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Be proud of yourself, Cochrane

The generosity of Cochranites is unmistakable. Over the weekend, the 6th Annual Kimmett Cup skated to another successful charitable effort, raising $100,000.

The generosity of Cochranites is unmistakable.

Over the weekend, the 6th Annual Kimmett Cup skated to another successful charitable effort, raising $100,000.25 for the Children’s Wish Foundation help make the wishes of 10 youngsters living with a life-threatening disease come true, including a young Cochranite named Brendan.

Forty-eight hockey teams participated in this year’s Kimmett Cup, and around 100 people volunteered their time to help make the event a success.

The tournament’s goal was to garner $100,000, and it’s no surprise it achieved that amount, particularly when one looks at the track record of fundraising initiatives in Cochrane.

A community of high education, high salaries and large hearts, Cochranites don’t shy away when it comes to supporting those in need, whether it’s through a cause like the Lindsay Leigh Kimmett Memorial Foundation’s Kimmett Cup or the Monumental Tournament of Aces, the Cochrane and Area Humane Society, a fundraiser to support local artists or a school, or, a new effort that has suddenly hit its stride, to support local luger Tristan Walker, who will be competing in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics starting in February.

The Cochrane Eagle has been following Walker’s (and his luge partner Justin Snith of Calgary) rise to success for some time now, printing several stories on the team’s road to Sochi over the past year, including an April article letting readers know that the duo was looking for sponsors and in need of funding to help them carry out their Olympic dream.

This type of local exposure, coupled with the Olympics being right around the corner and local coffee house Cochrane Coffee Traders working to help raise funds for the adrenaline-charged luge racers, it wouldn’t be surprising if this new money-raising effort is the same as most in Cochrane…a success.

Regardless of how much money is amassed from the various charitable events in Cochrane, and who or what each may be for, Cochranites should be proud of their philanthropy.

And, people like the Kimmetts should be proud of the efforts they have made over the years to turn the untimely loss of Lindsay Leigh Kimmett into an ever-growing charitable legacy that continues to help so many.

Many Cochranites would support others regardless of whether organizations like the Kimmett Foundation and Humane Society existed, but it’s efforts such as these that help bring out the best in people, and Cochrane is certainly second to none when it comes to the kindness of those in the community.

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