{"id":4192,"date":"2013-12-12T13:04:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=4192"},"modified":"2013-12-12T13:04:49","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T19:04:49","slug":"cmu-student-recognized-with-terry-fox-humanitarian-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2013\/cmu-student-recognized-with-terry-fox-humanitarian-award\/","title":{"rendered":"CMU student recognized with Terry Fox Humanitarian Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NickCzehrynEdited\"<\/a>Most children haven\u2019t even heard the word hemophilia<\/i>, let alone know what it means. But at a young age, Nick Czehryn became familiar with the hereditary genetic disorder\u2014which impairs the body’s ability to control blood clotting\u2014because his father has it.<\/p>\n

As a result, Czehryn and his family have been long-time volunteers with the Hemophilia Society\u2019s Manitoba chapter. He can recall being nine or 10 years old, helping the society set up charity races.<\/p>\n

His work with the Hemophilia Society is one of the reasons Czehryn was recognized earlier this year with a Terry Fox Humanitarian Award, which aims to encourage Canadian youth who strive to emulate Terry Fox\u2019s courage and determination by providing their communities and those in need with humanitarian service.<\/p>\n

Czehryn\u2019s volunteer work doesn\u2019t end with the Hemophilia Society. He is involved with the worship band at his church, Windsor Park United, where he is also a Sunday School teacher. He has also given his time volunteering for SOAR Heartland, a drop in centre for children, and as a camp counselor and lifeguard at Luther Village.<\/p>\n

As a student at Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute (MBCI), Czehryn participated in mission trips to Winnipeg\u2019s inner city areas, was a member of Youth in Philanthropy, and was the co-president of the student council. Athletically, Czehryn is an avid soccer player, badminton player, and swimmer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really thankful that I ended up getting the Terry Fox award,\u201d says Czehryn, who is currently in his second year of a Psychology degree at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a great opportunity, and it\u2019s also made it possible for me to do things like play soccer and get involved in other things because it takes a lot of the financial pressure off. It makes more room for doing more volunteer stuff and athletics, and getting involved in that kind of way.\u201d<\/p>\n

After graduating from MBCI in 2012, Czehryn was accepted to a different university, but ultimately chose to come to CMU because it would allow him to play soccer, a sport he\u2019s played since he was five years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a ton of fun playing on the team. It\u2019s been the best soccer team experience I\u2019ve had in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Czehryn also enjoys CMU\u2019s community life and small class sizes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy being in a class where there isn\u2019t 200 people and you\u2019re not a number to the prof\u2014especially in the first and second year courses, it\u2019s been nice to have relationships with the profs, be able to ask questions, and get useful feedback from the get-go,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also like the community aspect of CMU. It\u2019s not come to school, go to class, go home\u2014you can come, you can hang out, you know the people here, and it\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to his school and athletic commitments, Czehryn still makes time to volunteer with the Hemophilia Society. After he graduates from CMU, he plans to go to medical school and become a doctor\u2014a plan that was inspired at least in part by his father\u2019s hemophilia.<\/p>\n

When he was young, Czehryn always asked his parents about his father\u2019s blood disorder, wondering things like, \u201cWhy is dad different? Why can\u2019t he do certain things?\u201d<\/p>\n

That inquisitive nature has stayed with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough all that learning I did when I was younger, it got me really interested in how the body works \u2026 why things don\u2019t work, that kind of stuff,\u201d Czehryn says. \u201cAnd from there, it just kept building as I\u2019ve grown up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully after med school I\u2019ll be able to make a difference in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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