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Team Canada's Journey to Paris 2024: Jane Roos
Season 12, Ep. 109
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Jane Roos has been recognized as one of the most Influential Women in Sport, the Most Influential People in Sport, the Top 100 Women in Canada and was the recipient of the Leadership in Sports Award at the 36th Canadian Sports Awards.
She saw a need to support Canadian athletes and created a not-for-profit organization, CAN FUND.
In this episode, we discuss how many Olympic and Paralympic athletes she's supported, to date has raised over $40 million dollars!
Learn more about CANFUND or DONATE NOW: https://canadianathletesnow.ca/
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