• Awarded on: November 16, 2005

Terrence Fleming, Ottawa, Ontario
Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

When his friend Kevin Saunders died at the age of 20 from muscular dystrophy, Terrence Fleming wholeheartedly directed his efforts towards helping find a cure for the disease. To that end, he participated in many fundraising baseball tournaments and established the first "Kevin Saunders Memorial Softball Tournament" in 1994. This annual event is held during the September Labour Day weekend, coinciding with the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Mr. Fleming organizes and promotes the event and solicits donations for prizes and food. A childhood friendship that ended too soon has become a source of hope for thousands of people who are afflicted by muscular dystrophy.