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14-05-2025
- Health
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Community leaders raise funds for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — WSAV News 3's Ben Senger and Kaley Fedko were the hosts for the 2025 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 'Visionaries of the Year' awards ceremony Saturday. The 10-week campaign came to a close by honoring the candidates whose actions directly impact the lives of patients around the world. Candidates for Visionaries of the Year were Anna Young, Amanda Cutrer, Bridget McCarthy, Greg Finch, Katie Tashjian, Pritpal Singh and Sarah Araneda. The total amount raised during the 2025 Visionaries of the Year campaign was $481,158. Bridget McCarthy with Team Emily's Encore raised $143,182. Every team worked hard for weeks to raise funds needed to help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's succeed in putting an end to blood cancer. Tom DeTulleo, Savannah's Campaign Development Director with LLS said, 'We raised over $100K at the Gala, including a frantic and awe-inspiring $74K during Fund the Fight!! The celebrations were electric and there was never a moment — not one — where the mission wasn't front and center. I love what we do, why we do it, who we do it for, and who we do it with. It was a special campaign, an extraordinary evening, and an experience I'll never forget.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Sport
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Fewer games for girls: Hockey P.E.I. faces criticism for provincial tournament format
Some young players say they're being iced out by Hockey P.E.I. because of the format it has chosen for its provincial championships this weekend. While the championship tournament for boys' teams is set to follow its usual structure — a round robin with each team guaranteed to play at least three games on the way to crowning a winner — some of the girls' teams will play just one game. Leilah Batchilder, who plays left wing for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team, said she was disappointed, upset and angry when she learned of the changes. "I don't think it's fair at all that the boys got what they always normally get, but the girls just randomly got changed this year for all of the divisions — not just U18," she said. "I've played girls' hockey for the majority of my life. I started when I was four years old here in this rink," she said, standing inside the Cavendish Wellness Centre in Montague, which is one of her team's home rinks. "Hockey's all about making friendships and having fun, and just to see that we were kind of pushed aside is not OK." Hockey P.E.I. response In a written statement provided to CBC News, Hockey P.E.I. said the decision to adjust the format for this year's tournament was not made lightly. "With fewer teams in the female stream, applying the same format as the co-ed divisions... often resulted in a scenario where only a small number of teams missed out on provincials," the statement said. "Our intent was never to take away from the incredible efforts of these young athletes," it added. Unfortunately, just 72 hours before the Weekend of Champions is set to begin, a volume of concerns are now being expressed upon seeing the schedule. — Hockey P.E.I. statement "The idea was to give regular-season games more meaning, allowing the teams that qualified through their performance during the season to come together in one location and compete for a championship banner." The statement said the number of games to be played in the tournament was communicated throughout the season — first to minor hockey presidents and team managers in October, and then more widely through the organization's website and Facebook page in January. "Unfortunately, just 72 hours before the Weekend of Champions is set to begin, a volume of concerns are now being expressed upon seeing the schedule," the statement reads. 'Not a good enough reason' For some players, Hockey P.E.I.'s rationale behind the changes made to the tournament's structure doesn't hold water. "To us, that's not a good enough reason to only give us one game," said Bridget McCarthy, who plays left defence for the Three Rivers Titans U18A team. 'We just want one last hurrah, but we only get one game… We've worked our butts off to get here, and all of a sudden it's been taken away from us,' says Bridget McCarthy. (Ken Linton/CBC) "We just want one last hurrah, but we only get one game… We've worked our butts off to get here, and all of a sudden it's been taken away from us." McCarthy said the chance to battle it out in the tournament process for the championship banner or medal with her team is the whole reason she plays hockey, and changing that sends a message: "We're not worth the time." Maria MacConnell, who plays centre and captains the Three River Titans U18A team, agrees. "We were fully expecting the full round-robin tournament with three guaranteed games… just like the boys," she said. "It really isn't fair, and that's all we ask for is to be treated the same." 'The message it sends is that it shows us that we aren't valuable enough to be treated the same,' says Maria MacConnell. (Ken Linton/CBC) As a graduating player, MacConnell said the one game she plays this weekend could be her last. "The message it sends is... we aren't valuable enough to be treated the same," she said. While the tournament isn't what some players were expecting, Batchilder said she has a message for all the young players on the girls' teams who will be playing this weekend. "Just don't give up. Yes, you might only have one guaranteed game, but at the end of the day if you go out and give it your all, maybe that will just bring you guys a little bit of joy."
