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“Trikafta for Chanelle” for the Win!
By: Tori Arnett she can increase her life expectancy
by over 45 years!
undraisers and charity sports Longtime friend, Aidan Proulx,
Fevents are a most impactful way organized the event with such a
to help combat deadly illnesses and positive response from businesses
diseases, but also to bring awareness around the city. Seventeen
to the community. The way these businesses sponsored the event, and Photo Submitted
events bring people together to many volunteers came together to
provide support to struggling ref, man the canteen, sell raffle and
families is surreal. 50/50 tickets, and to provide medical
On Saturday, September 16, support. win the day, with ‘The Average Jocks this as successful as it was. Your
Podcast’ claiming second and gifting contributions were impactful in a
2023, ‘Trikafta® for Chanelle - Ball Six teams, consisting of amateur their winnings to the event! A special way that can’t be described with
Hockey Tournament’ was hosted to and league players, began the day of player, Joel Campeau, won the 50/50 words. While the event raised over
raise funds for community member, competitive, yet fun, play. Playing draw at 4pm and promptly donated $4,000.00 for Chanelle; it is far
Chanelle LaFleche, for her to get fiercely, albeit sometimes too fierce, the whole of the amount right back from the much- needed $300,000
a potentially life-saving medical the players immersed themselves to Chanelle and her family! for her treatment. To learn more
treatment, Trikafta®. Chanelle was into the tournament. The gym was about Trikafta®, or Chanelles’s fight
diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis full of comradery, competitiveness, With the day being as successful as with Cystic Fibrosis, please visit
and the coverage for her treatment and compassion for why they were it was, the organizers are hoping to our social media page on Facebook
has been denied, even with doctors playing. Keeping the day in-line with make the event annual to help bring and Instagram ‘Trikafta® for
championing for her to get funding the initial directive of a charity event, awareness for such a devastating and Chanelle,’ click the links below to
and grants to cover the immense the team ‘The Scrubs,’ came away to debilitating illness. her infographic, and her GoFundMe
medical expense. With this treatment A huge thank you to all the page at bit.ly/3rmvuXJ to donate and
volunteers, the businesses, help Chanelle get the treatment she
community members, and organizers needs!
of the event who helped make
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would like to be a goalie just like She dances on one of the competitive
her brother, but Jared and I think she dance teams at BCDC. She has also
will make a great forward because of participated in skating, gymnastics,
her drive and determination. Jordyn and soccer. She completed her first
says she loves skating, shooting, and duathlon this summer.
playing games. Jordyn would like to be a teacher
Jordyn has also been dancing tap, when she grows up.
