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Megan’s Cupcake Heaven for Grandma Jane
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Young Megan Day surveys some of the 400 cupcakes she baked with her mother, Kerry, in a Canadian Cancer Society fundraiser in memory of Megan’s grandmother, Jane Moore. Story, page 3.
Full house for ‘Men of Hope’ By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
A charity poker challenge brought out celebrities and a packed house for the Men of Hope’s fundraiser on Saturday evening at Aldergrove Legion. A final tally on funds raised was estimated at $25,000. Event co-organizers Andy Bhatti and Lee Ferrill were stoked with enthusiasm and gratitude for the countless contributions that night. The Men of Hope, founded in 2010, is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising public awareness through public speaking, community charity events, advocacy and education surrounding childhood victimization (see website: www.menofhope.ca). Twenty-nine year old Ferrill, the founder of the Men of Hope, is a motivational speaker, facilitator and therapist based in Ontario. As a survivor of childhood victimization, Ferrill continues to be a strong advocate for survivors of childhood victimization. “This is not an issue of gender.
This is an issue of humanity. While Hall of Fame goalie Johnny Bower, statistics indicate that one in five Gino Odjick, Steve Passmore, John boys and one in three girls are sexu- Craighead, Marco Iannuzzi and ally victimized before the age of 16 in Graham Wardle. Canada, in my opinion one in three Andrew Bhatti is Men of Hope’s children are victims of sexual vio- event co-ordinator. lence. Child predators are not gender As a survivor of childhood victimspecific, however, they are specific ization himself, Bhatti was inspired to the vulnerability of children,” said by Men of Hope a couple of years ago Ferrill. and joined them in the “It’s extremely diffieffort to raise awareness cult to talk about it but for both male and female it’s necessary. If it’s not survivors. talked about that gives “I am lucky to be alive,” pedophiles power because Bhatti told the crowd, they prey on silence,” said as he described being Ferrill. molested from age nine to Ferrill expressed 14, using heroin from age thanks for the “phenom14, spending eight years enal support” by countin jail and overdosing 12 less donors as well as the times. Lee Ferrill, Men of celebrities who turned up “I’ve been clean since Hope founder for the event. I was 26. When I said Major donors included ‘where do I go to get help?’ I met Lee Aldergrove Legion for providing the (Ferrill). I learned that getting high to hall free of charge, Pastime Sports & block the pain does not work.” Games and We Do Recover Towing. Funds and donations from A number of star athletes and Saturday’s event go to B.C. Society actors were there to sign autographs for Survivors of Male Sexual Abuse, a and play poker, including Hockey non-profit society established to pro-
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Men of Hope Charity Poker Challenge organizer Andy Bhatti (left) with Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Johnny Bower and Pastime Sports & Games president Ken Richardson, at the Aldergrove Legion hall, Saturday evening. Bhatti and Men of Hope founder Lee Ferrill (inset photo) brought the crowd to a standing ovation with their personal stories of childhood abuse. The organization fights against the scourge of childhood sexual exploitation (see website: www.menofhope.ca). vide therapeutic services for males who have been sexually abused at
some time in their lives (see website: http://bc-malesurvivors.com).
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