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has kept active in the world of amateur
sports. He was director of the Vancouver
International Marathon for 15 years,
director of the James Cunningham
Memorial Seawall Race, and technical
director of the 1973 Canada Games,
held in New Westminster. In the late
80s, Don became race director of the
B.C. triathlon, held in Kelowna. As a
member of the board of directors of the
Association of International Marathons,
Don has also been involved in the
internationally-regarded Hawaii
Ironman Triathlon. During the 1990s, he
began his involvement as chair of the
GVRD Park Partnership Initiative, a
position which he still holds today.

For 20 years, this extraordinary
individual has presided over the 24-
Hour Relay for Kids, which is a project
for the British Columbia Lions Society

Retiring Tourism instructor foes

his presidency, the charity has raised

a | than $17 million to provid
a nyth | n g but r e tl r ! n g pales as ae ee of

three Easter Seals camps in the

Don Basham, left, serves up some cake to colleague Brian White.

ourism and Outdoor Recreation organizations. Nor do many people province. He is also founder and chair

eee Don Basham, has know that Don was quite an athlete in of the national version of this charity
decided to take early retirement in May _his own right, which no doubt led him race. As if this wasn’t enough, Don has
from the College department he co- into the outdoor recreation field (no pun _ also been an honorary chair for
founded with Jim Boyd in 1974. intended) in the first place. Timmy’s Christmas Telethon for the

Fellow instructor, Brian White, While attending high school, the past 10 years.
summed up his friend’s career by North Shore resident was one of the If this is any indication of what we’re
saying, “Don has made a huge fastest sprinters in the province — losing at the College, think about what
contribution to the department. He is a second only to his teammate and friend, __the recipients of all these organizations
caring, responsible and modest Harry Jerome. He was there to see are gaining. Don will have even more
individual.” Harry break a world record at the 1960 time and energy to devote to those

Certainly, many of the members of Olympic trials in Saskatoon, things that are close to heart, including
the College community have no idea Saskatchewan. his wife and children. From everyone at
just how much Don has given of his Since graduating from the University the College, all the best with your future
time to deserving athletic and charitable of British Columbia in the 1960s, Don aspirations and endeavours, Don!

And the
Wi n ner is = 2 8 Diana Lavis is the lucky winner of First

Folio, the set of 15 original prints
recently raffled by the Capilano College
printmaking studio. Printmaking
instructor, Wayne Eastcott, is seen with
first-year printmaking student, Yuki
Imamura, who is making the draw.
Approximately $1,400 was raised and
will go towards supplies and equipment
for the Studio Art department.

(Photo by Edna Sakata.)

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