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November 17, 2004
Today the Kanata Kougars, a U-15 girls soccer
team from Kanada, Canada, presented a check in the amount of $1,900
to Ottawa Senators Foundation chairman, Dave Ready, for the Roger
Neilson House. Coach Mike Roossien and the girls made the
contribution in memory of Jeffrey Hayden.
The Roger Neilson House will be a place similar to the Ronald
McDonald House where children battling cancer and their families can
stay while undergoing treatment at nearby Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario (CHEO).
Roger Neilson was a wonderful man and friend to everyone. The long
time NHL coach lost his battle to cancer in the summer of 2003. Jeff
Hayden was friends with team member Taylore Shaw and visited Ottawa in
July and got to watch the team play.
The Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation wishes to thank the Kanada
Kougars for their generous gift to the Roger Neilson House. Special
thanks to Taylore and Mary Shaw for honoring Jeff’s memory by helping
families affected by this horrible disease!
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