death_place death_date children birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name
toronto , ontario 01 february 2004 ken dryden and dave dryden domain , manitoba 14 october 1911 philanthropist murray dryden
 murray dryden
murray dryden

murray dryden , -lrb- october 14 , 1911 -- february 1 , 2004 -rrb- was a canadian philanthropist .
he was also the father of hockey hall of famer and politician , ken dryden and dave dryden .
born in domain , manitoba , the eldest of eight children of scottish parents , he worked on his family farm until finishing grade 11 in 1928 when he moved to winnipeg to look for a job .
in 1932 , he found work selling plant food in hamilton , ontario and married margaret campbell in 1938 .
they would have three children : ken , dave , and judy .
in 1948 , dryden moved with his family to etobicoke , in the western portion of the city of toronto , where he sold building materials .
an amateur photographer , he enjoyed taking pictures of children at sleep .
in 1970 , after retiring , he founded with his wife the charity , sleeping children around the world -lrb- scaw -rrb- , whose mission is to `` give bed kits to needy children in developing countries '' .
he would be made a member of the order of canada in 1981 for this work .
as of 2008 , scaw has raised over c$ 20 million and provided bed kits to over 900,000 children in 33 countries .
in 1988 , dryden sold three christmas tree farms for c$ 3.5 million to ensure scaw will be able to give 100 % of its donations to help children .
in 1972 , he wrote with jim hunt the book `` playing the shots at both ends : the story of ken and dave dryden '' -lrb- isbn 0-07-077505-2 -rrb- .
