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The Sport For Kids Foundation is a charity organization whose mission is the furthering of the personal well-being in youth and the building of communities through involvement in organized sport.
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- Rogers Cable raises $10,000 from their annual golf tournament
On July 12, 2006 – Rogers Cable donated $10,000 to S’port for Kids at the Rogers Cable annual golf tournament. Rogers V.P. and our foundation chair – Earl Dusek was at the golf tournament to present the cheque to the foundation. - Let the Children Play 2006 Video
Let the Children Play 2006See our new Sport for Kids Foundation video presentation featuring Paul Henderson, Tracy Wilson and others.
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- Durham Gaelic Football Club
The Durham Gaelic Football Club has a FREE youth camp program, for kids aged 5-18yrs, being held every Saturday morning from 10am to 12pm, starting May 27-June 24. The sport originated in Ireland and Gaelic Football is a fun, non-contact sport for boys and girls of all ages to enjoy. It's a fast paced free flowing game combining skills found in soccer, basketball and volleyball.
Jeff O'Neill, of the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be at the first day of camp. For more information, please go to the Durham Gaelic Football Club website.
www.durhamgfc.com - Catch the Sport For Kids 2006 Gala on Rogers
Catch the Sport For Kids 2006 Gala on Rogers. The event will air on Rogers Television on Saturday, May 27 at 9:30pm.
- The 2006 Sport for Kids Ball was better then ever!
The 2006 Sport for Kids Ball was held on Saturday, May 13th, 2006. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Andria Petrillo and Pauline Chan, Sport for Kids Foundation Ambassador - CTV News Anchor. The night was a wonderful affair, featuring the music of Dan Hill, accomplished singer, songwriter and producer. Cheryl Pounder, our keynote speaker for the evening, delivered a heart-warming and inspirational message to all of our guests.
We would like to thank our dedicated volunteers who consistently give their time, energy, and support to the Sport for Kids Foundation. We will continue to deliver on our promise to raise community awareness of the beneficial effects of sports on the healthy development of children and youth. - Sport for Kids 2006 gala keynote speaker will be Cheryl Pounder
The Sport for Kids 2006 Gala keynote speaker will be Cheryl Pounder. She owns gold medals from two Olympic, five World and seven National Championships. Her first gold medal came in 1994, but she failed to make the Team Canada roster for 1997 or 1998. Overcoming this setback — through hard work — she returned and won in 1999, and was also there for victories in 2000, 2001 and 2004. Her Olympic gold medals were won at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City and at the 2006 Games in Torino. Cheryl comes from a fine hockey pedigree. Her grandfather, Phil Wimmer, was GM of the Montreal Jr. Canadiens team that won back-to-back Memorial Cups in 1968-69 and 1969-70.
Pounder started skating in her back yard on a home-made rink. She initially played with her two brothers, Kirk and Gary, before switching to a girls hockey league in Mississauga. She also played ringette — a hockey-like game on ice, played usually by girls, using sticks with no blades and a ring instead of a puck. Pounder graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with honours in kinesiology in the summer of 2000. Also a national champion in softball and flatwater canoeing, ‘Pounds” says her sporting role model has been three-time Olympic rowing medallist Silken Laumann, who also hails from Mississauga.
- The Sport for Kids Ball 2006
On Saturday, May 13th, 2006 - the Benefit Gala promises to be unlike any fundraising event you have ever attended. Our honorary Event Chair is Tracy Wilson; Olympic Medallist, Sport Analyst, Sport for Kids Ambassador and Member of the Order of Canada. All these describe the phenomenal career Tracy Wilson has lived. Tracy has been an instrumental ambassador, helping to promote the beneficial effects of sports on the healthy development of children and youth. Join us to celebrate and you will make a difference, giving our children a sporting chance.
- Rogers Cable makes a donation
For Immediate Release
June 20th, 2005 - Rogers Cable announced that the Sport for Kids Foundation will receive $10,000 raised from their annual golf tournament for the Rogers Cable VIP, staff and suppliers. This was the second year Rogers Cable presented a $10,000 donation to support our cause. S’port for Kids Foundation Chairman Earl Dusek, Director Sean Murphy, committee member Rebecca Edgar and many friends from Rogers Cable were at the cheque presentation.
