posted on: 10/05/2021
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HUBBARD’S CUPBOARD
So much sport is shrouded in gloom and doom but boxing finds the Sunny side of the street
By Alan Hubbard
Having taken the knee – actually it was both knees – in a rather nasty fall, subsequently ending up flat on my back in a hospital bed these past couple of weeks, I have had plenty of time to reflect on certain aspects of our sporting life.
This enforced spell of unwelcome indisposition is why you have been spared my pearls of pugilistic wisdom of late. But even from this prone position I now feel compelled to put finger to keyboard again as so much of sport seems to have gone off its rocker.
The names Chuck Burton and Downtown Food Pantry are synonymous, and because of his long history there, he is one of this yearâs Valley Vision heroes.
Burton first began volunteer work reading to second grade students on a regular basis. A stay-at-home dad, he followed his two daughters to schools, working in libraries and serving as treasurer of the Parent-Teacher Association.
âWhen they got tired of me being around, I went looking for some more adult activities, so I attended a RSVP volunteer fair although I didnât realize the âSâ IN RSVP stood for âseniorâ because I was only 46 at the time,â Burton said. âI found several places. Iâve painted houses with Habitat for Humanity and helped at several different agencies around town, and I found the food pantry, or it found me. It was just something that clicked. I felt strongly about it, and I enjoy what I do.â
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