{"id":827,"date":"2021-12-02T21:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/?post_type=news_stories&#038;p=827"},"modified":"2021-12-02T23:03:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:03:54","slug":"give-the-gift-of-sport","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/news-stories\/give-the-gift-of-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Give the Gift of Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Help us help more kids in British Columbia<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gift of Sport -  Farhan Lalji\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jv6dWoXiCgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Help unleash the full potential in every child<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.kidsportbc.org\/registrant\/startup.aspx?eventid=249757\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDONATE NOW\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nImagine not having the chance to play sports as a kid. Imagine not having those memories and experiences. Imagine your childhood without them.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\nThe skills kids learn through sports are carried with them throughout their lives, but across BC kids are being left on the sidelines because they don&#8217;t have the resources to play.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\nThat&#8217;s where KidSport comes in.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\nKidSport provides grants to kids from families facing financial barriers to help cover the cost of sport registration fees.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\nOver the past two years, KidSport chapters in BC distributed more than $3.25 million to help 10,755 kids in 150 communities across the province experience the joy of a season of sport.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\nAnd now, the need for KidSport\u2122 funding is greater than ever. Families are facing financial strains like never before, and the cost of participating in sport continues to increase.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<strong>We owe all kids the chance to experience everything that sport has to offer. Help unleash the full potential in every child. Donate today so ALL kids can play and help fund a season of sport for kids in your community.<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secure.kidsportbc.org\/registrant\/startup.aspx?eventid=249757\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDONATE NOW\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":830,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[14],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Give the Gift of Sport - British Columbia<\/title>\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\/news-stories\/give-the-gift-of-sport\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Give the Gift of Sport - British Columbia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Help us help more kids in British Columbia &nbsp; &nbsp; Help unleash the full potential in every child &nbsp; DONATE NOW &nbsp; Imagine not having the chance to play sports as a kid. 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