{"id":601,"date":"2021-11-15T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/lacombe\/?post_type=news_stories&p=601"},"modified":"2021-11-17T17:22:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T17:22:19","slug":"give-the-gift-of-sport","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/lacombe\/news-stories\/give-the-gift-of-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Give The Gift of Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Entering its 10th season, Give the Gift of Sport is an annual fundraising campaign to raise money to help all kids participate in organized sport.\u00a0 Each year, KidSport runs this national campaign from November to January to help get more kids off the sidelines and into the game the following year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
When the Give the Gift of Sport first launched back in 2012, nearly $9,000 was raised. Since then, we\u2019ve come a long way raising over 1 million during the past 9 seasons of the annual campaign. To mark the 10th anniversary, we\u2019re gearing up and shooting for $1,000,000! That translates into over 3,000 children & youth being given the chance to participate in the sport of their choice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Currently, 1 in 3 kids aren\u2019t able to play sports due to financial barriers. Through our fundraising efforts, more and more children are able to sign up and join their peers. Every dollar donated brings us one step closer to reducing the financial gap.<\/p>\n
Do you remember that season when a tie felt like a win? Or when a coach gave a piece of advice that seems to stand the test of time? Those defining moments are special in life and there are kids who still haven\u2019t experienced being part of a team.<\/p>\n