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Thinking Forward helps homeless people JUSTIN SKINNER jskinner@insidetoronto.com Fresh off handing out more than 400 care packages to those living in shelters or on the streets, midtown Torontobased not-for-profit organization Thinking Forward is already looking ahead to 2014.

The three-year-old organization, founded by Wilson Leung and Ranee Lee, does outreach in schools, community centres and other public venues, with a focus on creative learning for children and leadership training for youth and adults.

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Its principles are based on the CHOICES method, which stands for the development of good Character, Helping others, Ownership of one’s actions, being a positive Influence, showing Compassion, using Education as a key to growth and focusing on the Sustainability of resources.

“It started with our two chairs, who started hosting events just with their families to give back to those who are less fortunate,” said Tammy Finnikin, Thinking Forward spokesperson. “It’s grown over >>>VOLUNTEERS, page 2

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Northern Secondary School has capped off its 40th year supporting the United Way by shattering its own already-impressive fundraising record.

The north Toronto school brought in $43,200 for the charity through a variety of activities throughout the year. That surpasses the $34,000 the school raised for the United Way last year and tops the ambitious $40,000 goal Northern had set for this year.

“This is the most we’ve ever raised and we thought $40,000 was a good goal for our 40th anniversary of fundraising for

the United Way,” said Northern teacher Lori Moulton, who serves as the primary staff advisor for the school’s United Way committee.

The United Way campaign is student-driven, though both the student body and the faculty participate in fundraising initiatives throughout the year.

Even the parents get involved through a silent auction on parent-teacher night.

“We had a really successful CN Tower Stair Climb this year with more students than ever and we introduced a bunch of new events during our United Way Week, which is our biggest fundraising week,” said Grade >>>CLIMBING, page 14

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Volunteers are needed to help those in need >>>from page 1 the past few years and for Feet on the Street (which saw some 400 care packages with personal hygiene items, snacks and warm socks handed out to the homeless and underhoused) we had 70 volunteers helping out.”

In addition to Feet on the Street, the organization held a back-to-school drive to ensure students in at-risk

communities had school supplies, conducts anti-bullying events, community greening events and more.

Thinking Forward’s growth over the past three years has allowed it to expand, with further expansion planned as word gets out about the good work its volunteers do.

“We’re in more schools now and doing more out in the community,” Finnikin

said. “People are hearing more about the things we do, which is great for us as a volunteer-based organization.”

Thinking Forward is planning another Feet on the Street event in the new year and an Oscar night fundraising event, with details for both yet to be worked out.

In the meantime, it is reaching out to as many

people as it can.

Finnikin said they are always looking for donations, volunteers and funding support.

Finnikin added the organization hopes to set down deep roots in the Regent Park community in the new year.

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Annie musical at Young People’s Theatre until Dec. 29 MARIA TZAVARAS ccm@insidetoronto.com

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hen you watch a theatre performance, you can always tell when the actors love the show they’re in and the characters they are playing.

For Toronto actors Jenny Weisz and Sterling Jarvis, starring as Annie and Oliver Warbucks in the musical Annie by Young People’s Theatre (YPT), this is evident in their heartfelt portrayals of an orphan hoping for parents to love her and a rich man looking for fulfilment.

Weisz, a recent theatre school graduate, said she has always wanted to play the role of Annie, and is grateful for the opportunity, especially since she’s an adult.

“I truly thought my chance to play the spunky red-headed orphan had passed, but thankfully YPT gave me the opportunity to play this incredible and

iconic role I’ve dreamed of since childhood,” said the Annex resident.

In fact, all the roles are played by adults in this abridged, 80-minute version of the original, with book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin.

It begins in a New York City orphanage in 1933, where we meet 11-year-old Annie and the other orphans, July (Jess Abramovitch), Kate (Mary Antonini), Tessie (Jessie Cox), Pepper (Natalia Gracious), Molly (Nicole Norsworthy) and Duffy (Ramona Gilmour-Darling).

Annie has been waiting for her parents to come back for her and deciding she can’t wait any longer, escapes to look for them, but is quickly caught and returned. This angers Miss Hannigan (Louise Pitre), the orphanage director, who hates the children and treats them poorly.

