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4,000-mile run. Running across Canada to raise money for the Canadian Olympic Association, Mark Kent, 17, has made it as far as his school, A. Y. Jack(...)
4,000-mile run. Running across Canada to raise money for the Canadian Olympic Association, Mark Kent, 17, has made it as far as his school, A. Y. Jack(...)

4,000-mile run. Running across Canada to raise money for the Canadian Olympic Association, Mark Kent, 17, has made it as far as his school, A. Y. Jack(...)

Date9/12/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: 4,000-mile run. Running across Canada to raise money for the Canadian Olympic Association, Mark Kent, 17, has made it as far as his school, A. Y. Jackson Secondary. On June 28 he left Vancouver, he expects to reach St. John's in October.
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Gaetan Bellerose, Running around the world, about to start his cross Canada segment, to raise money for World Run to End Hunger Foundation
Gaetan Bellerose, Running around the world, about to start his cross Canada segment, to raise money for World Run to End Hunger Foundation
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Run for the money. Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit marathon runner, is in the final laps of his 100-mile run at CNE Stadium to raise cash for medical supplies for Bangladesh children
Run for the money. Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit marathon runner, is in the final laps of his 100-mile run at CNE Stadium to raise cash for medical supplies for Bangladesh children
8/9/1972
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
7/5/1984
Hunt takes the cake: Organizer Domenic Commisso, right, and restaurant manager Antonto Stranges show off the cake made for the Hunder's Party, staged by the Mississauga Italian Canadian Association at La Mirage Banquet Hall to raise money for the association and the Lung Association of Peel.
Hunt takes the cake: Organizer Domenic Commisso, right, and restaurant manager Antonto Stranges show off the cake made for the Hunder's Party, staged by the Mississauga Italian Canadian Association at La Mirage Banquet Hall to raise money for the association and the Lung Association of Peel.
12/5/1991
Tired swimmer eased into boat. Cam Kamula swam across Lake Ontario for 17 hours yesterday to raise money for muscular dystrophy research, but exhausti(...)
Tired swimmer eased into boat. Cam Kamula swam across Lake Ontario for 17 hours yesterday to raise money for muscular dystrophy research, but exhausti(...)
8/6/1983
Pensioner swims mile a day: Frank Cooper (middle), 78, swims at least a mile a day this month to raise money for Mississauga Heart Fund. Fund chairman Jack Kehoe (left), Cooper, and Seth Taylor, of Mississauga Real Estate Board, hold $1,000 cheque to fund raised by board's sponsorship of Cooper's swim.
Pensioner swims mile a day: Frank Cooper (middle), 78, swims at least a mile a day this month to raise money for Mississauga Heart Fund. Fund chairman Jack Kehoe (left), Cooper, and Seth Taylor, of Mississauga Real Estate Board, hold $1,000 cheque to fund raised by board's sponsorship of Cooper's swim.
2/21/1974
Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
Terry Fox's cross-country run to raise money to aid cancer research, ended when doctors found cancer had spread to his lungs. Fox's courage stirred Canadians everywhere
7/30/1980
Knows the feeling: Mark Kent has run coast to coast, is rooting for Terry Fox
Knows the feeling: Mark Kent has run coast to coast, is rooting for Terry Fox
4/18/1980
Rider with a cause: Len Cullen, owner Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby, prepares for the 800-mile bicycle trip from Windsor to Quebec City that he and his wife, Connie, are making to raise money for Divinity College at Hamilton's McMaster University. They hope to raise $200,000.
Rider with a cause: Len Cullen, owner Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby, prepares for the 800-mile bicycle trip from Windsor to Quebec City that he and his wife, Connie, are making to raise money for Divinity College at Hamilton's McMaster University. They hope to raise $200,000.
4/22/1988
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
8/7/1981
As the field lined up to dive in for the five-mile crawl toward $5,000 in prize money, May Looney, who has been swimming for 17 years and won a C
As the field lined up to dive in for the five-mile crawl toward $5,000 in prize money, May Looney, who has been swimming for 17 years and won a C
8/27/1947
Douglas J. McClellan, left, is the first Canadian to be named president of the U.S.-dominated National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America which has 4,000 members. He is shown with John Shannon of Washington, D.C.
Douglas J. McClellan, left, is the first Canadian to be named president of the U.S.-dominated National Tax Association-Tax Institute of America which has 4,000 members. He is shown with John Shannon of Washington, D.C.
9/13/1973