10 year old send disqualified Canadian relay team his Tim Hortons medal

When the Canadian 4x100 relay team was lost their bronze medal at the Olympics over a lane disqualification, the team members were devastated. 10 year old Elijah from Newfoundland was moved enough by their plight to send this lettter and a Tim Hortons soccer medal.

Dear Justyn, Gavin, Jarred, and Oluseyi,

I'm Elijah Porter. I'm ten and I live in Newfoundland, Canada. When I heard what happened on Aug. 11, I knew it was wrong. The rules were not right. But, at last, I realized how good you were. We're Canadians. We persevere. We create better lives for each other. The cold didn't stop us from living in the north. We didn't lose the War of 1812. We adapt and survive. We have earned our freedom. Someday, if I become a biologist, if I get rich, and, if I remember, I will donate money to the summer and winter Canadian Olympians. I hope you like the medal!

Elijah Porter

Now I completely agree with Elijah's opinion of Canadian weather - it's damn cold! But we won the War of 1812? I don't think so. Perhaps I'm being overly technical but Canada was't established until 1867 so it was really the British that won the war. But don't let the Americans know, they think they won.