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St. George's College
Old Boys Association
Good & True
ISSUE #50
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Good & True ...issue# 50...December, 2007
Sports Korner
On Good and True Football |
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Milton
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2007 has been a year of renewal for George’s football;
Roper cup was resurrected, the rivalry for the Deltana Trophy was rekindled, and
an increasing number of Georgians are supporting the team. The most recent
addition is Victor Morgan who accompanied the team to Florida and, in many
cases, was the defender who kept the likes of Chipper Morgan, Mark Chung,
Michael Barnett, Nick and Chris Ziadie at bay.
Roper Cup, featuring Toronto-based George’s and Kingston
College teams, was contested in the true spirit that makes these schools two of
the greatest in the annals of Jamaican schoolboy-history. This game, where KC had
the better run of play, resulted in a 1-0 George’s win. It is no secret that KC
will be coming to the competition next year with a stronger team in order to
secure the Roper Cup and that George’s will have to get all its troops together
in order to retain the cup. This is a must-see game; certainly one for the
ages.
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Ontario wives and supporters
holding high the Canadian flag in Florida |
The Toronto team headed to Fort Lauderdale in October in
order to participate in the traditional match up with the Florida-based
Georgians in the highly acclaimed Deltana Challenge. Before I speak about the
play on the field, the score, and the fellowship at the end of the game, I must
hasten to tell of my appreciation for the excellent support that was given by
the ladies who traveled from Canada to support the team. It is noteworthy that
there were a few Florida-based ladies who were waving the Canadian flag. In my
opinion, it was their support that drove the Torontonians to compete despite the
relentless attacks orchestrated by the Nick Ziadie-led Georgians. Not to be
outdone, the Torontonians scored excellent goals but fell 5-3 to a team that
fielded some of the best athletes to ever play the game.
After the dust settled to signify the end of the game,
there was the usual warm fellowship amongst players and spectators alike.
2008 will be even better – watch for the Floridians when
they come to Toronto to defend the coveted Deltana Trophy.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Milton Hart
Roper Cup 2007
Toronto Renewal - The Event |
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Captain Milton Hart greeting
Clive Bariffe,KC captain |
The 2007 edition of the Roper Cup, from all indications,
was successful - some folks are already looking forward to next year's
competition.
As we did not have many players for the over-50 game, it
was decided that we would only have the "open" game where the older “boys” would
play alongside the not-so-old players.
Evidently this was a very good arrangment - it was good to
see Clive Barriffe (52 years-old, KC), holding his own in the midfield, sharing
the ball with his two sons who were also playing midfield for KC. There were a
few other over-50 KC players giving our midfield all they could handle.
Our over-50 representatives also did a tremendous job on
and off the field.
Many thanks to Neil Dalhouse who effectively refereed the
first half. Danny HoLung, along with Patrick Chen (class of 74),
David Lee (class of 72) and Michael Wright (class of 73) more than held their own on the
field.
Thanks for the support that was shown by our executives.
Robbie played the role of the ever-reliable cameraman and organizer, Buski was
the inspirational guru, DB, Heather Vernon, Jennifer Barnett, Lloyd and
Celina
Chung, Novelette Hart, "Mello" and a host of other supporters were there to
ensure that this endeavor was the success that it was.
Final score: George's 1, KC 0. I must point out that this
game could have gone either way and that it was played with great sportsmanship
on both sides.
Milton Hart
Editor’s note: Derrick " Mello" Melvin,
an Excelsior old
boy is an honourary member of both K.C. & StGC and was a fitting person to
present the Trophy.
This year's
Golf Tournament
better than last year's!! |
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Dennis (Dooley) Chung
receiving Trophy from
Rudy Chin; host & organizer |
And so, it came to pass, another great annual StGC Golf
Tournament was held in Toronto last month. Sincere thanks to this year's
sponsors, Ray Chang, Grace Kennedy, Danny Ho Lung, Patty King, Home Depot, and
PattyTime, because without their support, we would still be offering only golf
balls and hats to the winners. Instead, we were able to offer some good prizes
this year.
Weather-wise, the heavens were good to us, except for a
strong breeze that flared up now and again, especially when I tried to make an
important shot. Each year, at the end of the tournament, Rudy and Eunice Chin
invited all the players into their home for some good eats and merriment. Each
year the food gets better and better, and so does their hospitality. Although
they both are great cooks themselves, they do have great chefs like Anita Chang
and Claudette Lee contributing with excellent dishes as well. It's well worth
entering the event, just to taste that good food afterwards.
The 2007 overall winner of the tournament was Phillip Lee,
and in second place was Tassy Lyn, but because neither of them attended StGC
neither could be awarded with the Annual Trophy, and therefore the real winner
of the trophy was Dennis "Dooley" Chung who came third in the tournament.
