Giving back

Yesterday was one of those special days for myself as a broadcaster. The Tour de Rock rolled in to Campbell River Common in the afternoon, with bagpipes playing in front of the Tour Riders all clad in red, as a jam-packed section of the mall cheered on these remarkable RCMP members that were biking 1,000 km to raise money for Camp Goodtimes. I was honored to do part of my afternoon show from right behind the stage.

It was a festive atmosphere complete with a Bounce-a-rama for the kids, manned by none other than some of the Storm players. About a dozen of the boys took part in a variety of ways, including 4 of them that shaved their heads to honour the young,brave cancer patients that Camp Goodtimes benefits. Among them was Danny Hall, who's family has been impacted by Cancer, and Steven Schmidt, who joined me on my show along with a very special young man named Trevor, as you'll hear on this clip.




So far, Campbell River has raised over $70,000 dollars this year. Amazing.Great to see Revvy's boys there giving back to the community. Yet another reason I bleed green, gold and red.

As for the Storm on the ice, two more tough games in two nights. First up is a showdown at the Arch against one of the best teams in the 'V' the past 7 years, the Victoria Cougars, who are loaded at the backend and are riding a 4 game winning streak. Then friday, they face the Comox Valley Glacier Kings at the Brindy. That's a game you need to buy tickets for, as they are always intense.

The Storm will look to use the momentum they gained in the home and home against the Peninsula Panthers, where they proved they could play with the defending champions. The Panthers didn't have an answer for Jesse Bachmeier, who scored 7 goals in 2 games.

#9 Jesse Bachmeier and # 21 Brandon Tidy

Here's Jim Revenberg's thoughts on sunday's win, along with comments from Andrew Gaiga, who scored his first goal as a member of the Storm.

If you want a preview of the Storm and Cougars game thursday, Peter Kung has done a nice job on the Cougars website. Here's a link to that story.
http://www.victoriacougars.com/2010/09/game-preview-campbell-river-storm-victoria-cougars/#more-1412

We have the pregame show on 99.7 the River
http://www.997theriver.ca/page.php?pageID=174&parentID=173

It begins at 7. Rob Iszak will be featured first period, and we'll also be joined by a member of the Cougars play-by-play team in the second.