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Spring 2008 • CSRO MAGAZINE 3

YOU’LL FIND INSIDE

Message from the Chairman

IN THIS ISSUE…

Barry Munro, BA, LLBChairmanCanadian Spinal Research Organization

…TABLE OF CONTENTS3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

4 FROM ONE THERE ARE MANYChronicling the building blocks of the CSRO

6 A COMBINED APPROACHAn update from the CSRO’s research lab at the University of California-San Diego

8 AN EVENT TO BEHOLD!Check out our 2007 events!

12 HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ON ITS GAME!

15 NEVER SAY NEVERProfile of SFAC supporter, Aaron Moser

16 IT’S OFF TO THE RACES!The launch of SFAC Horse Racing

16 THE TOUGHEST RIDE OF HIS LIFEThe story of jockey, Jack Lauzon

18 WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP’S JOCKEYS’ & DRIVERS’ BBQ

19 OPTIMUM SUPPORT…OPTIMUM POINTS!

20 SPINAL TAP CHARITY BONSPIEL WRENCHES 50K TO HELP CSRO FIGHT PARALYSISTremendous success for SFAC Curling!

21 A PORTRAIT OF GENEROSITYA tribute to the life of artist Ken Danby

24 THE 2008 SAFE HOCKEY SUMMITThe 2008 Safe Hockey Summit on the Prevention of Neurotrauma in Hockey

26 TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT!Recipients of our 2007 volunteer awards

27 MAXINE GADDYE,“TEA”RIFFIC VOLUNTEERA salute to a dedicated friend of the CSRO

28 CSRO FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Dear Friend,

We have been very busy at the Canadian Spinal ResearchOrganization (CSRO) since our last publication.

As you will see in this issue, we have increased our fundrais-ing efforts through expanding the Shoot For A Cure cam-paign into the horseracing industry. We are conscious of theneed to bring awareness of neurotrauma to relative sports inorder to help to shape safer more enjoyable activities.

We are excited about our increase in the role of our con-sumers and have taken the time in this edition to profilesome of our many valued volunteers.

Moving into 2008, we expect this to be our best year everthat brings us closer to our goal of a cure and improving thequality of life of those with spinal cord injuries, especiallywith the development of the drug Fampridine-SR.

I invite you to read and learn about the CSRO and hope-fully become a part of our team.

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Ray Wickson became a paraplegic in 1982.Although this was a difficult time in Ray’slife, who had just turned 30, he wasted lit-tle time feeling sorry for himself. Whilehe was at Lyndhurst Rehabilitation Cen-tre, he began to inquire about the possi-bility of finding a cure for paralysis – whathad been done up to this point medically?

He soon learned that since 1945 throughthe 1980’s, there had been little spinal in-jury research done. Previous to 1945, be-fore the advent of penicillin, spinal cordinjuries were often fatal, as victims woulddie of infection.

Ray was stunned by the reaction of themedical field, which carried the basic at-titude that paralysis was permanent. He

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As we move into our 24th year at the Canadian Spinal Research Organization

(CSRO), we tend to reflect on how young the movement of spinal cord re-

search is, while comparing it to other health conditions.

As I have the opportunity to tell the story of the history of the organization and

spinal cord injury research, there is always a recurring theme: The CSRO began

when a few brave souls spoke out and asked, why can’t there be a cure? The

charity was built over 20 years ago on the premise of hope. An unyielding be-

lief that one day, there would be a cure for paralysis.

From the beginning of the movement, the spinal cord injured individual and

their families directed this initiative. I thought I would take this time to talk

about one exceptional consumer that led the charge and still does.

Barry Munro, Chairman, CSRO

By RENÉE WEEKES

Introduction by BARRY MUNRO, CSRO CHAIRMAN

From One There Are Many

Following a spinal cord injury in the early

80s, Ray Wickson was stunned by the medical

field, which carried the basic attitude that

paralysis was permanent. Refusing to be

dismissed, Ray moved forward to become

one of the founding members of the

Canadian Spinal Research Organization.

CSRO RESEARCH

was told to “workwith what you have.”However, he wouldnot be swayed by themindset of others.Ray chuckles, and ina tone that is as de-termined as it was 20years ago, says, “youmay be able to getaway with telling thatto a six-year-old, butnot to me.”

He refused to be dis-missed; he just couldnot fathom that withall of the medical ad-vancements that werebeing made thatsomething couldn’t be done to find a curefor paralysis.

In 1987, Ray connected with the currentChairman of the CSRO, Barry Munro.Barry, who was a patient at Lyndhurst atthe time, banded the other patients to-gether and invited Ray back to Lyndhurstas a guest speaker. However, Lyndhurst re-fused to have Ray as a visitor, as he repre-sented “hope,” and would “ultimatelycreate false optimism for patients”. Barry,as equally determined as Ray, found alter-native methods of getting him access tothe building. That meeting would lay thefoundation for the CSRO.

Initially, operating out of Ray’s house, thecharity generated approximately $25,000in the first few years. Ray, who was used tonegativity from outsiders, began to realizethat there were actually dedicated peopleworking in the clinical and scientific fieldaround the area of spinal research. Duringthe mid 1980’s, Ray met Dr. AndrewBlight, a neuroscientist who began work-ing on the development of what wascalled 4-AP at the time, now known as

F a m p r i d i n e - S R . Dr. Blight eventually pioneered the thera-peutic application ofFampridine-SR in thespinal cord injuredacross Canada andthe United States.

Though it took sevenyears of patience toachieve this goal,the discovery of theFampridine findingswere published inthe Journal of Neuro-

trauma in the late1990s. Ray knew thatthese results meantthat no one could

continue to deny that there was merit inspinal research.

Fast-forwarding to the present, Ray nowsees the shift in attitude that has takenplace over the years. “Doctors who 20 yearsago who were non-believers now have adifferent outlook. They are now involvedin both raising money for spinal researchand conducting the research themselves,”says Ray.

Currently, one of Ray’s jobs is to act as thePresident of Neurological Technologiesfor a company that acts as an advisor tothe CSRO. His vision started over twentyyears ago is being realized. Since then,large advancements have been made inthe field of spinal cord research. He is alsoquick to point out that SCI’s may only af-fect a small population; yet, research nowalso benefits other conditions such as Mul-tiple Sclerosis.

Despite his impressive contribution to thefield, Ray underlines that this has neverbeen just about him.“It’s about ‘we’ not ‘me.’Our strides in research have never beenabout one person, but the collective.”

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FAMPRIDINE-SRUPDATE

On November 30, 2007, AcordaTherapeutics, Inc. announcedthat it has completed enrollmentfor its Phase 3 clinical trial ofFampridine-SR in multiple scle-rosis (MS). The trial is designedto evaluate the safety and efficacyof Fampridine-SR in improvingwalking ability in people with MS.240 patients were enrolled at 39clinical trial sites in the UnitedStates and Canada. The Com-pany expects data from the trialin the second quarter of 2008.