Congratulations to all three players. Mike Haddad was fourth and there was a tie
between Trevor Summers and Louis Lee for fifth place.
Several prizes were also awarded for Nearest to the pin
. on hole #5 - Tony Chin
. on hole #8 - Jimmy Lai Tam
. on hole #13 - Tony De Silva
. on hole #16 - Richard Chance
. longest drive - Fen Chang
I left with the "also ran" gifts of yet another golf cap
and lots of golf balls for me to lose next year. For those of you who have never
entered the tournament, don't miss the 2008 event, because each year, as I said
before, the prizes, as well as the treats at the Chin's residence, just keep on
getting better and better.
P.S. For all the ribbing I get about my poor golf game from
the entrants in this year's event, I am proud to say that on October 12, 2007 at
the Brampton Golf and Country Club, hole #11, I got a hole in one. He-He-He..
Neil Dalhouse
Editor’s note: There is talk of
turning this into a fund raising event as well.
Could we have some feedback on this?
Just email your comments to our website:www.stgctoronto.com
SUMMER BALL
Most successful Fundraiser
Friday, August 3rd. 2007
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For Torontonians the place to be on Friday, August 3rd was
the annual StGC fundraiser Summer Ball.
The Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton was bedecked in
colourful Jamaica scenery and handy display booths set up by Jamaica National
Building Society, Senvia, Victoria Mutual and Sandals, beckoned to patrons with
copious handouts and treats. Patrons also took advantage of the opportunity to
capture themselves in all their fineries at the photography booth set up by
Click-Click Photography, which also roamed the event capturing special moments
for those who wanted the evening to remain a part of treasured memory.
This year over 1,000 happy revellers swarmed into the
Pearson convention centre in Brampton to socialize during the cocktail hour and
later dance the night away.
This wasn't hard to do with the dynamic Jay Douglas and
the all Star band with, special guest Toronto's latest sensation Tanya Mulling,
providing some of the best R& B & soul music to start the dancing off. And who
best to take us to the wee hours than Fab5 with their electrifying blend of
reggae, mento, soca, b.bop and swing.
Neil Dalhouse did his usual wonderful job as MC and
president Danny HoLung welcomed all.
A special dinner treat was the surprise guest appearance
of singer A.J.Brown whose mellow tenor voice wowed the audience with "I’ll walk
with God, Time to say goodbye and You raise me up."
Special guests included Ann Marie Bonner, Consul General of
Jamaica to Toronto; Jenny Gumbs, Honourary Consul General of Grenada to Toronto
and we welcomed as well numerous overseas guests including Dennis Barnett,
immediate past president of the Florida chapter and many presidents of other
local Alumni associations.
Walking away with top prizes were David Chung; Air Jamaica
trip for two plus 5 nights at Breezes Runaway Bay, Cynthia Pizarro with another
Air Jamaica trip for two plus one week at Sandals in Jamaica, Junior & Maria
Smith with a week end for two at the Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica plus a $300
travel voucher from Uniglobe Bon Voyage and Don deKlerk with the beautiful 42
inch Hitachi Plazma HD TV. Many others lucked out with the numerous gift baskets
and certificates.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to our sponsors, Jamaica
National Building Society, Senvia Money Transfer,Victoria Mutual Building
Society, Western Union, CI Funds and Red Lobster, and our donors, Air Jamaica,
Breezes Superclubs, Sandals resorts, Boscobel Beeches resort, Hitachi Canada,
Grace Kennedy, Gran Bahia Principe-Jamaica,The Fairmont Royal York, Uniglobe
Travel, Juici Patties, Crystal Seafood Restaurant, Aluri Computers Inc.
We are so grateful for the efforts of our teams of raffle
ticket sellers, who had to give up on dessert and also our entire executive who
were willing to forego much of the evening's festivities to ensure the comfort
and enjoyment of our guests.
What an unforgettable event- many said it was the best
ever.
How can we top this? See you all next year, don't miss out,
plans are already well afoot
Robbie Vernon
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2007 StGC Summer Ball featuring
Fab 5, Jay Douglas & AJ Brown |
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As a child growing up, I lived on
Emerald Road, just up the street from the Cathedral, and attended mass every
Sunday with my grandmother. After mass, I loved picking up a copy of "The
Catholic Opinion," located just inside the main doors of that wonderful place of
worship. Many of you may remember this paper. It contained information on what
was happening within the Catholic community, who was marrying who next month,
which priest was just transferred to what parish, photos of the Sodality club
members, an agenda of upcoming religious events, etc.
