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The Foundation
| John Hasselfield began his teaching career with the Calgary Board of
Education in 1967. His contributions to Junior High School athletics
were numerous. John's passion for basketball was evident in the many
years of coaching at the Junior High and High School levels. John was
the longest serving Assistant Basketball coach at the University of
Calgary. John was a strong believer in athletics but as an educator
always emphasized the main importance of education to his students. He
was a supporter of the Fine Arts programs in all the schools he served
in Calgary (Colonel Irvine, Elboya, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Colonel
MacLeod, Annie Gale, Vincent Massey). In his retirement John enjoyed
his other passions including being outdoors, horses, watching sports,
reading and spending time with family. He stayed active in volunteer
coaching roles for the Sundre Junior and High School basketball
programs. John's excellence as an educator, leader, coach and mentor
earned him the respect of his students, athletes, parents, coaches,
colleagues and family. John left us much too early on November 7, 2008.
This Endowment Foundation is a tribute to him and a continuation of his
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A non-profit society created to provide support to young people who
display a wanting desire for personal development and learning through
education, sports, music and physical activity, who
might otherwise not fulfill that desire because life has put
obstacles in their path in ways beyond their control.
To assist young people by:
- Distributing monies raised through private donations
and other means that will create a pool of funds from which proceeds
will go back to individuals identified by educators, coaches and
mentors and whose stories of need are presented to the fund directors.
- connecting young people to individuals in the John
Hasselfield Network who can mentor and advise them in their personal
development and learning quest
- keeping the Hasselfield Network "connected"
- this Network of people (family, friends, and colleagues) who
shared a special connection or bond with John and who will perpetuate
his legacy and his beliefs.
To perpetuate John Hasselfield's legacy:
- By accumulating $100,000.00 in the John Hasselfield
Endowment Fund. Once this goal is reached the Foundation will return
10% of the funds raised by the Foundation in each year back to
recipients identified through the criteria and application process
established by the Foundation. The Foundation was initiated November
11, 2008 and to mark the creation of the fund, the donation was made of
a limited edition Calgary Stampede 75th Anniversary print that will be
surrounded by signatures and messages from people in the John
Hasselfield network and will be housed at John and Vel's lakehouse
property in Salmon Arm BC.
- Equity versus equality in education
- There is good in everyone - we simply need to take the time to find it and expand on it.
- In Canada we have all we need to be prosperous and healthy as a nation
- Hold "family-like" events where:
- people share each other's experiences
- have fun
- swap stories
- listen to music
- enjoy the outdoors
- being positive and maintaining traditions
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John Hasselfield Endowment Foundation
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