32 The Northern Advocate Friday, December 21, 2012

Picture perfect end INSIDE to Olympic journey

Hockey By Cameron Leslie

It has been known for along time that Northland produces great hockey players, and now a photographic journey to TV offers Caps celebrate our recent Olympics has been unveiled. insight: P26 Prior to the Olympics, Sue Shepherd set out to raise money through various dinners and raffles to help Northland’s five hockey Olympians pay for some of the expenses incurred as a result of their selection. Now, and $25,000 later, Northland’s Ella Gunson, , , and , thanks to Shepherd, have abook packed with 316 photos to remember their journey. Shepherd carried out the entire process right from the Batting woes snapping of the shots on sidelines in London, to editing and for boys: P25 producing the book. ‘‘It took me afull six weeks of work to narrow down the 6000 photos that Itook at the Olympics to arrive at 316 of the best photos for the book,’’ said the Olympic WELL SUPPORTED:Sue Shepherd (left), Stacey Michelsen, Ella Gunson and Alana Millington met with Shepherd to Hockey Fundraising Committee thank her and check out the commemorative book she made for them. PHOTO/MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM chairman. The charismatic Shepherd’s community of support with the because that helps alot, but to while to get over that, but seeing work hasn’t gone unnoticed, with dinner and everyone just knew see the community and people all these people and seeing the Gunson and Millington everything, and that’s all thanks like Sue and Bill Shepherd behind impact we’ve made on them has acknowledging her work as being to Sue [Shepherd] really.’’ us supporting,’’ said Gunson. helped me realise and made me part of the reason why their team Fellow Northland Olympian The support and stardom appreciate what we did over mates get jealous of the support Gunson said the exposure since the games has blown away there,’’ Gunson said. Northland players get. Shepherd has brought to them Millington and Gunson away, ‘‘To come in the top four is ‘‘We always say how the girls has been incredible, with non- even helping the latter move on pretty amazing [and] Ican see now get jealous of the Northland girls hockey supporters tuning into after coming agonisingly close to it was agood achievement.’’ The World of because we get that support all the turf during the Olympics. securing bronze. ■ To purchase the book go to www.blurb.com,click the time’’ said Millington. ‘‘It means alot to us to not only ‘‘I was always so disappointed on bookstore and then enter the title The Olympic Sport: P24 Dream Sue Shepherd ,orcontact Shepherd on ‘‘[Shepherd] started awhole have the money side of it, with our result, and it’s taken me a [email protected],books cost $172.

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