that 140 cures have been found for 200 different types of cancer?

A drug called TAP has been discovered to save people having a heart attack or stroke.

It has been announced that a cure for multiple sclerosis is near.

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God helps those who help others!

If you help with any fundraiser for charity you may post this on your future resume!

Tossing your loose change in at drive-thrus or donation boxes help all of us in the end.

Challenge your school to invent its own fundraiser and support a needed area.

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HOPE4ALL Videos
Helping Save LIves and our Planet

The fanscharity.com World Charity Award Program has been designed for kids and adults of all ages. Participate in any charity event by volunteering or supporting in any way and you can have the opportunity to have your name engraved on the World Charity Award. We are presently producing two documentaries called "HOPE4ALL" to help teach children of all ages the importance of all fundraisers and charities.

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.

	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. View Part 1 (7 min), View Part 2 (9 min)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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.
	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
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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
	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)

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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.

1. Ron Ellis
2. Rob Weir
3. Chader Fazaa
4. Elly York
5. Deanna Delve
6. Mary Jo Merton
7. George Patton
8. Carol Harvey
9. Louise Weir
10. David Howe
11. John Robertson
12. Carol Murphy
13. Greer Muir
14. Jennifer Stein
15. Robyn Houle
16. Louise McRae
17. Glenn Barnes
18. Cyndy McLean
19. Keith Hayes
20. Dalton Wolfe
21. Patti Leonard
22. Karen Blair
23. Maureen Shaughnessy Kitts
24. Judy Ziraldo
25. Joe Tersigni
26. Antima Lisi
27. Jeff Neiman
28. Deborah Bianchi
29. Elizabeth Peeters
30. Susan Awrey
31. Rosemary Cescolini
32. Randy Gangbar
33. Benjamin Simon
34. Prusznowski Family
35. Kathy Douthart
36. Sarah Peliac
37. Fred Coppola
38. Henry Heyink
39. Jim Parkhurst
40. Ericka Swaby
41. Bonnie King
42. Wilf Brousseau
43. Duncan Hawthorne
44. Sandra McClelland
45. Mike Fredericks
46. Patrick Ruggiero
47. Maggie LeFevre
48. Jordan Sigalet
49. Wanda Bouchard-Barry
50. Bill Carr
51. Mike Augustine
52. Dan Clarry
53. Debbie Hazlett
54. Shirley Engerer
55. Lisa Sheaffer
56. Anne Burt
57. Frank Burger
58. Cindy Baird
59. Liselie Chieverton-Kearns
60. Matthew Schwan
61. Meghan Schwan
62. Laura Bassoon
63. Nancy Kimura
64. Michael Raskauskas
65. Leah Seetner
66. Christopher Byres
67. Somer Johns
68. Tyler Johns
69. Connor Deluca
70. Nolan Deluca
71. Jenna Traugott
72. Katie Traugott
73. Kierstyn Cross
74. Cameron Cross
75. Parker Wadman
76. Alec Glover
77. Katherine MacLean
78. Ian MacLean
79. Mary Fern Boyle
80. Liam Boyle
81. Clay Winsor
82. Tristan Eagleson
83. Michaela Halsey
84. Bruce Buckingham
85. Michael Young
86. Billy Ma
87. Duane Schermerhorn
88. Bill Poelstra
89. Stuart Warner
90. Kim Wymes
91. Claudia Langlois
92. Jennifer Clipsham
93. Lee Hartley
94. Barry Springgay
95. Josh Gould
96. David Romeo
97. Chuck Winters
98. Sandy Craig
99. Ron Fine & Family

1. Jack Prins
2. Martin Smaglinskie
3. Jim Lapointe
4. Becka Slaughter
5. Brenda Lapointe
6. Griff Slaughter
7. Mary Ellen Douglas
8. Patrick Lapointe
9. Rodger Slaughter
10. Zachary Lapointe
11. Michael Douglas
12. Kenny Bearg
13. Margot Greenberg
14. Ron Frisch
15. Shirley Cheshire
16. Don Soper
17. Ruby Hunter
18. Mary Stranak
19. Shirley Wood
20. Angela Thomson
21. Kathleen Gardiner
22. Clarence Dick
23. Barb Miller
24. Susan Baranik
25. Helen Iacconi
26. Olive Watts Willer
27. Linda Lustins
28. Tom O'Sullivan
29. Steve Pugh
30. Mimi Derome
31. Lesley Kahan
32. Marion Joblin
33. Gail Hamel
34. Malcolm Gray
35. Carole Ward
36. Asad Wali
37. Janet MacNeil
38. Alistair M. Fraser
39. Deanna Groetzinger
40. Caroline Horcher
41. Marcia Bell
42. Pierre Chabot
43. Peter Davis
44. Peter Hoult
45. Mary Lou Karley
46. Lorna McLeod
47. Sylvain Thibault
48. Bill Wood
49. John Povegliano
50. Anna Povegliano
51. Sydney Birrell
52. Sonny Goldstein
53. Denise Bebenek
54. Brenda Dimitry
55. Dr. McIntyre Burnham
56. Oliver Huis
57. Lawton Osler
58. David Harper
59. Dr. Paul Hwang
60. Stephen Emmons
61. Gregg Shanks
62. Rick Hansen
63. Tim Frick
64. Don Alder
65. Robin Lee Gibson
66. Nancy Thompson
67. Amanda Reid Hansen
68. Marshal Smith
69. Dave Prins
70. Vicki Prins
71. Samantha Prins
72. Lucy Prins
73. Dyrel Johnson
74. Cyndy Anderson
75. Denise Stymiest
76. James Kelly
77. Erin McDonald
78. Jordan Mooney
79. Adam Stewart
80. Gerry Beliveau
81. Sebaspien Lafrance
82. Cory Lang
83. Shelley Laviolepte
84. Mike Kent-Beauchamp
85. Anna-Marie Owens
86. Janice Blatz
87. Lisa LaChance
88. Frank McKenzie
89. Monique Goldsmith
90. Clare Haynes
91. Heather Matika
92. Julie McKenzie
93. Lisa Patterson
94. Mark Marsden
95. Kruse Wellwood
96. Christina Mather
97. Tsigereda Baye
98. Alison Hunt
99. Amber Hanna