By Glen Halick
(Photo by Glen Hallick) Judy, Dave, and Ken Dryden received Winnipeg Jets jerseys as a thank you from the community for visiting Domain on Oct. 14, bringing with them the Stanley Cup. And thanks to a charity started by their parents, impoverished children have been helped in the Third World.
Thanks to a charity started by the parents of Dave, Ken and Judy Dryden more than 40 years ago children in impoverished countries have received a bed to sleep on.
Shortly before coming to Domain the sister of the two goaltending greats returned from Nicaragua on the behalf of Sleeping Children Around the World.
Dave explained the charity was started in the family home in Etobicoke, Ontario.
"The whole idea was to give bedding, clothing, school supplies and mosquito nets to kids in Third World countries," the former NHL and WHA goalie said.
HELPING 1.2 MILLION KIDS
He said about 1.2 million children have benefited from SCAW.
"Each year we end up doing 71,000 bed kits," he said.
Being a volunteer organization SCAW had no overhead and is able to devote 100 per cent of the donations to the bed kits.
Since its inception over $23 million has been raised.
Some of the 33 countries where children have been assisted include Tanzania, Kenya, Togo, Zimbabwe, Nicaragua, Honduras, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines.
On Oct. 14 the Drydens were in Domain with the Stanley Cup because it's the hometown of their late father Murray.
