{"id":803,"date":"2025-11-19T19:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/nanaimo\/?post_type=news_stories&#038;p=803"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:41:39","slug":"dirt-cup-annual-charity-hockey-game","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/nanaimo\/news-stories\/dirt-cup-annual-charity-hockey-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dirt Cup: Hockey for a Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dirt Cup, organized by IWC Excavation and Knappett Industries, is an annual event that sees Team IWCE and Team Knappett face off in a family-friendly hockey game to raise much-needed funds for local youth-focused charities in Nanaimo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>KidSport Nanaimo is proud to be one of the charities of choice for this event. Funds raised also support three other outstanding Nanaimo-area organizations: Nanaimo &amp; District Hospital Foundation, Nanaimo Child Development Centre, and Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation. Together, these organizations are making a meaningful difference for children and families in the community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2023, the Dirt Cup has raised an incredible $230,000. This year they&#8217;re aiming to raise $150,000 to support these incredible causes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The funds raised for KidSport Nanaimo help to fund sport registration grants for kids from families facing financial barriers to sport so <em>ALL<\/em> kids can play! Last year, the local KidSport chapter, which is completely volunteer run, funded a season of sport for 214 kids totaling more than $66,000 in grants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful to IWC Excavation and Knappett Industries for their ongoing support through the Dirt Cup! Let&#8217;s make the 2026 event one to remember!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAVE THE DATE:<\/strong> 4th Annual Dirt Cup,\u00a0March 28, 2026 -&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/nanaimo\/events\/4th-annual-dirt-cup\/\">Click for more info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":804,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[14],"class_list":["post-803","news_stories","type-news_stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Dirt Cup: Hockey for a Cause - Nanaimo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Dirt Cup, organized by IWC Excavation and Knappett Industries, is an annual hockey fundraiser to raise funds for local youth-focused charities in Nanaimo.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/nanaimo\/news-stories\/dirt-cup-annual-charity-hockey-game\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Dirt Cup: Hockey for a Cause - 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