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Jenny Weisz stars as the title character in the Young People’s Theatre production of Annie, which runs until Dec. 29.

stances, Annie is ever the optimist and this comes in handy when Grace (Shawna Van Omme), assistant to billionaire Oliver Warbucks, comes to the orphanage and chooses Annie as his guest for Christmas. This decision is what changes his life, and Annie’s, forever as he eventually decides to adopt her.

Juno-nominee Jarvis said

Annie is one of his favourite musicals and he’s honoured to be playing Warbucks, a character he admires and the one he relates to most in the story.

“I love the multi-layered personality of Oliver Warbucks, but most of all I love how he’s transformed by this little girl who helps him realize he’s a lot like her in many ways,” he said.

Winterfest at HarbourFront Skating, canine shows, photos with Santa, and cookie decorating were all part of winter on the waterfront

Left, Tanya Hawley leads Dozer as he pulls a dog sled during a demonstration at Harbourfront Centre Saturday afternoon during the Woof Jocks show as part of Winterfest at the centre.

Below, Ken Leblanc and his daughter Isabelle skate at t h e c e n t r e . To p r i g h t , Christian Sotirov rides in a dog sled during the Woof Jocks show, while Bentley runs through an obstacle course at the show.

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Weisz said the scene where her character Annie first meets Oliver is one of her favourites in the show because she’s able to break through his tough exterior and expose his big heart.

“Their relationship has a rocky start, but once they give each other a chance, they realize how perfect they are for each other, and how they are not so different after all,” she said.

Sterling said he has many favourite scenes, but his favourite musical number is a song he sings called ‘Something Was Missing’, a song added to this version of the show that reveals a more compassionate and vulnerable side of Warbucks.

This show is full of many fantastic musical numbers such as ‘Hard-Knock Life’, ‘I Think I’m Gonna Like it Here’ and ‘NYC’.

The signature song ‘Tomorrow’, amazingly sung by Weisz, is about being optimistic and hopeful. These themes are domi-

nant in this show despite the mean characters.

The props in this show are awe-inspiring, especially in the Christmas scene where large, sparkly ornaments appear from the ceiling. The versatile set depicts everything from Oliver’s mansion and the grandeur of New York City’s streetscape. And, the kids loved Casper, Jarvis’s sweet golden retriever that plays Annie’s dog, Sandy.

Weisz said this show is ideal for kids and adults alike, and anyone who enjoys a story about the importance of family and being loved, overcoming hardship and good prevailing against evil. It’s an entertaining show that’s perfect to enjoy in the holiday season.

Annie runs until December 29, at the Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front.

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he holiday break presents a welcome opportunity for us to relax and spend time with loved ones.

And you needn’t feel restricted to the confines of your home. If you’re looking to share in an experience, start a new family tradition or explore a new neighbourhood, Toronto is simply a great place to be.

When it comes to finding things to do in the city at this time of year, there are a lot of options. Our feature on page 11 lists a number of events in Toronto’s communities taking place over the coming days. There’s a wide array of choices for those looking to add a fresh experience to this year’s holiday season and make it a truly special time. our view For example, if the goal is to get outside and get a bit of City a great exercise, there are skiing, snowboarding, skating and snowplace to be shoeing options. For those more during holidays adventurous, there’s the 34th Annual Hair of the Dog run and walk in the Beach area on New Year’s Day. If you’re more interested in the spectator side of things in athletics, Toronto also has several highcalibre hockey tournaments to take in. The immediate post-Christmas period has several tourneys on tap including the Toronto Marlboros International Holiday Classic from Dec. 26 to 30. Hosted at the Canlan arenas in Etobicoke and North York as well as North York’s Chesswood Arenas, the AAA tournament features top teams from the minor bantam, bantam and minor midget divisions.

If you’re looking to be entertained, there are several family-friendly activities including theatrical productions and visits to museums and other city attractions including the CN Tower, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Ontario Museum, and Fort York to consider.

This time of year is also a chance to get to know a new area of the city a little better. Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods make up a diverse, vibrant city, with unique experiences to be discovered in each of them.

Consider adding a new experience to your holiday time this year. *** You can find more Toronto events at our online community calendar at insidetoronto.com.

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A terrible year for Toronto’s government

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t’s been a good year, 2013 has, for the profile of municipal journalism. That goes without saying – the Ford follies have put city hall reporters in a class akin to reality TV hosts – but it needs saying that it has been a terrible year for municipal governance, civic engagement and community in this city.

