News & Notes
August 2010
Fine Touch Dental is offering new custom-fit Sport Mouth Guards for $35 with $5 going directly to KidSport™ Nova Scotia. Click here for more details.
KidSport™ Cape Breton Chapter has a new address. The chapter for CBRM/Victoria County is now located at 305 Esplanade, Sydney, NS, B1P 1A8
June 2010
Candace Reeves, Boston Pizza Community Relations Coordinator, presents a cheque to Jim Boudreau, Chair of Sport Nova Scotia's Board of Directors. The 2010 Boston Pizza Balloon Bust raised $4,180 at the Ricoh Sport Awards with all proceeds going to support Sport Nova Scotia's KidSport™ program.
May 2010
Brad Gouthro, Marketing Specialist for Bluewave Energy, presents a cheque for $10,000 to Jeff LeDrew, Sport Nova Scotia's Director of Marketing. The funds will be used to support KidSport™ equipment applications throughout Nova Scotia.
Recently the 2009-10 Dalhousie Varsity Council Co-Presidents Chris Haughn and Katya Sodamin made the council's annual donation to Dave Wagg, KidSport™ Coordinator. The $755.50 donation was raised at two events the council held this past school year. The varsity council is comprised of two members from each varsity team at Dalhousie and they meet bi-weekly to discuss athletics issues and to plan events. Money raised at council events is donated to local charities.
April 2010
Suzie Ketene's KidSport Fundraiser
On April 30th, Suzie Ketene will be embarking on a 1,150km, nine-day mountain bike race called the Trans Portugal Garmin: http://www.trans-portugal.com/indexIng.htm which starts in the northeast (Braganca) and finishes in the southwest (Sagres). The terrain includes forest tracks, dirt roads, and steep cliff-top single track. She will be one of 65+ participants from around the world, one of five Canadians, and one of six women. If she makes the entire journey, she will have climbed 24,500 vertical metres in nine days!
Suzie says: "I have been fortunate enough to have had a life filled with organized team and individual sports, and I could not imagine a child’s life without such critical team-building, and healthy activity. Thus, this fundraising drive". Suzie's MTB accomplishments include provincial titles in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec between 1995-2000 and a National title in 1998.
Suzie has two goals; to raise $1,150, one dollar for every kilometer of the race, and to complete the race!
Click here to make a secure online donation via credit card:
NOTE: In the Comments section at the bottom of the online form please indicate "Suzie Ketene’s fundraiser for Kidsport” so we may track donations in support of Suzie's journey.
On April 1st,
Soccer Nova Scotia announced they are pledging 50 cents per player, to a maximum of $15,000 annually, to the KidSport™ program. KidSport™ helps children overcome the financial barriers limiting (or preventing) their participation in organized sport. Click here to read more about.
March 2010
Click below to view the latest KidSport™ promotion airing on CTV
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December 2009
KellyAnne Beaton-Snailham presents the cheque for $1165 to David Wagg. These funds were raised with a series of barbeques held during the Canoe ’09 World Canoe Championships held in Dartmouth in August, 2009.
November 2009
Brian Emanuel (left) from M&M Meat Shops in Halifax (Younge St and Lacewood Dr) presents a cheque to Jeff LeDrew for $2600 in support of KidSport™.
October 2009
Kevin Fournier (left), Regional Vice President Sales, Nova Scotia for Bell Aliant presents Jeff LeDrew and Dave Wagg with a cheque for $30,000 in support of KidSport™.
September 2009
Dave Wagg, KidSport™ Coordinator, accepts a cheque from Bruce Bowen, Manager of the Halifax Running Room. The Running Room raised the money through their annual Hypothermic Half Marathon Event held in February each year.