Support for Kevin Walsh
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Kevin Walsh is a household name in the Figure Skating world, especially in Newfoundland and Labrador. If you learned how to skate in the Mount Pearl, St. John's, or Conception Bay North areas, you learned from Kevin Walsh. If you Figure Skated in Newfoundland and Labrador, you learned from Kevin Walsh.
Kevin moved to NL in 1981 from Toronto. He began coaching with the Mount Pearl-Paradise Skating Club in 1981, and therefore has been coaching with the club for 38 years. He coached with the Conception Bay North Skating Club for 28 years, and with the Prince of Wales Skating Club ( St. John's) for 15 years. He is the only Level 4 Certified Coach in the province. He coaches at the Pre-Canskate, CanSkate, Pre-Junior, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult, and Synchronized Skating levels. If that wasn't enough, Kevin has been a Teacher's Aid since 1989. As you can tell, he has dedicated his life to helping children become the best they can be.
Just recently, Kevin learned he has Stage 3, possibly Stage 4 Colon Cancer. He had surgery to remove a mass however, he later learned there was spreading. He is beginning Chemotherapy as soon as possible. While Kevin is completing his Chemotherapy treatments, he will not be able to work to his usual ability. Of course, this creates financial stress. A type of stress no one should have to deal with when fighting this horrible disease!
To help alleviate this stress, I'm starting this fundraising effort, on behalf of the skating community, on behalf of his skating family, and on behalf of everyone who has been supported, encouraged and motivated by his coaching and teaching. Kevin has been the support system for so many skaters, and students over the past 38 years in Newfoundland. He has helped so many skaters fulfill their goals and dreams. Myself included. It's time for us to be that support system for Kevin. Please, show your support! Thank you so much!
Kevin moved to NL in 1981 from Toronto. He began coaching with the Mount Pearl-Paradise Skating Club in 1981, and therefore has been coaching with the club for 38 years. He coached with the Conception Bay North Skating Club for 28 years, and with the Prince of Wales Skating Club ( St. John's) for 15 years. He is the only Level 4 Certified Coach in the province. He coaches at the Pre-Canskate, CanSkate, Pre-Junior, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Adult, and Synchronized Skating levels. If that wasn't enough, Kevin has been a Teacher's Aid since 1989. As you can tell, he has dedicated his life to helping children become the best they can be.
Just recently, Kevin learned he has Stage 3, possibly Stage 4 Colon Cancer. He had surgery to remove a mass however, he later learned there was spreading. He is beginning Chemotherapy as soon as possible. While Kevin is completing his Chemotherapy treatments, he will not be able to work to his usual ability. Of course, this creates financial stress. A type of stress no one should have to deal with when fighting this horrible disease!
To help alleviate this stress, I'm starting this fundraising effort, on behalf of the skating community, on behalf of his skating family, and on behalf of everyone who has been supported, encouraged and motivated by his coaching and teaching. Kevin has been the support system for so many skaters, and students over the past 38 years in Newfoundland. He has helped so many skaters fulfill their goals and dreams. Myself included. It's time for us to be that support system for Kevin. Please, show your support! Thank you so much!
Organizer and beneficiary
Ashlee St Croix
Organizer
St. John's, NL
Kevin Walsh
Beneficiary