It started out bad enough.

Us versus them Since 2010, it’s become clear a large number of residents of Toronto’s suburban communities have come to hate those who live closer to the downtown core, and for a large number of downtowners, the feeling seems mutual.

It’s a particularly unhealthy tribalism we’ve caught ourselves in – a tribalism that’s stoked and been stoked by Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Doug.

When the year began, with Mayor Ford success-

david nickle the city fully challenging a ruling to remove him from office for a conflict of interest, the division simmered. When newspaper reports revealed that Ford had appeared in a video smoking crack cocaine and was prone to bouts of public drunkenness, his evolving denials poured gasoline on the fire.

We in the media helped fuel that further, relentlessly seeking clarification from a mayor who refused to do so, camping outside his office and occasionally outside his home – allowing conspiracy theorists to posit that the media ‘elites’ were attempting to run the mayor out of office based on some kind of classbased agenda.

We couldn’t have played it differently – as events transpired, it emerged that Mayor Ford was lying about

nearly everything; that a video of him smoking crack cocaine did indeed exist and police were investigating him, and on and on.

The mayor’s behaviour and untruthfulness was, to put it mildly, unprecedented, and journalists who don’t chase that down, aren’t doing their job.

Making things worse But in doing our jobs – in shedding light, and posing questions and persisting – yes, we helped make it worse.

For much of 2013, as a colleague of mine observed recently, the news cycle has lived on the timetable of an angry drug user.

And day in, day out, we’ve highlighted the grossest dysfunction of the communities in which we live.

Some have taken to calling it all a distraction, but I submit that it’s more an amplification, a distortion – not of the sins of our mayor, but the forces that

are tearing the city apart.

Move on In the months and years to come, someone is going to have to fix that.

Toronto council has taken the first steps in doing so, sidelining Mayor Ford and putting the agreeable face of Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly at the head of council.

The last year of the term has hopes of being sedate, conciliatory and friendly.

At least, it will be as much of those things as one might expect in an election year.

Ultimately, that is going to be Toronto’s test – not just of its leadership, but more importantly, its citizenry.

We’ve got a city broken by anger, suspicion and paranoia and we’re going to have to get past that, if there’s to be any hope at all.

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Explore the new kids Join ArtHeart’s Family wThegallery w at the AGO Drop-In Art Gallery of Ontario has Those looking for fun family opened a new space devoted to kids and families.

The Kids’ Gallery gives children a chance to learn about art, explore books, paint portraits, dress up in themed costumes and more.

The first exhibition will focus on paintings and sculptures from around the world.

It will run from Dec. 21, 2013 through Aug. 2014.

Free hockey training at Regent Park South rink Youngsters in the Regent Park area can hone their hockey skills with free Wednesday night training sessions at the Regent Park South rink.

The sessions run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. from December through February for children aged seven to 11 and from 8 to 9:30 p.m. for those aged 11 to 14.

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activities during the post-Christmas lull are invited to take part in ArtHeart’s Family Drop-In. The free event, which brings families together for arts and crafts time, takes place in the ArtHeart Studio on the second floor of Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays, including Dec. 29.

Royal Ontario Museum wants wildlife photos The Royal Ontario Museum invites photographers to share their nature photos as part of the ongoing Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit.

Photographers can submit their pictures via Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ROMWPY, and some will be selected to be displayed on screens throughout the museum. The exhibit runs until March 23.

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flower show wTheatANNUAL Allan Gardens Allan Gardens Conservatory is in full festive bloom with the return of its annual Christmas Flower Show.

Thousands of plants, including more than 30 varieties of poinsettia, are on display.

The free show runs until Jan. 12, 2014.

Don’t forget your snow clearing duties With nearly 10 centimetres of snow forecasted to fall Saturday, residents are reminded that they have 24 hours to clear steps, landings, walks and driveways in order to provide safe access for people and vehicles.

While the vast majority of sidewalks in the city are cleared of snow by mechanical ploughing within 36 hours if the accumulation is greater than 8 cm, on streets with continuous on-street parking and where sidewalks cannot be cleared by mechanical ploughing, residents are also required to clear ice and snow from sidewalks adjacent their property within 12 hours

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That is the question Shelly Glover, minister of Canadian heritage and official languages, is asking leading up to the celebration in 2017.

