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Hedican’s Coach4Food legacy continues…

Coach4Food was part of North Bay's 2007 winning Hockeyville submission.
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Tom Hedican and his Coach4Food coaches during the final practice last December in Astorville. Photo by Chris Dawson.

After ten tireless years of running the Coach4Food program, Tom Hedican has stepped away leaving uncertainty about where the program will go from here.  

However, the North Bay Food Bank has sent out a release stating it’s time to get ready for the 2016-17 Coach4Food Campaign as they are taking over the program.   

Story on Hedican's final Coach4Food practice here: https://www.baytoday.ca/sports/coach4food-finishes-in-style-hitting-one-million-pound-mark-82706

In its 11th year, the Food Bank will partner with the North Bay Battalion and local hockey teams to fight hunger in the city of North Bay.  

“The Coach4Food program is consistently the largest contributor of donations to the food bank each year,” said Katharine Strang Chairperson of the North Bay Food Bank in a release. 

“We are very happy to see that our local teams and coaches continue to show community spirit by helping to stock our shelves and provide much needed food to those in need.”

Battalion team President Mike Griffin agrees. 

“The Battalion is very pleased to continue being a part of this special community initiative.”

The award winning program was created by professional goaltending consultant Tom Hedican.  

After 10 years of running the program he has stepped away from Coach4Food which he says was inspired by rock legend Bruce Springsteen and his work with food banks around the world.

Coach4Food has been endorsed by Springsteen and NHL coaches Ken Hitchcock and North Bay's Mike Yeo. 

This summer Yeo, you just won a gold medal as an assistant coach with Team Canada at the World Championships,  will meet with local coaches who participated in last year's program.

The North Bay Food Bank is available to accept food and monetary donations year round.  


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Chris Dawson has been with BayToday.ca since 2004. He has provided up-to-the-minute sports coverage and has become a key member of the BayToday news team.
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