The CSRO has a long-standingpartnership with Acorda, a pub-lic biotechnology company, andthe first group to focus on thedevelopment of therapies to re-store function in individualswith chronic, or long term SCI.

Fampridine has been an integralpart of the research conducted atthe CSRO and Acorda is re-sponsible for championing a drugtherapy in a time when no oneelse would. The CSRO highlyvalues its long time collaborationwith Acorda founder, Dr. RonCohen and Dr. Blight, who isnow the executive vice presidentfor research and development atAcorda.

Stay tuned for great news in 2008about Fampridine!

Despite his impressive contribution to

the field, Ray underlines that spinal

cure research is “about ‘we’ not ‘me.’

Our strides in research have never been

about one person, but the collective.”

By RENÉE WEEKES

that cAMP (a biological molecule foundin the human body), can assist in pre-venting myelin inhibition, as well as helpto increase axonal growth in vivo.

After observing positive effects in the ex-periments with the cAMP molecules, theteam designed a treatment that involvedblending the two aforementioned ap-proaches. The experimental design alsoincluded the implantation of cells intothe lesion cavities of the injured spinalcord. This was done to act as a cellularmatrix, which would help support growthof the axons.

The experiment was conducted at themid-cervical level on the spinal cord, andDr. Tuszynski and his colleagues werethrilled to announce positive results. Thiscombination of treatments yielded con-vincing evidence of axonal bridgingacross the site of the injury (whichspanned a significant distance typicallyranging between 1-2mm). The effective-ness of the amalgamated approach wasdemonstrated; upon removal of any oneof the 3 treatments (stimulation by cAMP,presence of cellular matrix in lesions, ordelivery of growth factors), significantlylimited the extent of growth. These ob-

servations are supported by the findingsof other groups, which support the ideathat combination therapies result in trueaxonal bridging across lesioned areas ofthe spinal cord.

Going forward, the team at the Universityof California – San Diego is looking to in-vestigate ways of ensuring that axons formthe proper connections as they regenerate.This is of great importance, because as ex-citing as evidence of axonal growth is, itwill only result in an increase of functionif the axons reattach correctly.

There are no expectations of discoveringa magic bullet to cure paralysis. It is anachievement that will be the result ofmany contributions from an array ofsources. In the past few decades, theprogress made has been phenomenal. Dr.Tuszynski and his team are on the cuttingedge of research being completed in thisarea today. The completion of each studyat U of C San Diego helps bring them astep closer to restoring function in indi-viduals with a spinal cord injury.

EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENINGin Dr. Tuszynski’s CSRO supported lab atUniversity of California – San Diego. Justthis year, they submitted reports outliningthe success of the multi-faceted approachtaken with regard to the promotion of ax-onal regeneration after a spinal cord in-jury (SCI).

The spinal cord is made up of nerve cellsand the axon is a component of the nervecell along which messages are transmit-ted. The brain sends messages to variousregions of the body - muscles, glands, etc.This is referred to as the efferent neuralpathway. Conversely, sensory organs sendmessages back along the afferent nervesto the brain via the spinal cord. When aperson suffers a spinal cord injury, thenerves are damaged and this process is in-terrupted. Dr. Tuszynski and his researchersare striving to find a way to repair thisdamage and restore the function to thenerves.

One of the ways Dr. Tuszynski’s lab is at-tempting to achieve this is through theirextensive work with neurotrophic factors.More recently however, they have broad-ened their approach and completed workreplicating the results reported by others


A COMBINEDAPPROACHThe CSRO’s research lab at the University

of California–San Diego continues to

make progress in the search for a cure.

By JACQUEL INE COOPER

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CSRO EVENTS

AN EVENT TO BEHOLD!By RENÉE WEEKES

The Canadian Spinal Research Organization (CSRO) would like to spotlightthe efforts of event organizers from both our new and annual events. Theseevents continue to raise vital funds for spinal cure research. Thank you to allof our supporters who are tireless with their dedication to our organization!Here are a few highlighted moments from some of our 2007 events:

• Legends Golf Classic • Legends Hockey Classic• London Knights Shoot For A Cure Night• Norline Golf Tournament• Ottawa Victorian Luncheon • 2nd Annual Raffi Torres Celebrity Golf Classic• Shoeless Joe’s Golf Tournament• Shoppers HomeHealth Care/CSRO Golf Tournament• 16th Annual Spinal Tap Charity Bonspiel• Uni-Select Golf Tournament• Weekend Wailers Golf Tournament

• 28th Annual Rogers Cable Charity Rotary Auction • Alcatel Ottawa Event• Aylesworth Golf Tournament• Bradford Christmas Luncheon• Cabbie On The Street Celebrity Table Tennis Tournament• Chris Beehler Open• Crone Cup• Friends of Al• Johnson & Johnson Hockey Tournament• Ken Allure Rock N’ Wheel• Lacroix Source for Sports Golf Tournament• Legends Fishing Classic

EVENTS THAT SUPPORT THE CSRO ANNUALLY:

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• Aaron Moser Spinal Cord Injury Foundation Golf Tournament

• Blair Morgan Fantasy Camp • Crabby Joe’s Golf Tournament• Enzo Riggi Fundraiser• Rautins-House Celebrity Golf Classic &

Texas Hold’Em Celebrity Dinner Challenge• Steelback Grandprix of Toronto & Steelback Golf

Tournament • Woodbine Jockeys’ & Drivers’ BBQ

FIRST TIME CSRO EVENTS:

The Crone Cup ................................................. March 21, 2008Owen Sound, ON — Another exciting tournament for SFAC!

Blair Morgan Fantasy Camp .............................. April 6-8, 2008Revelstoke, BC — This event to raise awareness and funds forspinal research presents a unique opportunity for sledders to hangout and ride with Blair Morgan who has been billed the greatestand most influential snocross rider of all time.

Johnson & Johnson North American Hockey Cup...May 30-31, 2008Toronto, ON — Johnson & Johnson hits the ice for SFAC!

Weekend Wailers Golf Tournament........................May 9, 2008Nobleton, ON — The Weekend Wailers swing into action onceagain at the Nobleton Lakes Golf Club!

