September 5, 2009
GRYPHONS SOCCER RAISES $1,800 FOR CHARITY
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Gryphon men's soccer team is pleased to announce they raised $1,800 for charity at the 6th Annual Baden Klein Cup that took place this past Wed., Sept. 2.
The Gryphon men's soccer team has hosted the Baden Klein Cup for the past six years. Organized by head coach Keith Mason for his nephew Baden, who was suffers from a severe immune deficiency disorder, Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) at two months of age. The money raised from the event is donated to charities for children including the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto and the Guelph Make a Wish Foundation.
Baden Thomas Klein has fought tremendous odds. WAS affects only one in four-million boys and is a genetic disorder that passes from mother to son. WAS causes recurrent infections, low platelets and a number of other problems. Left untreated, boys with WAS do not reach adulthood.
To top it off the Gryphons defeated Ryerson in the game 3-1, while the women's team lost 2-0. Gryphon goal scorers were Frankie Luzi, Robbie Murphy and Colin MacMillan.
For more information on Baden please visit: http://www.bigheartstudio.com/heartlinks/baden_klein.htm
Source: Guelph Gryphons
The Gryphon men's soccer team has hosted the Baden Klein Cup for the past six years. Organized by head coach Keith Mason for his nephew Baden, who was suffers from a severe immune deficiency disorder, Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) at two months of age. The money raised from the event is donated to charities for children including the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto and the Guelph Make a Wish Foundation.
Baden Thomas Klein has fought tremendous odds. WAS affects only one in four-million boys and is a genetic disorder that passes from mother to son. WAS causes recurrent infections, low platelets and a number of other problems. Left untreated, boys with WAS do not reach adulthood.
To top it off the Gryphons defeated Ryerson in the game 3-1, while the women's team lost 2-0. Gryphon goal scorers were Frankie Luzi, Robbie Murphy and Colin MacMillan.
For more information on Baden please visit: http://www.bigheartstudio.com/heartlinks/baden_klein.htm
Source: Guelph Gryphons
