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57th Annual Benson Cornwall Lions Club Sports
Awards Dinner

posthumously to David Murphy, who was a fixture around
By Bill Swinden
the Cornwall Sporting scene as well as the MC for the Sports
Awards Dinner for fourteen years.
he 57th Annual Benson
TCornwall Lions Club Sports The guest speaker this year is the locally produced Krista
Awards Dinner is fast approaching. Seguin. Krista was a standout athlete at ES La Citadelle and
The date is Wednesday, May 15th, then at RMC in Kingston. A leg injury during her time at RMC
but nominations must be submitted
by Friday, April 19th, and tickets
for the dinner must be purchased by
Friday, May 3rd.
All sporting organizations in
the City of Cornwall are invited to
submit their nominations for their top
athlete, male and/or female. In some
cases, they also can nominate their top
volunteer or coach for the past year.
Nominations can be submitted to
Bill Swinden at bswinden1@cogeco.
ca. Please contact Bill if you have
any questions regarding eligibility or Photo Submitted
procedure.

This is the Premier Sports Awards
Event in the City of Cornwall. The
RBC sponsors the High School
awards for all high school sports. forced Krista to eventually consider participating
at the INVICTUS GAMES (considered to be the
There is the Benson “Friends of the
Round Table” award given to an “official Olympic Games for ill and injured armed
service personnel”). Krista represented Canada at
individual for Lifetime Achievement,
which very deservedly went to Kirby the Invictus Games in Toronto where she won a
Camplin last year for his dedication gold medal in Powerlifting. She now works with
to minor football. There are several Photo Submitted “Soldier On,” an organization which contributes to
bursaries given out during the the recovery of ill and injured CAF members and
evening, a Top Junior Athlete Award, veterans by providing opportunities through sport
and finally, the Jacques Richard and recreational activities. Her message should be
trophy for the Top Sports Personality inspiring for all.
of the Year in Cornwall. Tickets for this event can be purchased at
Last year’s winner was presented Gordon’s Jewellers at 11 Second St. W.