UPCOMING CSRO EVENTS:

Chris McFadden of Capazoo, Toni Miil of 29 Sports and

guests enjoy the Enzo Riggi Golf Tournament uReadyfor the beach in old-fashioned bathing suits from leftto right: Kathleen Charlebois, Linda Upper, Ginny Blair,Donna Loewen, Francine Ledoux, Terri Hooker andJanet Inouye. These ladies received “Best Costume”prizes at the Victorian luncheon. iCSRO Manager of

PHOTOS: qBlair Morgan poses with an event participant

wGeorge Brown volunteers with Leo Rautins at the

Rautins-House Celebrity Texas Hold’Em Dinner Challenge

eRaffi Torres signs memorabilia for SFAC rRyan

Durham, Campaign Chairman of SFAC Curling, with Spinal

Tap Bonspiel participants tRaffi Torres relaxes on the

couch surrounded by celebrity friends y (left to right)

Operations, Wayne Archibald and Trevor Jackson, SFAC

Manager of Accounts with the Shooter Tutor winner at

the Steelback Grandprix oCSRO Chairman, Barry Munro

is presented with a cheque from Chris Beehler aSpinal

Tap Bonspiel 2007 sEvent host, Cabbie Richards of the

Score Network and George Brown volunteer at the

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increasing the donationsfrom 2006’s total of $3,000to 2007’s donation total ofalmost $8,000.

All who participated inthe event have a passionfor hockey, and a generousgiving spirit. By combin-ing the two, everyone wasa winner! Several volunteers were re-cruited to help raise money such as TomBrewer of Alcatel-Lucent, Heather Ouimetof TELUS, and family members thathelped out at the arena.

The CSRO would like to extend specialthanks to Richard Carpentier and MikeMartin from TELUS and Sean Gribbonfrom Alcatel-Lucent for helping in the or-ganization of this event!

A love of hockey and the playoff hockeyfever helped rally players from TELUS,Alcatel-Lucent and Syscom-Consultingto band together in a six game roundrobin hockey tournament to raise moneyfor the Canadian Spinal Research Organ-ization (CSRO) this past May 12th, 2007.

The second annual event saw a boost insupport when TELUS joined the eventthis past year. This allowed the companiesto divert all player entrance fees directly tothe CSRO. Having corporate sponsors suchas TELUS and Alcatel-Lucent enabledthe tournament to grow substantially,

THE 2007 JOHNSON & JOHNSON NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY CUP SHOOTS AND SCORES!

By RENÉE WEEKES

TEAM SPIRIT BOOSTS SUPPORT

HELD IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, fromMay 4th to 5th, 2007 Shoot For A Cure

(SFAC) was proud to be the beneficiaryof the Johnson & Johnson (J&J)

North American Hockey Cupfor another year.

A division of J&J, calledOrtho Clinical Diagnostics

(OCD), hosted the event. Thegroup of 70 participants banded

together and, along with LifeScan,raised over $45,000 in pledges and donations for Shoot For A Cure.

A special element of the tournament was the Buffalo Sabres Alumni hockey game,which featured Sabres veterans Craig Muni, René Robert, Rick Martin, Grant Ledyardand several others. While the top three pledges won the distinct honour of playing withthe Sabres Alumni, the opposing team was comprised of the next 15 highest fundraisers.

A special moment during the pre-game ceremony took place when Nick Korba, the sonof OCD US employee, Holly Korba, dropped the puck. Nick had recently suffered abroken neck, which brought the importance spinal cure research even closer to thehearts of the OCD employees. SFAC looks forward to Nick’s future involvement withthe campaign.

Other event activities, which helped tobring the total amount raised at the eventto a tremendous $90,000, included a raffle,50/50 and silent auction.

By RENÉE WEEKES

SFAC was proud to be the beneficiary of

the 2007 Johnson & Johnson

North American Hockey Cup. Once again,

the event was was a great success raising a

tremendous $90,000 for spinal cord injury

research and awareness.

SFAC would like to thank J&J for theircontinued support, and also recognize thecontribution of key OCD organizers NickLanthier, Elaine Thibodeau (OCD US),Derek Henderson and Carol Porteous.

Hockey fans from across Canada joined theirfavourite Legends of the Game from July 7-12,2007, at the 6th Annual Legends of the GameFishing Classic. The West Coast Resorts’ float-ing lodge off of the northern coast of BritishColumbia was host to this wonderful event onceagain.

Hockey legends John McKenzie, John Bucyk(both Boston Bruins), Denis Potvin (NY Is-landers) Chris King, Rick Vaive (both TorontoMaple Leafs), generously lent their time to thecause, which raised $20,000 for both the HockeyHall of Fame and for Shoot For A Cure.

Another great Legends event that took place this past summer was the Legends ofthe Game Golf Classic on August 14, 2007, which raised over $30,000 for SFACand The Hockey Hall of Fame. Held at The Club at Bond Head, just north ofToronto, the annual event was hosted by former Philadelphia Flyers Captain, KeithPrimeau and presented by title sponsors, Fury and Dunlop.

The highlight of the day was when tournament participants were presented withprestigious NHL awards for their hard work on the course. Guests also had thechance to play with the celebrities in attendance: Jason Ward (Tampa Bay Lightning),Jayna Hefford (Canadian Olympic Hockey Women’s Team), jockey Ray Sabourin,Wojtek Wolski (Colorado Avalanche) and hockey legends Bobby Baun, Ron Ellisand Johnny Bucyk (all former Toronto Maple Leafs).

Shoot For A Cure would like to send a special thanks to Tryad Publishing Inc.,Lorna C. Downs of State Farm Insurance and Geoff and Ann Godden of G&A fortheir support of both of these events.

Visit www.shootforacure.org in the coming weeks for this year’s Legends Golf Classicinformation, which will be taking place on August 13, 2008.

LEGENDS REEL IN AND TEE OFF FOR SHOOT FOR A CURE

On July 5th, 2007, The Club atBond Head hosted the ShoppersHomeHealth Care Golf Tourna-ment, formerly known as theTherapy Supplies/CSRO GolfTournament. Therapy Supplieshas moved into the next phase oftheir business and is now a part ofthe Shoppers HomeHealth Carebrand. With that change, throughthe help of Mike Dorman, wehave extended our relationshipwith Shoppers HomeHealth Care,which has increased the CSRO’ssponsorship opportunities, as wellas access to healthcare merchan-dise providers who attended thetournament.

A successful day on the courseraised upwards of $50,000 for the CSRO. In 2008, the CSROlooks forward to creating a dou-ble shotgun tournament, as thistournament merges the LegendsClassic Golf Tournament. Thisunion will raise the profile ofboth tournaments, with Shop-pers HomeHealth Care playinga major sponsorship role.

The CSRO would like to extendwarm thanks to Mike Dormanfor his continued dedication tohelping the organization.

By RENÉE WEEKES

LEGENDS OF THE GAME EVENT PHOTOS

Top of page: Fans not only enjoyed the company of their favourite Legends of the Game, but superb fishing as well!

