ur ial ▁Ex cell ence ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁promote ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁in ▁all ▁colleg es ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Specific ▁events ▁hosted ▁by ▁Wilson ▁have ▁supported ▁pro state ▁cancer , ▁David ▁F oster ▁Foundation ▁Right ▁to ▁Play , ▁Little ▁War riors , ▁Bo omer ' s ▁Leg acy , ▁ 7 7 7 ▁Run ▁for ▁S ight ▁and ▁D are ▁to ▁Care ▁and ▁the ▁V eter ans ' ▁Food ▁Bank . ▁He ▁is ▁helping ▁out ▁the ▁Tom orrow ▁Project , ▁a ▁large ▁research ▁project ▁to ▁discover ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁cancer ▁and ▁related ▁prevent ion ▁techniques . ▁He ▁is ▁active ▁on ▁fund ing ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁domestic ▁ab use ▁and ▁has ▁fund ed ▁the ▁Wilson ▁Centre ▁for ▁Dom estic ▁Ab use ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁Coun s elling ▁Centre . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Olympic ▁Sw im ▁Team . ▁He ▁also ▁supports ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁vol ley ball ▁through ▁the ▁R ally ▁Po inte ▁vol ley ball ▁centre ▁in ▁Cal g ary , ▁Al berta . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁mental ▁health ▁advoc ate ▁and ▁supp orter ▁of ▁programs ▁which ▁help ▁with ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁e ating ▁dis orders . ▁ ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁visit ▁front - line ▁Canadian ▁troops ▁with ▁General ▁Walter ▁Nat ync zyk , ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁Peter ▁Mac K ay , ▁hockey ▁player ▁Guy ▁La f leur ▁and ▁actor ▁Paul