CAN FUND--08/08/07--Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk joins with the Canadian Athletes Now Fund to announce the launch of "Patrons of Sport", a national campaign to raise funds in support of Canadian Athletes on Wednesday August 8, 2007 at Toronto's Royal York Hotel. Melnyk also announced his donation of $1 million to help fund Canada's top athletes so they can be competitive on the world stage. (Tara Walton/Toronto Star) tlw` (Photo by Tara Walton/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