Above [left to right]: Tournament host, Keith Primeau and Shoot For A Cure Director of Hockey Operations, Kerry Goulet;(from left) Play It Cool’s Director of Hockey Development, Malcolm Sutherland with Hall of Fame jockey, Sandy Hawleyand Roger’s Sportsnet’s Rob Faulds & Glen Crouter; Event participants show off the catch of the day

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PHOTOS: q In-game action! wPat Quinn, Mark Messier and HHOF Chairman/CEO,Bill Hay eSFAC Chairman, Barry Munro, Paul LaVigne of Source for Sports and HHOF

Chairman/CEO, Bill Hay present a $25,000 cheque to the shoot out winner, Michael Clanton

rLanny McDonald, Darryl Sittler and Tiger Williams t Inductee Ron Francis receives his

HHOF Blazer ySFAC Chairman, Barry Munro drops the puck at the pregame ceremony

uThe newest Hall of Fame inductees pose with their masks iThe Scott Stevens mask


The Source for Sports One of a Kind Charity Mask Auction

This year’s inductees also participated in the Source For SportsOne of a Kind Charity Mask Auction, with all proceeds goingtowards Shoot For A Cure (SFAC).

SFAC partnered with Itech designer Mark Hart, to create the masksas a tribute to the four inductees. Autographed by each of the play-

ers during the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) inductionweekend, the one of a kind masks were available for

bid online on the nhl.com auction web site.

The buyer of each mask will have their nameand the mask that they purchased on display inthe HHOF until November 2008.

Shoot For A Cure would like to thank the entirestaff at the HHOF for their continued support,

including Jeff Denomme, Peter Jagla, Kelly Masse,Jackie Scwhartz and Tyler Wolosewich.

The HHOF partners with Shoot For A Cure throughout the year ona number of events, including the Legends Golf Classic and the LegendsFishing Classic, organized by Geoff and Ann Godden of G&A Events.Both of these events have raised over $25,000 for both SFAC andthe HHOF.

The 2007 Source For Sports Hockey Hall of Fame LegendsClassic & The Hockey Hall of Fame Source for Sports ShootOut Contest

On Sunday, November 11, 2007, four of the NHL’s greatest play-ers Scott Stevens, Mark Messier, Ron Francis and Al MacInnisand the newest inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame participatedin the Source For Sports Hockey Hall of Fame LegendsClassic at the Air Canada Centre.

The building was filled with a sense of excitement,as more than 12,000 fans came to watch formerNHL players Wendel Clark, Paul Coffey, DarrylSittler and Michel Goulet in a game that featuredthe Expansion Legends vs. the Original 6 Legends.

Fans also enjoyed the presentation of the OfficialHockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) Honoured MemberBlazer to the four new inductees, as well as watchingfive finalists of the HHOF’s summer-long Source For SportsShoot Out contest compete for the chance to win $25,000 incash. The Hockey Hall of Fame Source for Sports Shoot Outcontest raised over $16,000 for the Shoot For A Cure (SFAC)campaign this past summer.

Special thanks to Xentel Inc. and Cathy Sproule for their assis-tance at this year’s Legends Classic and for helping to createawareness of the campaign. Over the last four years, Xentel hashelped to raise over $200,000 for Shoot For A Cure and theHHOF.

We would like to thank the Hockey Hall of Fame for their continued partnership with the Shoot For A Cure campaign.

Hockey Hall of Fame on Its Game!By RENÉE WEEKES

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SFAC HOCKEY

Shoot For A Cure Hockeyis looking for new Ambassadors!

Have you sustained a spinal cord injurywhile playing hockey? Are you interested inbecoming part of the team?

We are looking for people to become a vital part of our programs and campaigns who are comfortable with public speaking and representing Shoot For A Cure at a variety of events.

To participate, please contact Lisa Laviolette at 1-800-361-4004 ext. 225 or at [email protected]


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FRIENDS OF THE CSRO

PHOTOS: qAaron presents SFAC with proceeds from his

annual golf tournament wCSRO Chairman, Barry Munro;

CSRO Research Chair, Anita Kaiser; Dr. Shucui Jiang and

Aaron eAaron & his mom Darlene

As I sat down to write this article aboutAaron Moser, I struggled. I had the basicoutline of Aaron’s story: Edmonton native,checked from behind during a juniorhockey game in 1998, leaving him a c5-6quadriplegic; started the Aaron MoserSpinal Cord Injury Foundation. But Iwanted to know more than those basicfacts. When I discovered that Aaron wouldbe in Toronto visiting the CSRO researchlab at McMaster University, I looked for-ward to the opportunity to meet him.

During the trip to McMaster, I realizedthat despite suffering a life altering acci-dent, Aaron refuses to let his conditiondefine him. It is clear that the relationshipthat he shares with his mother, Darlene, isone of the keys to his positive attitude.When Darlene is asked how life changedfor Aaron and their family after the acci-dent, she comments, “You just adjust. Wekept moving forward. Aaron was neverdepressed; he just picked up where he leftoff the next day. And for me, I can’t han-dle dark and gloomy, I’m a happy person,and that’s the type of environment I wantedto encourage.” Darlene also makes it clearthat while she supports her son, “I’m notsacrificing my life for him, it’s just a dif-ferent way of life.”

Immediately following his accident, Aaronreceived support from the local community,

as citizens rallied around him, helping tofound the Aaron Moser Spinal Cord In-jury Foundation. Initially, the foundationfocused on supporting Aaron’s rehabilita-tion costs, however Aaron quickly learnedthat the monetary support was second tothe emotional support he gained from thecommunity. After Aaron’s needs weremet, the foundation began to raise fundsfor spinal cord research and, ultimately,aimed to find a cure for paralysis.

Friendly and charismatic, he is a true leaderin the Edmonton community, often sharinghis experiences through talks with localminor hockey associations. Upon meetinghim, I was struck by his sense of humour.He kept everyone laughing during the visitto McMaster, including Dr. Shucui Jiang,a researcher at the McMaster lab. Aaronplayfully made a personal promise to Dr.Jiang: “When you find a cure, I’m sendingyou on a vacation.”

Shoot For A Cure (SFAC) would like tothank Aaron and his foundation for theircontribution to the campaign. Not onlydid he direct $15,000 in proceeds fromthe 8th Annual Aaron Moser Spinal CordInjury Foundation golf tournament, healso donated an additional $25,000 toSFAC during his trip to Toronto. “It is sonice to be affiliated with an organizationwhere you have the opportunity to see the

NEVER SAY NEVER In this issue of CSRO Magazine,

we profile Edmonton native,

Aaron Moser, a source of true

inspiration in the search for a cure.

direct impact of your donation,” Aaroncommented.

In so many ways, he is just like any 20-something year old – he loves poker, andhis favourite vacation destination is LasVegas. He participates in an NFL pooland is an avid Facebook user. Yet, Aaronis anything but typical, being a regularguest on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canadaand being on a first name basis withWayne Gretzky.

