{"id":1625,"date":"2024-11-12T10:14:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/edmonton\/?post_type=news_stories&p=1625"},"modified":"2024-11-12T14:36:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:36:46","slug":"1625","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/edmonton\/fr\/news-stories\/1625\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks for Carb’ing out for a Cause!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks for carb\u2019ing out for a cause at The 6th Annual Jason Gregor Pizza Pigout presented by\u00a0Swift!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A full write-up, pizzeria winners, and event photos can be found at www.jasongregorpizzapigout.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>A big thank you to Jason Gregor for hosting the evening at\u00a0The Canadian Icehouse<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and promoting the KidSport mission! The venue was packed with eager pizza enthusiasts, who filled their plates with ‘zza from\u00a019 amazing Pizzeria Partners,\u00a0<\/span>who donated\u00a0386 pizza boxes\u00a0<\/span>worth of dough to help KidSport raise some serious dough!<\/p>\n

We played a special video on the screens during the evening to show the positive impact KidSport has on the local community. Whether you were a guest, pizzeria partner or corporate sponsor, we hope this video conveyed the importance your support plays in the community.<\/p>\n

A big thanks to our\u00a023 volunteers\u00a0<\/span>who were essential to ensure pizzas were delivered, received and organized on the massive pizza buffet, and ensuring our 50\/50, Pizza Box Raffle, and Fill the Net Community Donation Board all ran smoothly throughout the evening. Without your support, events like this would not be possible.<\/p>\n

Finally to our 264 guests\u00a0<\/span>who joined us. We hope you had a great time chowin\u2019 down on delicious pizza all while creating equal access to sport for KidSport kids! Thank you for participating in voting for your favourite pizza’s, and adding a little more to the KidSport pot by participating in the 50\/50 draw, Pizza Box Raffle and Filling the Net with a community donation!<\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>With the support of our Corporate Partners, Pizzeria Partners, Pizza Box Raffle Partners, Volunteers and Guests, KidSport was able to\u00a0raise $32,000+ net<\/span>\u00a0which will subsidize sport registration fees for\u00a0130 KidSport Kids<\/span>, enabling access for them to participate in their favourite sport programs from soccer to martial arts to dance, and everything in-between.<\/p>\n\n\t\t