Belinda Stronach and Rick Mercer are the co-chairs of Spread the Net.
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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the current president of Liberia and Africa's first elected femal
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the current president of Liberia and Africa's first elected female head of state.
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When approached by Spread the Net to be an Ambassador, Glen Pearson, MP London North Centr
When approached by Spread the Net to be an Ambassador, Glen Pearson, MP London North Centre didn't hesitate. For almost 30 years, he has suffered from malaria. In 2002, he and his wife adopted their daughter, who also has malaria, from war-torn Darfur, Sudan. At the time Mr. Pearson had been told that his daughter's family had all been killed, but on a return trip to visit her village, they discovered their daughter's identical twin sister and older brother. They have since adopted the other two children who are being treated for malaria in Nairobi before coming to Canada.
Glen Pearson has been an active community figure in London since he first became a professional firefighter 29 years ago. Involved in numerous causes over the years he became perhaps best known as the volunteer director of the London Food Bank. In 1998, along with his wife Jane Roy, Glen began human rights and development work in Sudan. This work has included building schools and infrastructure, fighting modern day slavery, community development and supporting local enterprises as they enter into the competitive world market system.
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The driving force behind the creation of the Spread the Net campaign, The Honourable Belin
The driving force behind the creation of the Spread the Net campaign, The Honourable Belinda Stronach is a community, business and public leader who cares deeply about Canada and the broader issues of quality of life. A key fundraiser for Jeffrey Sach's Millennium Villages Project, she has toured poverty and disease-afflicted regions in Africa and seen the impact hat a simple bednet can have on children.
In 2004, TIME Magazine ranked Belinda as one of the world's 100 most influential people. In 2005, the Women's Executive acclaimed Belinda a "trailblazer" and one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women. Belinda is the former President and CEO of Magna International Inc., one of the largest global suppliers of automotive systems and components in the world.
Belinda jumped feet first into public life in 2004, ran for the leadership of a national political party, has been elected by her peers twice as a Member of Parliament, and has been a senior Cabinet minister in government. She is now a leading member of the Liberal Party of Canada and Chair of the national caucus of women Liberal MPs.
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An award-winning satirist, playwright and actor, Rick Mercer is well known to Canadians fo
An award-winning satirist, playwright and actor, Rick Mercer is well known to Canadians for his work on two of the most popular television satires in Canadian history: This Hour has 22 Minutes, on which he appeared from 1992-98 and the current The Rick Mercer Report, on which a Who's Who from the world of Canadian entertainment and politics appear as guests.
He has has received more than 20 Gemini Awards for his television work as well as the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. Rick has toured Africa with Jeffrey Sachs and Belinda Stronach, and has seen, first hand, the ravages of malaria.
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n addition to a world-record setting career as a professional hockey player, Hayley Wicken
n addition to a world-record setting career as a professional hockey player, Hayley Wickenheiser has dedicated her free time to local, national and global volunteerism. A mother herself, Spread the Net resonated with Hayley as a Canadian initiative that has global impact in the fight against African children impacted by malaria.
A native of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Hayley Wickenheiser has lived in Calgary, Alberta for the past sixteen years where she not only trained, but also pursued a BSc degree at the University of Calgary. Her talent is unsurpassed. Having recently been named Team Captain, she was the Assistant Captain of Canada's gold medal-winning teams at the 2002 Salt Lake City and 2006 Torino Winter Olympics and named the MVP in both games. Wickenheiser is strong and skilled; a natural with a lethal slap shot and rightfully described as the greatest female hockey player in the world.
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Having seen first-hand the ravages of malaria in Africa during his 111 day ultra marathon
Having seen first-hand the ravages of malaria in Africa during his 111 day ultra marathon foot race across the Sahara desert, Ray Zahab was a willing Ambassador for Spread the Net.
Winner of some of the world's most difficult and challenging ultra-distance foot races, Ray Zahab is motivated by challenge, distance and discovery. Starting his athletic career as a professional equestrian competitor, it was not until the late nineties that Ray competed in his first adventure race, started rock and ice climbing, and left a pack-a-day smoking habit behind him. From bike racing to running, ultra-marathoning took Ray from the cold north of Canada to the Amazon jungle. On November 1, 2006 Ray and two other runners set out on an epic expedition to cross the Sahara Desert by foot. The epic expedition had the trio running an average of 70km's a day for 111 days, without a single day of rest. Having dream become reality, Ray has become a unique voice of inspiration and motivation. He has pushed the limits of endurance beyond what has ever been done before. The documentary film about the expedition, Running The Sahara, will be released in September 2007 in an effort to raise awareness of the water crisis in Africa.
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Seamus O'Regan was immediately impacted by the simplicity and effectiveness of Spread the
Seamus O'Regan was immediately impacted by the simplicity and effectiveness of Spread the Net. He was inspired by Spread the Net's global impact and the fact that, something as simple as a $10 bed net over a children while they slept could help prevent them contracting a deadly disease. Seamus O'Regan has been the co-host of CTV's Canada AM since 2002. From St. John's, Newfoundland, he was raised in Goose Bay, Labrador.
Seamus studied politics at St. Francis Xavier University and University College, Dublin, and marketing strategies at INSEAD, the international business school near Paris. He received his Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge, England. In 2000, Seamus joined talktv's current affairs programme, The chatroom.
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Tie Domi is a professional hockey player and an analyst at TSN.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. is an
Tie Domi is a professional hockey player and an analyst at TSN.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. is an Academy Award-winning American actor.
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