Barry Munro strongly believes, “Aaron isa shining example of how one person’spassion to make a difference can motivateothers to do the same. He is a young, vi-brant spirit who doesn’t ponder what he’slost, but instead channels his energy intofinding a cure for paralysis for himself andmillions of others. We look forward to de-veloping our partnership with him and hisfoundation.”

Aaron has an unwavering belief in find-ing a cure for spinal cord injury. He canserve as an inspiration to anyone – notjust someone who has a spinal cord injury,but all of us. Aaron is bold to say that hewill get out of his chair one day and pro-claims this with no hesitation.

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Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG), and SFAC volunteer,Chris Lomon, to bring together the horse racing industry withone of his favourite charities.

It is 5:30 a.m. The Shoot For A Cure (SFAC) office doesn’t openfor the next couple of hours, but a few members of the SFACstaff are already up and eager to get their morning started. Thegroup meets at the backstretch at Woodbine Racetrack, in Eto-bicoke, Ontario, to visit “Shoot For A Cure,” the horse that wasrecently named after their campaign by prominent Woodbinetrainer, Laurie Silvera. One SFAC staff member, who has re-cently begun volunteering her own personal time at the racetrack, breathes in the early morning air and grins, as she feeds“Shoot For A Cure” a few sugar mints.

Walking around the backstretch offers the chance to delve intothe tightly niched world of horse racing. For the thousands ofvisitors to Woodbine everyday, this is a hidden community thatfew ever have the opportunity to see. Both jokes and war storiesare shared between the training staff and jockeys. There are someawe-inspiring stories of jockeys who have taken falls, sustainedsome terrible injuries, and fearlessly returned to riding as soon aspossible. There are some other stories, however, heart wrench-ing tales of accidents where riders have been injured, and werenever able to walk again. These are the stories that prompted

This relationship blossomed when Chris invited SFAC staff toWoodbine Racetrack and introduced them to one of Woodbine’stop jockeys, “Rocket” Ray Sabourin. Ray felt particularly moti-vated to become involved, “When you are going 40 mph on aThoroughbred, it is inevitable that there will sometimes be ac-cidents. It is an unfortunate, yet unavoidable risk of this sport.With that said, it is something that needs to be addressed andSFAC is helping to do that by funding research that searches fora cure for paralysis. Ultimately, it just fits,” Ray comments.


By RENÉE WEEKES

IT’S OFF TO THE RACES!Shoot For a Cure excitedly teams up with Woodbine Entertainment Group to launch Shoot For A Cure Horse Racing.

Barry Munro, Chairman of the Canadian Spinal Research Organization,

believes, “It is imperative to recognize that the athletes, from each

of their respective fields, comprise the backbone of our campaign.

Without their support and dedication, accomplishing our goals

would be impossible. We at Shoot For A Cure are incredibly excited

to work with both the jockeys and the drivers.

SFAC HORSERACING

The evening of August 7, 1996 was sup-posed to be like any other race night, butas Jack Lauzon has learned from the raceworld, you can’t predict upsets. Jack, aQueen’s Plate winner in 1988 and 1994,as well as being named athlete of the yearin his hometown of Welland, Ontario,


THE TOUGHEST RIDE OF HIS LIFEBy RENÉE WEEKES & JACQUELINE URAM

had no idea that this particular ride wouldchange his life forever. During a race thatnight, the horse he was riding clipped thehorse in front of him, causing him to bethrown from the saddle and trampled bythe horse behind him.

Jack woke up in the hospital the followingmorning being unsure of what happened,calling out for his wife who was waitingoutside. Doctors informed him that hehad fractured his vertebrae between c5-7

and was within millimeters of severing hisspinal cord. Jack knew how serious and lifealtering this injury could be, but he wasdetermined to walk again, no matter whatothers told him.

When he started rehabilitation he couldnot walk. Since his spinal cord hadn’tbeen severed, he knew that there was achance that rehabilitation could help himwalk again. Knowing the next few months

Saturday, July 7, 2007, marked the launchof Shoot For A Cure Horse Racing. BothThoroughbred and Standardbred racingjoined forces to help raise funds and aware-ness for SFAC at Woodbine Racetrack.

This was the first time that the jockeysand drivers have united to support a char-itable cause. Jim Whelan, President of theOntario Harness Association, comments,“Anytime that the horseracing community

comes together in such a positive way, itcan lead to nothing but good things forthe sport and the industry as a whole.”

WEG, who is known for their charitablegiving, has joined the jockeys and driversin support of the campaign. WEG was thetitle sponsor of the Jockeys’ & Drivers’ BBQwhich was held on September 11, 2007.Hundreds of members of the Woodbinecommunity came together, including cor-porate and training staff to support theevent. Not held for the past two years, theevent raised $40 000, with proceeds ben-efiting SFAC and the Avelino GomezFoundation. Guests enjoyed watching theirfavourite jockey’s ride the mechanical bull,participating in a spirited live auction andalso had the chance to take pictures withthe prestigious NHL Conn Smythe, Hartand King Clancy trophies that were pro-vided by the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Barry Munro, Chairman of the CanadianSpinal Research Organization, believes,“It is imperative to recognize that the ath-letes, from each of their respective fields,comprise the backbone of our campaign.Without their support and dedication, ac-complishing our goals would be impossible.We at Shoot For A Cure are incrediblyexcited to work with both the jockeys andthe drivers. When surrounded by such pas-sionate, dedicated people, the sky is thelimit for what you can accomplish.”

Story continued on page 18…

Shoot For A Cure the horse poses with WEG and SFACShoot For A Cure the horse poses with WEG and SFAC


were important to his future, Jack workedhard mentally and physically to regainmovement. He remembers this as the mostemotional experience he has ever beenthrough. “At many times I felt like a smallinfant who was dependent on everyonearound me, and before I could walk Ineeded to learn to crawl,” he comments.

Like everything else Jack sets his mind to,he achieves it – he proved doctors wrong

and began to walk again. Returning insome capacity to the sport he loved, hebecame a jockey agent. However, he feltas though he was on the outside lookingin, as he was unable to ride anymore.

At a friend’s farm in 1999, Jack mounteda horse for the first time since his acci-dent. Two years later, in May of 2001, herode the horse Be Prosperous to victory.Jack believes, “Success is determined by

those who prove the impossible, possible.”

As he continues racing, he is now regardedas a mentor to younger jockeys. Jack provesthat hard work and a no quit attitude arethe keys to success. These qualities havehelped him excel to elite levels, made himinto the incredible individual that he hasbecome, and will lead him to the nextstages of victory. Jack Lauzon will acceptnothing less.

