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Making young wishes come true By Sheila McBrayne
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When Greg and Tara Liebrock were finally able to have a baby, they had already decided they wanted to help bring wishes to local children. “We got our wish, our miracle baby, and now we can give that – a wish – to these kids. It’s so satisfying. It’s something we do as a family,” said Tara. The Liebrocks, including son Ben and Tara’s daughter Sammar Charif, organize the Southpoint Minor Hockey Association’s Capitals Cup Challenge, which has raised $40,000 in the past two years for the Make-AWish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario. On Wednesday, April 4, the Liebrock family had a chance to meet the three children who received wishes and their families during a cheque presentation of $17,100 that was raised at the last tournament. Six-year-old Kate Canjar, daughter of Jessica and Joe Canjar of Windsor, can’t wait for her Disney Cruise this May, so she can eat from Mickey’s chocolate fountain and celebrate her seventh birthday there. Kate was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic (ALL) leukemia in January 2010 and had her last chemotherapy treatment on April 9. Four-year-old Abbey Sauvé, daughter of Denise and Ray Sauvé of Woodsley, is celebrating one-year free from treatments and cancer free. Abbey was diagnosed with a brain tu-
Pictured here is the Liebrock family of Leamington with the three area children who received dream vacations from MakeA-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario. Holding the chegue are Abbey Sauvé, left, and Kate Canjar. In back, from left are Ben and Greg Liebrock, Tyler Durcher, Tara Liebrock and Sammar Charif. (SUN Photo Photo)
mor in 2009 and underwent surgery and 18 months of chemotherapy treatments. Abbey and her family stayed at Give Kids the World at Disney World. Abbey wanted to play among the princesses and was thrilled to have gone to Cinderella’s castle and attended the princess luncheon. She also got to place her gold star in the princess tower. Eighteen-year-old Tyler Durocher, son of Laura and Darrell Durocher of LaSalle, just returned from a family trip to Hawaii. Tyler’s
first choice of going to the Master’s Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, wasn’t doable because of a twoyear waiting list, so he enjoyed a few rounds of golf himself in Maui as well as zip-lining. Tyler was diagnosed with A.L.L. leukemia in January 2009. After three and half years, he will have his last treatment on May 8. Tyler, a student at Sandwich Secondary School, had a blood transfusion on Monday, March 19 and left for Hawaii on Tuesday so he could go off his medications
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during his family vacation. Currently, there are over 120 wishes in progress throughout Southwestern Ontario, including nine wishes in Essex County. “It’s so great to meet the kids and I’d love for them to share their vacation pictures, so we can share them on our website with the hockey players who supported the tournament,” said Tara. “I think the players take pride in knowing that they aren’t just playing hockey, but helping children,” said Tara. The Liebrock family va-
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cationed in Florida this year and took a very special side trip to Give Kids the World. The family received special permission to visit the village. “The website doesn’t do it justice. What they do there for kids is just amazing… It was nice to meet some of the kids… It’s was a wonderful experience,” Tara said. Work has already begun on this year’s Capitals Cup Challenge scheduled for November 23-25. Registration opens May 1 at www. capitalscupchallenge.ca.
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