“Canada’s 150th celebrations will give us the opportunity to reflect on all the things that make Canada the united, prosperous and free country it is today,” Glover said in a release.

“I invite all Canadians across our great country to tell us how they would like to celebrate in 2017.”

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RSVP (Almost FREE) Toronto Film Festival Best of SHORTS WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m.

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About Face: Celebrated Ontarians Then and Now WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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French Immersion Parent Information meeting WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, 80 Clinton St. CONTACT: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, 416-393-5206 French Immersion parent information meeting for the September 2014 school year.

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Older Lesbians Book Group WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m. WHERE: 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. CONTACT: Eleanor Batchelder, 647235-0843 Group discusses “All Over Creation,” a novel by Ruth L. Ozeki. Light refreshments.

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“This is an opportunity for us to lead,” said Wong-Tam. “This community centre, should it happen, is because the community is responding to an absence of dedicated

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SOCCER FIELD Far left, Jarvis Collegiate’s Bacet Bezig, left, and Westview Centennial Secondary School’s Efeso Santiago collide going for a head ball during high school north region indoor soccer action on Tuesday afternoon at The Hangar in Downsview Park. Westview went on to win the game 3-2. Left, Jarvis Collegiate’s Abdulla Elchanti, left, protects the ball from Westview’s Efeso Santiago. Above, Jarvis Collegiate’s Asenai Idris, centre, tries to split Westview Centennial’s Efeso Santiago, right, and Masoud Mahmoud.

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K eep busy over the holiday break Find something that suits you, with this listing of family-friendly activities

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he holidays are coming to an end, but there’s still plenty to do in the community and across the city. No need to stay at home! Here are our suggestions on things to do with the family.

The Christmas Flower Show at Allan Gardens until Jan. 12.

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Guided Walks in Rouge Park Stretch your legs and walk Rouge Park Dec. 26 to 31 and Jan. 1 at various times and locations. Free. Visit www. rougepark.com, call 905-713-3184 or email hike@rougepark.com Christmas Treats Trek Watch as the Toronto Zoo’s animals receive their Christmas treats from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bring a nonperishable item for the food bank. Halfprice admission. Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale Rd. Visit bit.ly/1bAczsl

Zoo animals get Christmas treats too on Dec. 26.

ROM for the Holidays, Toys, Games and Gatherings Play games from various cultures and 130 years of Canada’s favourite pastimes, scavenger hunt and more at the Royal Ontario Museum until Jan. 5 and included with admission. Various times.

Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s

Park www.rom.on.ca Centennial Park Conservatory Christmas Flower Show Centennial Park Conservatory Christmas Flower Show takes place until Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free. Centennial Park Conservatory, 151 Elmcrest Rd. Call Scott Nisbet, 416-392-1417, www.toronto.ca/parks/ conservatories Christmas in the Park You are invited to Christmas in the Park at Colborne Lodge from noon to 4 p.m. until Jan. 5. It is closed Dec. 26 and Jan. 1. Tour Colborne House and celebrate a Victorian Christmas. Various costs.

Colborne Lodge at High Park, 11 Colborne Lodge Dr. Email clodge@ toronto.ca Boxing Day Hike of The Toronto Islands Take a 12-kilometre, four-hour mostly flat hike of Toronto Islands at 9:30 a.m. when you catch the ferry, returning

FIND MORE EVENTS ONLINE! Learn how to access our calendar, view events across the city and post your own. Go to bit.ly/ torontocalendar paying adult. Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park Visit bit.ly/18S5aG5

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Family snowshoeing Learn how snowshoes were made and who used them during family snowshoeing from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Cost, $8 per person with snowshoes and $10 per person with snowshoe rental. The family rate is $28 per family of four with snowshoes.

Humber Arboretum, 205 Humber College Blvd. Visit www.humberarboretum.on.ca/events

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Lace up your skates at the Harbourfront Centre.

to Toronto at 4 p.m. (catching either the 3:15 or 3:45 p.m. ferry). Ferry costs $7 for adults, $4.50 for students and seniors and $3.50 for juniors.

Donations to the Escarpment Legacy Fund accepted. Toronto Island Ferry, 9 Queens Quay W. Contact Toronto Bruce Trail Club, www.torontobrucetrailclub. org, 416-763-9061, information@torontobrucetrailclub.org. Hike is Free.