PHOTOS: qSFAC volunteers pose with Woodbine staff and Woodbine jockeys and driv-

ers wGuests display pictures of themselves with coveted NHL awards that were onsite

eHall of Fame jockey, Sandy Hawley shares a story rWoodbine representative and

jockey Ray Sabourin present a cheque to Barry Munro of the CSRO tQueen’s Plate winner,

Emma Jayne Wilson rides the mechanical bull yRyan Durham, SFAC Curling Campaign Chair

and Sandy Hawley uParticipants enjoyed a fun filled evening iThe Sidney Crosby jersey

created a buzz at the live auction

WOODBINE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP’S JOCKEYS’ & DRIVERS’ BBQWoodbine Entertainment Group’s Jockeys’ & Drivers’ BBQ cel-ebrated the creation of the Canadian Spinal Research Organi-zation’s newest campaign, Shoot For A Cure Horse Racing.Members of the Woodbine and Shoot For A Cure communitiesunited for a fun filled evening!

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Have you heard about an inter-esting and unusual way of help-ing us achieve our goal offinding a cure for paralysis?

If you are reading this magazine, it is likely because youhave supported the Canadian Spinal Research Organization(CSRO) in the past. While we would like to take this op-portunity to thank you for your generous support, we wouldalso like to share with you an alternate method of helpingus raise money for our research projects. Donations can nowbe made to the Canadian Spinal Research Organizationthrough Shoppers Optimum PointsTM.

The CSRO continues to be a part of the Shoppers OptimumPointsTM Donation Program, which means that if you are aShoppers Optimum MemberTM you can choose to donateyour Shoppers Optimum PointsTM to us.

Donating your Optimum Points to the CSRO is easy: sim-ply visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/donate and follow theinstructions.

We are extremely pleased with the generosity individualshave shown through this program in the past! However, wewould still love to see the program grow!

By donating your Optimum Points to the Canadian SpinalResearch Organization, you will be helping our fundraisingefforts. The CSRO redeems donated Optimum Points inany Shoppers Drug Mart Store in order to purchase itemsthat are used as prizes at our fundraising events. This helpsreduce event costs, thus resulting in more money whichcan, in turn, be used to support spinal research projects.

What if you are not a Shoppers Optimum MemberTM? Noproblem! The enrollment procedure is simple! All the nec-essary forms are available at www.shoppersdrugmart.ca, aswell as in any Shoppers Drug Mart store, located acrossCanada.

With so many people working so hard, the dream of find-ing a cure for paralysis will one day be a reality. Donatingyour Shoppers Optimum PointsTM is just one more way youcan help bring us one step closer! You are just a few clicksaway!

If you have any questions regarding this program, contactus at 905-508-4000 or toll free at 1-800-361-4004.

Optimum Points!OPTIMUM SUPPORT…

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WRENCHES 50KSPINAL TAP CHARITY BONSPIEL

TO HELP THE CSRO FIGHT PARALYSIS

CSRO EVENTS


By RYAN DURHAM

Gold Medal champion Chris Daw, 1998 Olympic Silver MedallistGeorge Karrys, two-time World Champion and Hall-of-FamerEd “The Wrench” Werenich, Rogers Sportsnet personality RobFaulds, and two athletes featured in the 2007 Women of CurlingFundraising Calendar, Leigh Armstrong and Chrissy Cadorin.

The 100 participants were treated to two games of curling, fol-lowed by a dinner and dance. Thousands of dollars in prizes weregiven out from such sponsors as VIA Rail, Maple Leaf Sports andEntertainment, The Cut Above Landscaping, Asham Ontarioand The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company.

A few special presentations were also made during the eveningfestivities. Chrissy Cadorin, who finished fourth at this year’sOntario women’s provincial championship, presented half theproceeds from her calendar appearance to Shoot For A Cure.

Ed Werenich, who has appeared in 18 men’s provincials in hiscurling career, made a special presentation to Thornhill membersRob and Steve Lobel.

After 20 years of effort, the Lobel brothers finally qualified for2008 provincial, which started February 4, 2008 in Kitchener.Werenich’s monologue compared their success to that of themain character in the movie “The 40 Year Old Virgin”, and hadthe room in hysterics.

There were also some tremendous fund-raising efforts by manyof the participants, as $13,000 in pledges were received. Leadingthe way again were Al Warren, $3,200 raised, and Sharon An-derson, $1,900 raised. A special thanks to John Milne, who wasonly able to attend the dinner/dance, but still contributed $3,200.

Event organizer, Ryan Durham who is quadriplegic as a result ofa diving accident in 1990, says, “The support I’ve received forthe event seems to grow every year. Whether it’s prize contribu-tions, new participants, or new corporate sponsors like The Do-minion Of Canada, there’s new success every time. I want tothank everyone who was part of this event. I’m already lookingahead to next year.”

Curling and charity were the big winners as Thornhill CountryClub played host to the Dominion Of Canada Spinal Tap Char-ity Bonspiel on February 2, 2008.

The 24-team event raised $50,000 for Shoot For A Cure Curl-ing, a campaign of the Canadian Spinal Research Organizationthat is dedicated to funding spinal cord injury research and thepromotion of wheelchair curling, the world’s fastest-growing Par-alympic winter sport.

The windfall more than doubled last year’s amount of moniesraised, and brought the 17-year grand total to $250,000.

Big names from the world of curling included 2006 Paralympic

To learn more about this event, please visit www.shootforacure.org.

Tremendous fund-raising efforts by corporate sponsorsand participants made this 2008 event a great success!


FRIENDS OF THE CSRO

“The idea for this painting resulted from my

return to playing recreational hockey…

The painting was never intended to represent

a particular player but simply the

personification of a goalie.”

– Danby on his famous painting, At the Crease

The death of Ken Danby on September 23, 2007, shocked Canadians across the country.Ken Danby was a renowned Canadian artist, and one of the country’s most promi-nent realist painters.

Ken is best known for his 1972 painting At the Crease, showing a masked hockeygoalie. Ken recently became a friend of Shoot For A Cure (SFAC) when he was ap-proached to design a mask for their annual mask auction program in 2006. A pro-fessional NHL Itech mask was provided to Ken in April, and Danby spent most of thesummer working to complete his creation. The organization had no idea that Danbywould in fact recreate his most famous painting, At the Crease.

When Ken was asked about his mask design, he commented, “It didn’t take long forme to realize what I would do. The problem was in the doing. It’s a difficult task torecreate such a familiar image on a three dimensional object like the mask. But, it wasa challenge I was pleased to meet to contribute to Shoot For A Cure.”

The mask was one of the highest grossing mask’s to date, selling for just over $17,000.Danby also touched SFAC with the time that he dedicated to promote the mask auc-tion, appearing on numerous radio, television and print media interviews.

A memorial service, “A Celebration of the Life of Ken Danby”, was held in Guelph,Ontario on October 10, 2007. The service was attended by hundreds, which was atestament to how much Ken was adored by his family, friends and fans.

