Fergie Lends His Name to Help Out!    His motion is smooth and silky as the black felt pen glides over the paper white surface. You can see he's done this countless times before as he lifts another fresh baseball from the box. He muses about the world series ring he never won, the excitement of spring training, and his horse farm in Oklahoma as he signs and replaces another ball. Each pristine orb becomes an instant artifact as his signature emerges from the pale leather: 'Fergie Jenkins...HOF 91'.    From his easy grace, you can almost see his lanky frame uncoiling on the mound and the white flash of leather exploding from his hand past another hapless hitter.    But the greatest Canadian player of all time isn't here to pitch baseballs today. He's here to pitch a cause. He has just flown in from Guthrie , Oklahoma, to launch the Fergie Jenkins Charitable Foundation and to promote the second annual Ferguson Jenkins Charity Classic Golf Tournament.    With Jenkins endorsement, the classic attracted dozens of celebrities from a number of sports last year who raised about $80,000 for the Canadian Red Cross.    This year, the celebrity tournament will be held again at Rockway Glen golf course in St. Catharines on Sept. 15. The proceeds will go to the Red Cross, the Canadian Institute for the Blind, the Hamilton-based Cancer assistance program, and two summer camps.    There will also be a silent auction of baseball artifacts, including three Reggie Jackson Yankee pin-stripe jerseys bearing Mr. October's number "44" across the back. The colorful slugger - who once described himself as "the straw that stirs the drink" - was inducted into the Baseball Hall of fame in 1993. The jerseys are worth $200 US each.    Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, Jenkins was inducted in the baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 after winning an outstanding 284 games in his 21 year career in the major leagues. Playing mostly for losing teams, he also compiled seven 20 game seasons and struck out more than 3,000 batters.    He proudly displayed his Hall of Fame ring as he signed the baseballs. It seems as big as a rock on the right pinkie with large diamond in the middle. It's obvious he loves baseball and loves remembering the glory days when he was on top of his game. But he has no desire to return there. He said that twitch he used to get in his pitching arm each January disappeared about 15 years ago. Now, he's happy just being a spectator and raising quarter horses on his Oklahoma ranch where he moved 12 years ago. " I like to watch ," he says. Article by Paul Legall The Spectator Burlington, Ontario, Canada March 22, 2000 The Hamilton Spectator Charities Supported 2003 · Red Cross · CNIB - Canadian National Institute for Blind · Special Olympics · Camp Maple Leaf · YMCA Camp Wanakita · C.R.I.E.D. - Child Refugees In Need of Effective Direct Aid · West Niagara Second Stage Housing and Counseling Inc. Donations to Date · Charities given a total of $76,000.00 in 2000 · Charities given a total of $79,000.00 in 2001 · Charities given a total of $94,000.00 in 2002 · Charities given a total of $92,000.00 in 2003 Charity Representatives · Red Cross (Denise Stone) · CNIB (Janice Giftopoulos) · Camp Maple Leaf (Doug Kay) · Camp Wanakita (Brian Buffo) · C.R.I.E.D. (Mary Dibattista) · West Niagara Second Stage Housing (Debbie Senft) · Canadian Special Olympics (Frank Selke) · Grimsby Rotary (Harry Pelissaro) · Guthrie, Oklahoma Sports Museum (Richard Hendricks) · Girl Guides - Niagara (Donna Saunders) · Gamru (George Cook) The Red Cross has received $30,000 from the Fergie Jenkins Foundation which has supported the delivery of several programs in the municipality of Niagara including: · Abuse Prevention Services and anti-bullying programs for young people · Transportation provided by volunteers for seniors to medical appointments and other outings · First Aid Services · Disaster Services · Home Healthcare Equipment Service which provides loans of crutches, commodes, wheelchairs and other aides at low cost. The Fergie Jenkins Golf Tournament held last year raised $8,000 which was donated to the CNIB Transitional Training in Hamilton. It provides people with visual impairments and other special needs, the training and life skills necessary to achieve integration into the community.