{"id":1148,"date":"2022-08-26T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/?post_type=news_stories&#038;p=1148"},"modified":"2022-08-23T18:52:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T18:52:23","slug":"hap-outfitting-day","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/news-stories\/hap-outfitting-day\/","title":{"rendered":"THE KIDSPORT OIL COUNTRY HOCKEY ASSIST PROGRAM GETS KIDS IN GEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Edmonton, Alberta (August 26, 2022)\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; As a part of the KidSport Oil Country Hockey Assist Program, through which qualified kids in Alberta from Red Deer north will have their full registration fees covered and access to no-cost equipment, Sport Central is hosting an outfitting day to get kids all the gear they need to play this hockey season. Thanks to the $2 Million donation from the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation to launch the KidSport Oil Country Hockey Assist Program, Sport Central was able to ensure they had all the equipment they needed to get qualified kids on the ice.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>The cost of hockey equipment only adds to the financial barrier that low-income families face when trying to get their kids into the sport. Through the KidSport Oil Country Hockey Assist Program, KidSport Alberta and Sport Central are working hand-in-hand to make hockey more accessible to kids in our community. Today alone, over 10 kids will walk through Sport Central&#8217;s doors to get outfitted from head to toe and see their hockey dreams come to life.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Families in Oil Country can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/hap\/\">kidsportHAP.ca<\/a> to learn more and register.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation<\/strong><br \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nhl.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=349553eea1db266518623d022&amp;id=07063ef2a0&amp;e=80d05dc1fb\">Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation<\/a> (EOCF) is a proud supporter of Oil Country and has been contributing to our community&#8217;s success since 2001. With a focus on programs aimed at those most vulnerable in our community, especially in Edmonton&#8217;s downtown, and youth hockey programming with a goal to increase participation of under-represented groups in our community, the Oilers Foundation is dedicated to building strong, vibrant and safe communities by demonstrating philanthropic leadership and continues its deep legacy of giving back. Thanks to the generosity of our valued hockey fans, Oilers players and alumni, the EOCF Board of Directors, Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) employees and the Katz Family, the Foundation has contributed over $66 million to charitable organizations and minor hockey programs across Oil Country since 2001.<\/p>\r\n<p>KidSport&#8217;s core business as a charity is subsidizing sport registration fees for kids from low-income families. We believe that playing hockey promotes the development of children&#8217;s social, mental, and physical well being. We fundamentally believe that all kids who want to play hockey should be able to regardless of their family&#8217;s socioeconomic status. We have 25 KidSport chapters throughout Oil Country that provide the infrastructure to get funds to those families who need it to get their kids playing hockey. In addition, the Provincial KidSport Fund covers those communities where we do not have a chapter and the Indigenous KidSport Fund supports kids in Indigenous communities. A simple one-page application process gets things started. Once approved KidSport sends a cheque to the minor hockey association on the child&#8217;s behalf for the registration fee. In our last normal year 2019 our 38 chapters across Alberta assisted 13,677 kids into 40 sport&#8217;s by paying $3.2 million in registration fees.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Founded in 1991, Sport Central is dedicated to making resources available to assist disadvantaged kids in sport across Edmonton, central and northern Alberta. 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