By RENÉE WEEKES

A Portrait of Generosity

Thank You Ellis & Archer!

RISE AND SHINE WITH THE ELLIS & ARCHER SHOW WEEKDAY MORNINGS FROM 5:30 TO 10 ON KX96 THE NEW COUNTRY FM!

The CSRO would like to thank the Ellis & Archer Morning Show on KX96, for their continuedsupport of the CSRO and the Shoot For A Cure campaign.

Carolyn Ellis and Jerry Archer, who have been keeping listeners tuned in for the past 10 years, host the show, which airs weekday mornings on the New Country FM, KX96. Both hosts, who are very involved in community initiatives, are huge hockey fans and often contribute to the success of the Shoot For A Cure campaign through their live on-air hockey memorabilia auctions.The popular morning show also raises awareness through frequently urging listeners to support the Canadian Spinal Research Organization in order to fund spinal cure research.


PARTNERSHIPShoot For A Cure (SFAC) is proud to announce the expansion of their partnership with Shoeless Joe’s,

the popular sports themed casual dining restaurants located throughout Ontario.

SHOELESS JOE’S has partnered with SFACover the past four years on numerous initiatives.SFAC recently received $10,000 in proceedsfrom the annual Shoeless Joe’s Golf Tournamenton June 27, 2007 at The Club at Bond Head.

Shoeless Joe’s will continue to support the cam-paign in 2008, with the launch of a new program,which will see a portion of proceeds from the saleof every juice and soft drink sale at each locationdirected to SFAC.

SFAC will also be featured in two other ShoelessJoe’s promotions, which include encouragingguests to purchase SFAC paper pucks, as well asdonating a portion of the proceeds of the sale ofeach item on one of the restaurant’s featuremenus.

These new initiatives, in addition to the annualgolf tournament, will help to raise a projected$100,000 for spinal cure research. To find yournearest Shoeless Joe’s Restaurants, please visitwww.shoelessjoes.ca.

Proceeds from every

soft drink and juice sale at

SHOELESS JOE’S

will be directed to

SHOOT FOR A CURE!

Visit SHOELESS JOE’S

and purchase a

SHOOT FOR A CURE

paper puck to help fund

spinal cure research!Proceeds from the annual

SHOELESS JOE’S Golf Tournament

will once again benefit

SHOOT FOR A CURE in 2008!

SHOELESS JOE’S and SHOOT FOR A CURE INITIATIVES

A portion of the proceeds of the

sale of each item on one of the

SHOELESS JOE’S

feature menus will be donated to

SHOOT FOR A CURE!


What can we do for you?Shoot For A Cure will provide you witha fundraising kit containing tickets and

the autographed jersey you require.(1,000 tickets per jersey ordered)

How does the Raffle Program work?

For each jersey your team raffles, werequire a donation of $1,000 of

the proceeds to go to our Shoot For A Cure Campaign.

If each player sells 2 booklets of tickets at local stores, family functions

and/or businesses, you can raise $4,000 for your team.

(based on 40 booklets with 25 tickets)

Who Wins?We all do! You not only raise money foryour team and Shoot For A Cure, youalso have a new way of fundraising.

We would like to introduce you to aRaffle Program that has proven to

be a successful fundraiser.

Selling 1,000 tickets at $5.00

will raise a total of $5,000

How do I find out more?Contact Wayne Archibald for details

at 1-800-361-4004 ext. 226

or [email protected]

WWW.SHOOTFORACURE.ORG

SHOOT FOR A CURE CAN ADD AN EXCITING ELEMENT TO YOUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS!

SHOOT FOR A CURE CAN ADD AN EXCITING ELEMENT TO YOUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS!

By RENÉE WEEKES


gaging, educating and devising an actionplan for “risk managers” such as frontlinehealthcare providers, minor hockey asso-ciations, rehabilitation centers, trainersand psychologists at the summit.

Toronto neurosurgeon and former presi-dent of ThinkFirst, Dr. Charles Tator, isthe co-chair of the event alongside BarryMunro. “It is great to get the hockey com-munity together to develop strategies tocounteract the significant injuries that stilloccur in hockey, especially head and spinalcord injuries. Although progress has beenmade, we must do more,” says Dr. Tator.

The one-day summit will explain the latestexpertise surrounding SCI and concus-sions in hockey, the state and rules of thegame, the role of the media and system-atic changes and prevention strategies.

The latest research indicates that the firstconcussion or hit isn’t always as damag-ing as is the ensuing injury from the playerreturning to play prior to full recovery. Asa result of this, information such as returnto play guidelines are imperative to ensurethe safety of the player.

Understanding the state of the game ofhockey in terms of its culture, rules, poli-cies and politics is key so that the con-tributing factors leading to spinal cord

The reality is that hockey, Canada’s mostloved sport, carries with it, like most sports,the risk of injury. Due to the nature of thegame, players are especially vulnerable tospinal cord injury (SCI) and concussions.

As leaders in the area of research and pre-vention of neurotraumatic injury, theCanadian Spinal Research Organization(CSRO) has partnered with the OntarioNeurotrauma Foundation (ONF), and theThinkFirst Foundation of Canada, to bringtogether expert speakers in the fields ofconcussion and SCI; including top doctors,former NHL hockey players, media per-sonalities, and those living with SCI’s.The 2008 Safe Hockey Summit will takeplace on June 11, 2008, at The HockeyHall of Fame in Toronto.

The summit carries the message thathockey is a great game, but what is thebest method to manage concussions andSCI’s, and moreover, how should these in-juries be prevented?

Chairman of the CSRO, Barry Munro,believes, “With the continued media cov-erage of concussions and spinal injury inhockey, there’s no longer time to wasteidentifying that there is a problem, it’s timethat we start to do something about it.”

The CSRO will address this issue by en-

To find out more about the 2008 SafeHockey Summit, please contact Renée Weekesat 1-800-361-4004 ext. 232 or via email [email protected].

The CSRO hosts the 2008 SafeHockey Summit: The Prevention of Neurotrauma in Hockey, withthe support of the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

CSRO EVENTS

injuries and concussions can be addressed.

The attention will be focused on the areaof minor hockey, as implementing theselearned practices from a young age willthereby prevent more injuries in the fu-ture. Also, in keeping with the focus ofprevention and children at the summit,the CSRO’s much anticipated skill en-hancement program, Play It Cool™ willbe officially launched during the event.The program equips minor hockey play-ers with knowledge and skills to increasetheir safety on the ice and to enhancetheir abilities as players.

Dr. William Montelpare, and the directorof hockey development for the program,Malcolm Sutherland, developed Play ItCool™ at Lakehead University. Dr. Mon-telpare is currently leading an interdisci-plinary research project aimed at creating anewer, safer approach to playing the gameof hockey. The study is expected to helpresearchers understand the mechanism ofbrain injuries, and more specifically, howconcussions impact hockey players.