I loved picking up a copy for one reason, and
one reason only, to check out the cartoon "Speck, the Altar Boy" located on the
back page of the newsletter. The cartoon was about a little altar boy named
Speck, who always seemed to get himself in trouble. I loved reading this
cartoon, because as an altar boy myself, I could associate with the problems he
got himself into at times.
That was over 50 years ago. Fast forward now
to March 27, 2007 for the real beginning of Speck.
On the 27th, I received an email from a Ms
Molly LeBlanc Dorsey. She said she had Googled the name SPECK and to her
surprise, she found an article I wrote that was published in the Good & True
Newsletter (issue 43, June 2005), containing my fond memories of the names of
students at StGC, and that I mentioned Speck the cartoon, and Speck Lyn, my
classmate. To my surprise, she informed me her father, Tut LeBlanc, was the
creator of this cartoon character, and drew the cartoon until his death. (The
rights of the cartoon have now been sold to a Margaret Ahern.) Molly said that
it truly warmed her heart to know that someone still remembered Speck, the
wonderful Catholic character her father created.
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Molly LeBlanc Dorsey laying
flowers at father’s grave |
Her father's full name was W. R. "Tut"
LeBlanc. Born in Perry, Louisiana, in 1915, lived most of his life in
Abbeville, Louisiana, just a few miles from Perry. He developed heart problems
as a child and couldn't play sports like other boys, so he took up drawing as a
hobby. He married her mother, Mildred, and they had another child, Lyle, her
brother. "Tut" died in 1953 of heart problems, and unfortunately, did not live
long enough to enjoy the fact that Speck became a big "hit" with readers like
me.
And now you know the rest of the story.
Anyone wishing to write Ms LeBlanc Dorsey may
do so at molly_dorsey@fleming-law.com
Neil Dalhouse
Editor’s Note: As an altar boy Ronnie Thwaites, now deacon and MP also was dubbed "Speck" by his fellow altar servers.
This was a fundraiser event to introduce and
create awareness of Interprofessional Education( IPE), an integral component of
University Health Network’s (UHN) corporate goal of providing enhanced patient
care.
Men Who Cook was created and hosted by
our own Ray Chang and Donette Chin-Loy. It took place in the
beautiful gardens of their home on September 8th. Ray along with eight of their
male friends cooked for this cause. Included were: Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong,
another outstanding Georgian; Dr. Richard Reznick of the University
Health Network; Dr. Peter Wong; Michael Veenema; Internationally
renowned environmentalist and geneticist, Dr. David Suzuki; good friends
Ken Ogaki, Patrick Brady, Hamlin Grange and Grand Chef Neal Noble.
President Danny Ho Lung was there to support the cause.
As many of our Georgian friends
approach retirement and may stare at the need for further health care there are
some things we should know. In a health care system as diverse and complex as
ours, patients often feel lost in the shuffle. Navigating between various
specialists, different programs and the wide variety of services available can
lead to stress and anxiety. This complexity and lack of coordination can also
contribute to a breakdown in communication and gaps in service. Health care
providers, too, are often dissatisfied with the lack of coordination within the
system.
Many of us have seen the plight of family
and friends with cancer and coronary diseases trying desperately to chart a
course through the various branches of the health care system; and this for both
the patient and the care provider. Don’t these guys talk to each other?
Everyone knows there is a health human
resource shortage in Canada and IPE has been identified as one of the solutions
to address this. IPE is a new approach that promises to address many of these
issues. In this model of care, health professionals work in multi-disciplinary
teams, drawing on the skills and expertise of other professionals. An
interprofessional team could consist of a primary care physician, surgical
specialists, a social worker, public health nurses, home care, physiotherapists,
pharmacists and others.
UHN, in association with the University
of Toronto, is committed to ensuring that health care providers have the skills
necessary to work together more collaboratively. UHN has a goal to create a
research centre for interprofessional education research.
Our own Ray sits on the board of the UHN
Foundation and their goal is to do the following:
* Reduce the stress and anxiety patients
and their families face when navigating the health care system .
* Improve patient safety and
satisfaction
* Reduce provider workloads and
burn-out rates
* Improve communication between
patients and their health care providers and between health care teams
* Reduce
fragmentation in health care service delivery
* Foster greater recruitment and
retention of health care workers
* Ensure the sustainability of our
health care system
Yes this is yet another side to our
hard working director- and what a need there is for the work that he does- How
does he find the time?- What a man!
Robbie Vernon
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L-R (back) Ray Chang, Hamlin
Grange, Michael Veenema, Ken Ogaki; Chef Neil Noble, Patrick Brady.
L-R (front) Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong, Dr. Peter Wong, Dr. David Suzuki,
Dr. Richard Reznick |
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