Animal Stories Animal Stories presents the tales of humans’ encounters through ceramics from the 17th century to our day.

The exhibition also features illustrated books alongside ceramics Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Jan. 12. Cost ranges from $1 to $9 and free for children 12 and under with a

New Year’s Eve Family Countdown The Chevrolet City New Year’s Celebration 2014 will take place at Nathan Phillips Square on Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to midnight. This exciting event for all ages marks the 29th year the City has hosted the Toronto New Year’s Eve celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square.

Balmy Beach Canoe Club holds its annual Hair of the Dog Fun Run Jan. 1. Visit www.balmybeachcanoe.com

Queens Q. W., the artificially cooled outdoor rink, is also open. There are rentals, change rooms and skate sharpening. Visit www.harbourfrontcentre. com n For a complete list of City of Toronto arenas and rinks in your neighbourhood, visit bit.ly/18X9dRG

Tobogganing

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Skiing and Snowboarding

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New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dip for Habitat for Humanity Take a dip in the lake and help build homes for families in need at noon.

Donation.

Sunnyside Beach at Lake Shore Boulevard West at Parkside Drive Visit torontopolarbear.com

Skating

n Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave., outdoor rink is open until March, Monday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. but closed Christmas and Boxing Day. Weather permitting. Call ahead at 416-596-7670 for updates. Skate rentals and sharpening is $5 each. Visit ebw.evergreen.ca/whats-on/recreation/skating n Harbourfront’s The Natrel Rink, 235

n Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute, 550 Markham Rd. n Cedarvale Park, 443 Arlington Ave. n ‘Murder’ Hill at Graydon Hall, 185 Graydon Hall Dr. just east of Don Mills. n Dallington Park at Sheppard Avenue and Leslie Street. n Christie Pits, 750 Bloor St. W. at Christie Street n Riverdale Park at Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street n Greenwood Park, 1041 Gerrard St. E. What is your favourite tobogganing spot? Email letters@insidetoronto.com

Peter Pan at Casa Loma until Dec. 29. Visit www.casaloma.org

n Shawnee Park, 81 Shawnee Circle at Victoria Park and Finch avenues This is a park with a small hill, which is good for younger kids. n The ‘Sugar Bowl’, 3900 Danforth Ave. across from Variety Village.

It really is shaped like a bowl so there is no danger of sliding onto the road. And it’s not too steep or too long, so perfect for younger kids. n Hill behind Variety Village, 3701 Danforth Ave.

n Centennial Park offers a ski and snowboard school, snowboard and downhill rentals, helmet rentals, T-bar, carpet lift, night skiing and snack bar.

The facilities are open, weather permitting, mid-December until mid-March and the hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at various prices. Centennial Park, 256 Centennial Park Rd. Call 416-394-8754 n Earl Bales Park Earl Bales Park offers snowboard and downhill rentals, helmet rentals, ski and snowboard school, snowmaking, four-passenger chair lift, rope tow, night skiing, snack bar, weather permitting, Dec. 14, and closing March 16.

Open various days and times.

4169 Bathurst St., one light south of Sheppard Avenue West inside Earl Bales Park. Call 416-395-7931.

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Documentary explores immigrant’s unique career choice: wrestling FANNIE SUNSHINE fsunshine@insidetoronto.com As a young boy growing up in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tomer Sidi would skip school and race to a friend’s house, where they would download World Wrestling Federation (WWF) matches on the Internet, as Sidi’s family didn’t own a computer.

“I always knew it was entertainment,” he said. “And I always wanted to try it.”

After finishing army duty, he packed “a suitcase of dreams” in 2010 and, to his parents’ dismay, boarded a plane for Toronto and searched for a wrestling school.

“The only English I knew was from watching wrestling,” said the Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue area resident, who recently turned 26. “The commentators were my English teachers.”

Sidi, who briefly lived with his brother in Toronto, signed up with professional wrestling school Squared Circle Training at Finch Avenue and Hwy. 400, where he quickly learned the reality of the scripted form of entertainment.

“I saw the ring and I was like, wow, this is real,” he said. “I felt like a million dollars.”

His goal was to train for one month, but the fun factor took over and Sidi extended his stay.

