Times Advocate, 1998-08-12, Page 8%'age s l itnes-At/,..(•1►tt• Air\...;t 12
Jililis JOURNEY... A Faiber's
Tribute 1
Lucan and 'Bend generosity nets Father's Tribute $50,0
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'1 rlhutc's goal of Sit)
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The big cheque. John Davidson talks with Selp's volumart's
Cathy Seip during an -impromptu reception for Davidson at the
+Lucan-Biddutph.Fire. Hall on Monday. Customers at prefer val-
umart donated , $1:200 - towards , Davidson s quest to 'raise'
$10 million dollars to- set up an endowment fund .in his son
Jesse's name for genetic research. •
A young supporter. Bryanne Gillies was one of the younger
Grand Bend residents out supporting John Davidson•during
his walk into town Monday. Davidson had a quick chat with
Bryanne and continued on his walk to the Lion's Pavilion.
l
. Welcome bath. Granton's
Cathy, Burghardt and her son
• Brandon,' 1.4 '-months,' wet--
con)as.. John ,Daviason back
- 'to' Luc_ an during his trek
-ac`ross - Car(ada title' Jesse's
• Journey ' -• A Father- Trip-.
etc. Davidsbn popes to. raise
$10 million dollars to -set up
'..an endowrrient fund in his
son•'s' „n'c'tine (0 go towards
genetic research.- Davidson
and, his - son' Jesse last offi-
cially visited the. village- ,in
'95 ,during the first; Jesse's .
• Journey that • crossed` the
- province. ;
A loving tussle.: John _ David-.
sdn tussles the 'hc)fr of some
youngsters-" along tucan's
Main St. on Monday. Lucan
area , donations' to . Jesse's
' Journey' - <Y Father' -s Tribute
'topped $20.000. - •
•
Autographing hope: ' John Davidson 'auto-
- graphs a cap 'for -Dylan Mastorakos. 2. of Lu -
can during Davidson's stop an ttie village on
,Monday; Hundreds of 'people. lined Lu.can's
Main St. -to .greet Davidson during his brief
stop along. the Jesse's Journey A Fathers
Tribute cross -Canada) route:
Meet and greet. John Davidson meets with a group of supporters in Grand Bend. Residents packed the sidewalks of Ontario
Street as Davidson made his way from the Oakwood golf 6llub on his way into town. 'Bend residents raised over $27,000 for
Jesse's Journey.
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