Earl Dusek has personally supported the S’port for Kids Foundation for several years by volunteering his time with the S’port for Kids Foundation. The Sport for Kids Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for today’s youth by providing them with an opportunity to participate in healthy sporting activities. Their main objective is to foster a strong sense of self worth, teamwork, leadership and community through organized sport. S’port for Kids relies exclusively on charitable contributions and special events to raise the funds necessary to support organized sporting activities. One hundred percent of the dollars raised by The S’port for Kids Foundation are directed to these essential programs.
- York Region makes a contribution to Sport for Kids
On July 19th , 2005 our Hon. Chairman – Mayor Bill Bell, of the Town of Richmond Hill, presented a $20,000 cheque to the S’port for Kids Foundation. The donation was from the York Region Chairman- Bill Fisch Charity Golf Tournament. S’port for Kids was selected as one of their 2005 charities of choice.
- The 2nd annual Sport For Kids Invitational, at Spectrum Community School
Second annual Sport For Kids InvitationalVictoria, B.C. Canada
Members of the media teamed up and rasied funds for youth in the second annual Sport for Kids Invitational, at Spectrum Community School. Students and teachers from Spectrum Community School in Victoria beat the Media Team by a score of 1-0. As the score indicates, it was a very close game. The New VI's sports anchor Jason Pires played a stellar game in net for the Media team. At the other end, Guy Chester picked up the shutout for Spectrum. Last year the Media Team lost to Victoria High by a score of 7-3.
- Charity Golf Classic 2004 Video
Charity Golf Classic 2004 Video
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We are happy to announce that The Charity Golf Classic raised $100,000 for Sport for Kids. This was the 7th annual charity golf tournament hosted by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board and Metafore Corporation. Sport for Kids was the charity of choice for this year. Michael Bator (CEO of DPCSB) and Enza Alexander (Vice President of Metafore Corp) were the driving force for the success of the tournament.
Some of our Sport for Kids members were at hand to participate. Special thanks to Tracy Wilson (Hon. Chair for the Charity Golf tournament & SFK Ambassador) - she also brought many of her friends like Damon Allen, Brian Oser, Jennifer Robinson, and Barb Underhill to participate at the tournament. Pauline Chan (CFTO News/SFK Ambassador), Sheilagh Johnson (Children's Aid) and our one and only Earl Dusek (SFK Director) and his Rogers Team came to help at the tournament.
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Scotiabank makes donation to help kids have funJune 7, 2004
With the help of Michael D. Ford, Scotiabank, of the Markville Shopping Centre, has made a contribution to the Sport For Kids Foundation by donating 100 tickets to the Toronto Argonauts for the June 15th game. With these tickets, S’port for Kids is able to send children from the Regent Park, Yonge Street Mission and Stay in School and Keep the Peace Basketball to attend the game which otherwise they will not be able to afford for the experience.
With supporters like Scotiabank, we can provide underprivileged children the tools to becoming model citizens and business leaders for tomorrow. Without your help, many children will continue to suffer. The Sport for Kids Foundation intends to raise the necessary funds to help less fortunate kids participate in and benefit from organized sport. Grants from the S’port for Kids Foundation created various after-school activities, better equipment and summer camp programs. In result over 4,700 children are now able to participate in these newly organized programs. Unfortunately the proceeds raised have not been enough, as thousands of children are still found wandering the streets with no sense of belonging or value.
- Durham Family Court Clinic to receive $11,000 grant
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Durham Family Court Clinic to receive $11,000 grant
What: Earl Dusek, Director of Strategic Planning of Sport for Kids Foundation will present The Durham Family Court Clinic (DFCC) with a cheque for $11,000 on behalf of the S’port for Kids Foundation. The DFCC is an organization that provides counselling services to at-risk children and youth and promotes the advancement of their participation in sports and leisure activities as a means to enhance their physical health, life skills and self-image. The $11,000 grant from the S’port for Kids Foundation will support the DFCC’s Connecting Our Kids program.Who: Earl Dusek, Director of Strategic Planning of Sport for Kids Foundation
Vicky Visca, Executive Director, Durham Family Court Clinic
When: Friday, June 4th, 2004
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Refreshments to follow presentation
Where: Rogers Cable
301 Marwood Drive
Oshawa, ON L1H 1J4For more information, please contact the Sport For Kids Foundation at 905-886-4392
- George Chuvalo and the Toronto Sun
George Chuvalo, Honorary Chair of the S’port For Kids Ball 2004, takes time to talk to Toronto Sun.