“I thought maybe I would do one match and then call it quits,” he recalled. “My first match was in Oshawa in front of seven people and I thought, wow, this is amazing. It was like winning an Oscar.

I thought maybe one more match, then it was a bigger crowd. I kept setting goals.”

His time as a free agent Jewish gimmick wrestler, who goes by stage name Tomer Shalom and has the Star of David on his wrestling attire, has taken him across Ontario and other provinces through Canadian independent professional wrestling organizations. He has also appeared on Victory Commonwealth Wrestling on Rogers TV, Toronto’s premiere indy wrestling league, under stage name Goliath Ayala.

Now, his next and ultimate goal is to make it as a professional wrestler in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), formerly the WWF. Sidi takes part in about four wrestling events a week, and has earned a reputation as a safe, professional wrestler, he said, adding he recently wrestled against Jake the Snake Roberts and has worked with

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Brutus the Barber Beefcake and The Bushwhackers.

Relishing in his Jewish gimmick, Sidi said he likes his persona and uses it to his advantage, as there are few professional Jewish wrestlers who tout their religion openly.

“Some (organizations) use me as a good guy, some use me as a bad guy,” he said, adding he sports a hoodie with the words ‘nice Jewish

The best thing I have is charisma. I know how to interact with a crowd.

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boy’ on the back at matches. “The best thing I have is charisma. I know how to interact with a crowd.”

It was his story of leaving his home country with dreams of making it as a WWE wrestler that caught the attention of filmmaker Sari Colt.

Colt met Sidi at an event shortly after he arrived in Toronto and initially chuckled when told why he was here.

“He said he came here to be a wrestler and I started to laugh,” she said. “I said, no really, why are you here? I thought it was kind of funny.”

She caught up with him a year later and toyed with the idea of making a documentary about his story.

“He came to Canada without any connections and he’s trying to get into the industry,” Colt said. “He’s really going for this. I wanted to show how hard it is to become a wrestler. Perhaps the outcome is set

ahead of time, but you still have to be an athlete.”

Colt’s 10-minute short Tomer the Wrestler will premiere at the sixth annual Daring Independent Film Festival on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Measure Theatre, 296 Brunswick Ave., at 2 p.m.

The documentary, which was shot in 2012, features interviews with Sidi, his trainer, his time training and matches, she said.

“He was very open to sharing his story,” she said. “It’s an immigrant story. English is not his first language and I think it’s a story a lot of us can relate to.”

Colt, who has shot comedies, but never documentaries, was co-host of web series Ent. World on alltalktv. com and had Sidi on as a guest several years ago, where he demonstrated some wrestling moves.

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Climbing, braiding and other events raise money for United Way >>>from page 1 12 student Andrea Vucetic, who co-chairs Northern’s United Way committee along with fellow Grade 12 student Natalie Phung.

Some 300 students raised

pledges and climbed the CN Tower’s steps this year, an increase of more than 50 from previous years.

“With those extra 50 students, we saw a $9,000 increase in the money we got

for that one event, so that’s a lot of the increased funds we raised right there,” Phung said.

“During United Way Week, we had a talent show during lunch, which brought in

another $200.”

Teachers and school staff got into the act by collecting pledges in exchange for fulfilling dares – principal Ron Felsen dressed in a cat costume while another teacher braided his beard, for instance.

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The school’s Helping Hands organization also pitched in, with more than 80 students joining the volunteer group to help set up and clean up after various events, sell tickets and otherwise help out.

“We usually wind up with about 100 students who come to a Helping Hands information meeting at the start of the year and this year we had about 85 students who joined up,” said Claire Chen, head of the school’s Helping Hands group.

While the $43,200 was a record even for Northern – which has long been the top United Way fundraiser among all TDSB schools – future years could prove just

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Northern Secondary School students and United Way Committee co-chairs, Andrea Vucetic, left, and Natalie Phung, during United Way Week, one of the many fundraising initiatives in the school’s 40th anniversary fundraising year that led to a record setting campaign total of $43,200.

as successful.

“The new events we tried did really well so we’ll keep those,” Phung said.

Given the school’s 40-year fundraising history for the organization, setting a new high was no small achieve-

ment. “We’re proud of our school for raising $43,200, which is a really great achievement,” Vucetic said. “We want to keep this going.”

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