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stux jason collin inspires the crowd at mcneil benefit while the toronto maple leafs were jostling for position with the chicago black hawks in the windy city last saturday night i was having my faith in humanity as well as the fact of my advancing years reinforced at the rec centre in stouffville the occasion was the second annual challenge cup benefit hockey night the idea grew out of the desire on the part of hockey people in stouffville and uxbridge to do something posi tive to honor the memory of the late dan mcneil the stouffville teen who was tragically killed in a car accident on his way home from playing in an uxbridge bruins hockey game in october 1992 with all proceeds of the night being directed to the childrens wish foundation in dans memory the foundation saw it fitting to send a child who had benefitted from the generosity of those who had contributed to the charity in the past they chose jason collin a nineyearold newmarket resi dent jason represented the organization dropping the puck for the opening faceoff jasons story is one of heartache and hope at the age of seven it was discovered he had welladvanced kidney can cer he lost a kidney and a lung not to mention a lot of weight and ultimately the better part of his self esteem but two years later still only nine years of age jason is half way along the tenuous road to from where i live bruce stapley recovery he has been in remis sion two years now and accord ing to his mother rita he has three more years to go before hes considered in the clear in the meantime he must under go tests every two and a half months like many children whove had their carefree innocence shattered by cancer jasons wish was to go to disney world to try to somehow make up in a couple of weeks what had been stolen from him thanks to the childrens wish foundation he was sent to disney world and on a cruise on the disney big red boat last june rita said that while her son had to put off the adventure twice due to illness it was well worth the wait she said it has contributed to the overall process that has helped her son regain his self esteem as well as some of the pounds he shed during his ill ness she used adjectives like amazing to describe jasons recovery and beyond words to say how much the foundation had helped over the past few months jason his mom an dad and his 12yearold brother patrick have represented the charity at various functions to express their gratitude its been a long bitter strug gle admitted rita her sons anger which had festered with in him for so long is gradually diminishing and if the good luck enjoyed by jason and his brother at the draw held at the challenge cup event is any indication it just may be that the collin family is experiencing a long overdue swing in their fortunes jasons ticket was pulled in the draw for a pittsburgh steel- ers football helmet tshirt and cap while patrick was the win ner of a hockey jersey donated by stouffville resident and new york islanders player keith acton it was the second time in sev eral months the pair had enjoyed such luck as they were also big winners at a draw held by a newmarket hair salon last fall and while the events at sat urdays big night left me buoy ant with optimism the bubble quickly burst for me when i asked jason if i could get a pic ture of him with my personal boyhood idol former maple leaf and montreal canadiens great frank mahovlich the big m had been on the nhl oldtimers team that was part of the nights entertainment whos frank mahovlich asked jason as we stroke into the dressing room kids today have no apprecia tion of history academic feifffiiehment ltd the centre thatenableskvery learner to perform at potential student of the month andrew shum grade 6 summer programs individualized programs preschool to grade 13 oac remedial enrichment programs phonetic reading program written expression grammar spelling math french english as a second language organizational skills 9054723820 fh 9059409768 certified educational institution lurwnrsrwwsrsiwwsrwwrsrorwwwwwwwsrsi p 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 13 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 one great price two great choices 1 993 buick century sedan 1 994 gmc sierra don wsr qsge qur app cms oilier m 4985 11 mi on wvm pm 4985 j 7 to choose from loaded power windows power locks v6 amfm cassette air air bag low kilometer special buyback vehicle plus taxes immediate delivery 12 ton auto boxliner amfm cloth seats abs heavy duty shocks plus freight taxes dean 7e 5786 main st stouffville 10 minutes n of markham just east of hwy 48 wt