THUNDER BAY -- Kathy Harris and Clint Harris are no strangers to the spotlight.
It’ll be shining directly on the pair of well-known Thunder Bay media executives on Nov. 6, when the duo will be roasted by those who know them best share the skeletons hiding in their closets at the 12th annual Easter Seals Celebrity Roast.
Kathy Harris, the director of local sales for Dougall Media, and Clint Harris, recently named publisher of the Chronicle Journal, each said they’re not sure what surprises their roasters have in store for them. But it’s all for a good cause, they said.
“I’m here for the same reason as Clint,” said Kathy Harris, best known for completing the famous Boston Marathon on multiple occasions.
“We’ll take a couple of hits on the chin I’m sure, and each other, but at the end of it all, it’ll be worth it for the kids.”
Clint Harris, known to sing the occasional pre-game anthem at Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey games and a part-time celebrity boxer around town, said it’s important to support Easter Seals.
“The kids need what they need and without the money and fund coming in, they don’t get what they need and they can’t achieve the goals they want to achieve as any other child would like.”
That’s what it’s all about, said Rhonda Harrison, senior development officer at Easter Seals Ontario.
“It’s an amazing event,” she said.
“This is our biggest event of the year, so we’re excited.”
For more than 90 years Easter Seals has been providing assistance to children with physical disabilities of purchase walkers, wheelchairs and other mobility equipment.
“We also have fully accessible summer camps. So we have children in Northwestern Ontario that go to our camps every year and have great experiences,” Harrison said.
About 180 children from Thunder Bay and the region utilize the services provided by Easter Seals.
The Celebrity Roast for Easter Seals takes place Nov. 6 at the Valhalla Inn ballroom. Tickets are $150 and are available at their Cumberland Street office.