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FRIENDS OF THE CSRO

TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT!The success of our organization could not be possible without the contribution of our volunteers. The

Canadian Spinal Research Organization honours Ray Sabourin and Chris Lomon with the 2007 Ralph

Spafadore Memorial Volunteer Recognition Award.

Horse Racing campaign. He has welcomedSFAC into the Woodbine community, andhas dedicated his time to the developmentof SFAC Horse Racing. Ray played a majorrole in organizing the Shoot For A CureHorse Racing launch party and the Wood-bine Entertainment Group’s Jockeys’ &Drivers’ Barbeque, which raised over$30,000 for SFAC and the Avelino GomezFoundation.

Ray’s contribution has led to the unifica-tion of both the jockeys and the drivers, asSFAC Horseracing marks the first time thatthe jockeys and drivers have come togetherto support an initiative.

“Rocket” Ray Sabourin, one of WoodbineRace Track’s top jockeys, has quickly be-come a member of the Shoot For A Cure(SFAC) family. A respected member of thehorse racing community for the past 20years, Ray is a board member of the AvelinoGomez Foundation, a director of the Cana-dian Racing Hall of Fame and President ofthe Jockey’s Benefit Association of Canada.

After being introduced to the SFAC cam-paign early in 2007, Ray has been particu-larly instrumental in implementing apartnership between Woodbine Entertain-ment Group and SFAC, which has led tothe launch of the new Shoot For A Cure

RAY SABOURIN

As an NHLPA writer, a member of theWoodbine Entertainment Group (WEG)media department, and active supporter ofShoot For A Cure, Chris Lomon has seenthe growth of the Shoot For A Cure Hockeycampaign over the past several years. Chrishas penned several articles for the CSROMagazine, profiling the contributions ofseveral NHL players to SFAC. Chris hasnever hesitated to be involved with anyfacet of the campaign.

By RENÉE WEEKES

His ongoing involvement with SFAC Hockeysparked a vision. Being aware of the preva-lence of spinal cord injuries in not onlyhockey, but also horse racing, he wondered ifthe horse racing industry could also benefitfrom working in conjunction with such acampaign. Chris was the driving force be-hind the inception of SFAC Horse Racing,helping to foster the relationship betweenSFAC, Woodbine jockey, Ray Sabourin, andthe rest of the WEG family.

CHRIS LOMON


which resulted in him becoming a quadri-plegic; it was Maxine’s idea to hold a Victo-rian luncheon to raise money for the CSRO.

With previous experience organizing Vic-torian teas in the Freelton area, Maxinebegan to co-host the luncheons at theFraser home with Jean and Richard. Max-ine, who makes several trips to Stittsville,Ontario during the year in preparation forthe event, owns an extensive collectionof Early American pressed glass, and chinateapots and saucers. Maxine generouslylends this collection to the luncheons,adding a touch of authenticity and an airof elegance to each event.

Maxine, a great organizer and fund-raiserhelped the Victorian luncheon to raiseover $34,000 over the past two years forthe CSRO.

Thank you, Maxine! It is the efforts ofvolunteers like you that continue to pro-pel the CSRO towards finding a cure forparalysis.

The Canadian Spinal Research Organiza-tion (CSRO) would like to formally apol-ogize for omitting the contribution ofMaxine Gaddye in the spring 2007 issueof the CSRO Magazine. Maxine was therecipient of the 2006 Ralph SpadaforeMemorial Volunteer Award, with co-win-ners Richard and Jean Fraser.

Residing in Freelton, Ontario, Maxine hasbeen instrumental in the success of the Vic-torian luncheons to raise funds in supportof spinal cord injury research for severalyears. Maxine and Jean Fraser have shareda friendship for over 40 years. After Jean’shusband, Richard, suffered a spinal injury,

For several years, Maxine Gaddye has been instrumental in propelling the CSRO towards finding a cure for paralysis.

Maxine Gaddye,“Tea”riffic VolunteerBy RENÉE WEEKES

PHOTOS: qBev Sparks, Carol Greenway, Beth Caldwell,

Dianne Tupper and Freda Murray dressed in period costume

for the CSRO Victorian luncheon at the Frasers wLadies

from Bradford at a Victorian tea eMaxine Gaddye, right,

co-host of the Victorian luncheon presents a prize in the

“Best Hat” category to 92-year old Shirley Buchanan, of

Ottawa, who is wearing her mother’s hat. rLylia Culbert

and Helen Gilmore dressed to the nines in Victorian style

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The Canadian Spinal Research Organization would like to thank the many dedicated volunteers whose tireless efforts and unflagging generosity support our journey of finding a cause for paralysis.

Through their help, we have been able to fund pioneering research projects for over two decades!


FINANCIAL POSITION (For the year ended December 31, 2006)

2006 ($) 2005 ($)

ASSETS

Current

Cash $42,442 $55,340

Accounts Receivable 154,514 136,885

Investment tax credits recoverable – –

Due from subsidiary – –

Prepaid expenses 10,022 7,095

Inventory 2,535 4,289

Other Investments 0 865

Capital Assets 12,241 12,347

$221,754 $216,821

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

Current

Bank indebtedness 14,440 19,000

Accounts payable and acrued liabilities 109,849 234,554

Loans payable 135,891 101,826

Net Assets (Deficiency)

Invested in capital assets 12,241 12,347

Detained (50,667) (150,906)

(38,426) 138,559

2006 ($) 2005 ($)

REVENUE

Donations and Memberships

General $76,045 $27,412

Corporate and foundations 140,841 130,344

Fundraising Activities 981,182 1,267,247

Break open ticket lotteries 218,274 287,366

Local Chapters 170,635 184,995

Training Grants 7,750 7,152

Other Income 125,985 45,194

1,720,712 1,949,710

EXPENDITURES

Research 420,937 525,680

Fundraising 564,832 799,232

Break open ticket lotteries 146,776 192,415

Prevention and public awareness 362,520 443,892

Support services 125,514 140,281

1,620,579 2,101,500

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over

expenses before the undernoted item 100,133 (151,790)

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over 100,133 (151,790)

expenditures

$260,180 $355,380

$221,754 $216,821

CSRO ANNUAL REPORT

CSRO Financial SummaryThe financial summary for year 2006 shows an improvement from the previous year. While total revenue for 2006 slightlydecreased, we met our goal of decreasing expenses in all areas, which is a challenge for every charity.

Our goal for the upcoming year is to increase our revenue stream, with the addition of new partnerships and programs. Aswell, we will continue to aim at keeping fundraising expenses and costs down and to increase our contribution to researchand prevention and awareness programs.

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