The only thing on Nathan’s Chafe’s mind on Jan. 10 was helping his buddy celebrate his 19
th birthday. The last thing he expected as he made his way into Mile One Stadium for the St. John’s Ice Caps home game was to be selected to take a shot from centre ice.
Nathan was chosen at random for the Insurance Brokers Association of Newfoundland’s (IBAN)
Goal of the Game contest. Participants compete in a shooting game during intermission to determine who gets the chance to shoot for $10,000. Only one participant gets to take one shot to try to score from centre ice.
Never in a million years did Nathan expect to make that shot. “I was just happy to be on the ice and be on the big TV up there,” he said. Only one person has successfully made the shot since the
Goal of the Game began in 2012.
But Nathan had luck on his side.
“It felt amazing,” Nathan said. “I didn’t expect to win when I went down there. It was a one-in-a-million shot and I got lucky. I ended up winning 10 grand so it certainly ended up being an even bigger celebration.”
In addition to walking out $10,000 richer, Nathan won $10,000 for a charity of his choice. He selected the Dr. Jack Hand Legacy Foundation, which raises money to support families with children being treated at the Janeway Children’s Hospital for a Haematology or Oncology related illness. It’s a charity close to Nathan’s heart.
“It’s a wonderful charity,” Nathan said. “I knew Jack personally and he dedicated his life to helping people with cancer. He passed away a couple of years ago but he inspired me and many others. Almost everyone has been affected by cancer in some way or another so I felt it was a very deserving charity.”
He urges people to donate at www.jackhand.ca. In the meantime, what will Nathan do with his winnings? It will come in handy to pay for the Comprehensive Arts & Science (CAS) Transition program he is enrolled in at College of the North Atlantic’s Prince Philip Drive campus.
“I’m going to keep it, sit on it, and use it for school and stuff. I wish I had something exciting to spend it on but I’m just going to save it.”
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