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An easy-going guy, Jeff Lyons can talk for hours about racquetball or his kids, but give him a cause - rusty cars or foam-insulated homes - and he gets very tough
An easy-going guy, Jeff Lyons can talk for hours about racquetball or his kids, but give him a cause - rusty cars or foam-insulated homes - and he gets very tough

An easy-going guy, Jeff Lyons can talk for hours about racquetball or his kids, but give him a cause - rusty cars or foam-insulated homes - and he gets very tough

Date3/22/1983
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0064128F
    Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
    Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
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    Buddies, Toronto transit commissioners Jeff Lyons (left), Tom Jakobet, Gordon Chong and Dennis Flynn
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    City council members
    3/20/1987
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    Eggleton, Arthur C., 1943-
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    Younger guy, tweedy jacket, Jeffrey Lyons, Chairman of Board.
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    11/4/1986
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    Going to court: Enough is enough: says Allied-Lyons chairman Sir Derrick Holden-Brown: announcing details of massive damages action at news conference yesterday
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    6/2/1986
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    Fun in the sun: Bob Lyons makes sure his children Jasmine, 4, and Joshua, 2 are safely on the sled before his wife Catherine Stewart gives them a ride
    Loek, Dick
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    Kids' lifeline: Counsellor Barry McClatchey talks to a troubled youth on the Kids Help Phone, a 24-hour hotline that lets children discuss their problems with professionals
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    Toronto Star (Firm)
    8/17/1989
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    It's hard to figure out lain Baxter, a guy who'd put his two kids on pedestals and call it an art show But Labatts loves him - they've hired him for a year to come up with some other great ideas
    Loek, Dick
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