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Marathon Quest 250

by vince January 20, 2010 Faces

Yo, Karnazes!  Check this out! This story appeared in The Hamilton Spectator on New Year’s Eve.  Martin Parnell plans on running the equivalent of 250 marathons in 2010 to raise funds for Right to Play, “a humanitarian organization that uses sport and play programs to improve health, develop life skills and foster peace for children [...]

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Hoops and a run in Honolulu

by vince January 13, 2010 Monumental Efforts

‘A’OHE PU’U KI’EKI’E KE HO’À’O ‘IA E PI’I (No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed) – Hawaiian proverb In my professional life, I’m a teacher and guidance counselor at Académie catholique Mère-Teresa in Hamilton.  We are a school of approximately 300 students, but our boys’ basketball team manages to compete with the province’s [...]

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Scott Hammel – Escaping Life’s Shackles & Chains

by vince December 4, 2009 Faces

Scott Hammel is getting “Paid to Breathe”.  Inspired by a motivational speaker he saw as a teen, Scott resolved to find his passion in life and turn it into a career.  With a keen interest in the art of magic and misdirection, Scott honed his sleight of hand skills at a young age by busking [...]

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