At the ripe old age of 21, Bill Furse started his teaching career at McKillop P.S. in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He was the first male teacher for the grade 4’s. After one more year, Bill decided to enter University as an adult student and majored in Geography. After graduation, Bill accepted a job at Midland Ave C.I. in Scarborough, Ontario.  As a new teacher Bill plowed his energies into his teaching, and coached football, skiing, cross-country running and swimming. In 1975, Bill became the Head of Geography at Winston Churchill C.I. It was here that he was first involved in curriculum writing.   Bill says, “The highlight of my teaching career was taking on an exchange to Sydney Australia. We exchanged jobs, houses and cars. My wife Linda and I enjoyed a great year of travelling, and learning about another country’s culture.  My 16 year old daughter was so influenced by this experience, that after graduation from University she travelled around the world on her own, “experiencing life.” Bill goes on to say, “The major interests in my life have revolved around sports and travelling. Skiing, biking, tennis, and hockey have been my favourites until I discovered Pickleball in The Villages in Florida in 2003. I love competition and meeting new people in the various activities. Competing at both the Canadian Championships and at the International level as a duathlete has helped me measure athletics at a high level. “ Now as a grandfather, Bill has a chance to participate in his favourite activities with his grandchildren. Bill is looking forward to spending November, December, March and April playing pickle ball in The Villages. Bill comments, “I have yet to see anyone coming off the pickleball courts without a smile on their face”. Bill has already used his skills from his curriculum writing days to chair the writing of the training material that is a very welcome addition to our website.  He organized a demonstration of Pickleball at the Dome in Blue Mountain Resort back in June and has organized the Collingwood Pickleball Club starting this fall.