This Storey tops the news

Trent University's Tony Storey will be recognized this summer with one of the most prestigious awards offered by Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada.

Storey, director of alumni services at Trent, will receive the Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada President's Commendation at the organization's national convention July 3 in Scarborough. There is only one recipient of the award annually, from 178 agencies across Canada.

Storey was vacationing in England when he learned he had been selected for the honour, and in a wonderful twist of fate the news was delivered by one of his earliest little brothers, who had just arrived from Canada on a holiday trip of his own.

Now 31 years old, the former little brother was only nine when he and Storey first met, and the bond they formed is permanent. "He will always be a part of my life," says Storey of the young man who overcame the early odds of a tough upbringing and went on to complete his post secondary education at St. Mary's University in Halifax.

In all, Storey has been matched with eight little brothers since arriving in Peterborough as a Trent student more than 20 years ago, taking them to watch the Petes in action, playing tennis and undertaking other activities in which both have an interest.

He is immensely impressed with the work of Big Brothers/Big Sisters in the Peterborough area, and says it is an agency "I will always be helpful towards."

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