Tuesday's With Dave

 Go Where the Journey Takes You Last Saturday St John's Parish in Burlington held their Mistletoe Market and A Hero's Journey: Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp was there. Saturday morning at the market was yet another lesson of what can happen on any journey.  The hero's journey has goals but never expectations of what others will do. It's our journey. This book has transformed my mindset to be thankful for whoever you meet and whatever happens, rather than wasting energy on worrying about who doesn't show up.  That mindset allowed me to have a great day and sold more books than I thought I might. It wasn't the number of books sold that made my day, it was those people who represented my journey that I sold to. Interesting that not one book was sold to anyone who had any connection to the camp. And it wasn't my salesmanship! It was the journey of the land and the people of Olympia Sports Camp. I sold to a former colleague from my days at Bishop ...

 The Power, and Importance, of Community  Two weeks ago a golf tournament was held for the Kelly Dunham Memorial Foundation and the Hamilton basketball community that Kelly impacted with her involvement with Mohawk College, McMaster, and Transway basketball made the event a huge event. With Kelly being an Olympia Sports Camp legend, many camp alumni, most of whom had  deep friendships with Kelly,  were in attendance. I was unable to be there so I  donated as a Tee Box sponsor and donated three copies of A Hero's Journey: Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp for the prize table. One of the Olympia alumni that was at a the tournament was Megan Reid. Megan is a hero in her own right as she has given of her skills and knowledge in coaching at the high school, college and professional levels, and is now the head coach of the University of Guelph Gryphons. Megan also impacted hundreds of campers and coaches in her years of coaching at Olympia and acted as a ...

 The writing of my two books Can't Miss: The Kevin Pangos Story and A Hero's Journey: Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp  encouraged me to start my own company, that I am calling Can't Miss Publishing. If you have a vehicle to help others and show respect for those who have come before us, you do it. That's what heroes do and we are all heroes in our own journey. I know Kelly Dunham would have done it. In Kelly's honour I am doing it. When Kelly Dunham passed away on May 24 2020 her husband Doug and few others started the Kelly Dunham Memorial Foundation. In looking on the website the mission is simple, and direct. Check out their website at kellydunhamfoundation.ca Our Mission To continue Kelly’s legacy of kindness, inspiration, and generosity.  Helping organizations with the assistance they need with a focus on women, sport and community.  Our Vision To provide support by enabling those in our community to better themselves and achieve what they BELIEV...