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Submitted Story arriving, Midgley visited a six
classroom school with over 1,200
ornwall, ON - It takes students and just eight teachers.
Ca special person to see
In Canada, that kind of ratio
potential in an underprivileged would be recipe for disaster. But
and hostile environment. But
in Kumi, Uganda, the 10-15 year
Graham Midgley, head coach of old children are so thankful and
the SLC-Sharks men’s indoor
appreciative for the opportunity
soccer team, has the right to go to school, that the teachers
personality and heart to see
do not get overwhelmed by the
potential in everyone.
amount of students.
In 2013, the retired mechanical After meeting the students,
engineer travelled to Uganda, in Midgley coordinated and ran
East Africa, with three friends three soccer camps, but quickly
to help with the construction of ran into challenges due to the
a children’s home, as a sight- significant lack of resources.
seeing trip, and to also see how
they could help introduce sport “The kids were using plastic Sharks men’s indoor soccer coach making an impact with youth in
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East Africa.
to disadvantaged youth. Upon bags wrapped and held together
with duct tape for a ball, rocks installed and three coaches were
for posts, and were playing on hired, along with a full plan to
dry dirt. All of the kids were run more extensive camps at the
playing in bare feet resulting same school. Midgley brought
in several injuries and some this plan to SLC Athletics &
toe nails coming right off” said Student Life Offi cer, Jacquie
Midgley. “It’s sad to see how Cartwright, who immediately
people are living there. Most wanted to help.
people literally have nothing “Graham came to me a few
but a make-shift roof over their weeks before he was going to
head. But at the same time, it’s leave and asked if the College
extremely gratifying when we had anything it could donate to
are able to make a small positive his program” Cartwright said. “I
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onto old jerseys for a few years,
• Specializing in Lift Kits & Installations Having witnessed the raw waiting for a good opportunity
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Graham felt compelled to make program to get behind.”
• Dirtbike Accessories & Repairs a difference in the lives of the With two team sets of SLC
• LED Cree Light Bars children he had just met, and Sharks jerseys and other donated
began fundraising with friend
in-hand,
equipment
soccer
• Watch Us on Facebook Roger Lee to build a proper Midgley and his friend, Roger
soccer field and collect soccer
related donations from Cornwall Lee, arrived back in Uganda to
find the posts and nets installed
850-7 Boundary Rd., Cornwall and surrounding community. and ready for play. The only thing
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By the summer of 2015 two the group was missing was chalk
