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The evidence of that love can be found in the pages of his high school yearbooks from Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute in the 1950s, which detail his involvement in the school’s productions.

It can also be traced throughout Young’s career as a high school teacher, where he helped out with whatever shows were going on at the schools where he was working at the time in 奥克维尔, Waterdown and Ancaster.

杨在家乡的高中找到了另一个爱人：他的妻子玛丽莲。 The pair were married in 1965 and eventually settled in the 奥克维尔 area, where they raised a son, enjoyed the outdoor beauty of the near通过 Bruce Trail, and fell in love (together) with Sheridan’s Musical Theatre program.

Norman and Marilyn were devoted patrons of 剧院谢里丹 and made regular donations to the program dating back to 2008.

When Marilyn, who was a piano teacher, passed away in 2021, Norman made sure their son, Tobin, was aware of the couple’s plans to make an estate gift to Sheridan学院 to support theatre programming that brought them so much joy.

Upon Norman’s passing last August, a series of endowed gifts were created totalling $178,000. 其中一个将被称为玛丽莲和诺曼·杨表演艺术奖学金，而另一个将被称为表演艺术催化剂基金。 这些礼物将用于支持学生的创意和表演艺术项目，包括经济援助或设备费用。

“剧院谢里丹 is profoundly grateful for the incredible generosity of Norman and Marilyn Young,” says Tania Senewiratne, Associate Dean, Visual and Performing Arts, Faculty of Animation, 艺术与设计. “As longtime supporters of our program and students, their gift will leave a lasting impact, enriching our community for years to come. 他们的儿子托宾（Tobin）和儿媳帕梅拉（Pamela）继续支持着他们，确保了艺术和年轻艺术家的蓬勃发展。 We are truly fortunate to have such dedicated champions of the creative arts.”

“These organizations were so important and shaped my parents' lives so much, and, in the case of Sheridan and the Bruce Trail, brought them so much joy.”

– Tobin Young

“These organizations were so important and shaped my parents' lives so much,” says Tobin of the four groups that were bequeathed money, “and, in the case of Sheridan and the Bruce Trail, brought them so much joy.”

Tobin says it’s likely his father first became familiar with 剧院谢里丹 when he took a continuing education class in environmental gardening in the mid-’90s at 特拉法加校园, which was not far from the family home.

The proximity, the fact both his parents were educators, and that it was “in the community” is what made 剧院谢里丹 a perfect fit for his parents, Tobin says.

“All the parts fell together.”

And while Tobin struggled to name a favourite musical of his parents (“We seemed to go to see 约瑟夫和神奇的彩色梦幻大衣 a lot!”), he says they took joy in the success of both the students and of 剧院谢里丹 productions.

"They were definitely followers of 来自远方, from when it was being workshopped in the studio theatre at Sheridan, all the way through the Sheridan production, all the way through to Mirvish."

In honour of his late parents’ gift, Tobin and his wife, Pamela, recently had the chance to visit Sheridan for a backstage tour where they got to see rehearsal areas, the props workshops and the costume department. 这次拜访只是帮助他确认了父母送给谢里丹剧院的礼物的价值。

“It was easy to spend longer than the team had slotted into the schedule,” he says, with a laugh. “It brings us joy to do this for them.”

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