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OkillSportsSPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 19ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERRUGBY AMBASSADORS:OT teacher Dan Valley, left, and student Dan Stephenson will leave for Uganda next week where they will help a local club establish rugby programs for high school students.OT teacher, student to help Ugandans put violent past behind them through the game they loveBy Herb Garbuttbefore his class at Oakville Trafalgar tation, said it was a great opportu-It will also be the starting pointjected to violent attacks by the OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFHigh School and told them how he nity and he wanted in, Valley said. for Gainline Africa, a volunteerLords Resistance Army, which would be spending close to a month Dans a really good kid, a genuine organization founded in Novemberforced young boys and girls from Most people would struggle toof his summer vacation, Stephenson person. For him to want to go, it by David Marchesseault, a formertheir towns and turned them into find Uganda on a map.couldnt resist.didnt really surprise me.rugby teammate of Valleys at thechild soldiers. Some sense of order The east African nation, borderedYoull never guess what Ive got-I want to help people, the 17 University of Western Ontario. Ithas returned since 2007, but the by Kenya to the east, the Sudan toten myself into, Valley told them as year old said. I thought I might as uses rugby as a way to help coun-region is still struggling to recover the north and the Republic of Congohe described how he would be teach-well get into it while Im young.tries begin the recovery process inafter years of strife.to the west, is the last place Daning rubgy to club teams and high And being able to help through communities affected by conflict.Gainline Africa is partnering Stephenson thought he would beschool students in the country that a sport that he loves he played The Gulu district of Uganda willwith the Gulu Elephants rugby spending his summer vacation. Yet,had been ravaged by war.rugby all four years of high school be Gainlines first trip. For moreclub. The club has been teaching See Gainline, page 28as his teacher, Dan Valley, stoodDan Stephenson, without hesi- was the ideal way to get started.than 25 years, the region was sub-CHARITY AUCTION100% OF PROCEEDS DONATED TO CNIBBIDDING BEGINS FRIDAY, JULY 1ST AT 9:00AM. CLOSES FRIDAY, JULY 8TH AT 4:30PMUFC CHAMPIONBRUNCH FOR 4 WITHFOURSOME IN123WALTER GRETZKYGEORGES ST.-PIERREWALTER GRETZKYAutographed Print & Autographed At East Side Marios. Then back to Walters CNIB GOLF CLASSICGlove. Retail Value $240home to view Waynes trophy and sports With Walter as your Celebrity. Retail memorabilia. Retail Value $400 Value $2,000. Reserve Bid at $1,800OPENING BID $24OPENING BID $40OPENING BID $200BID ONLINE ATPARTNERSHIP WITH THEwww.brantnews.comMore Information call 519-753-3486 or cnibgretzkygolf@sympatico.caCOMPLETE DETAILS ON EACH ITEM ONLINE.S00014117