KidSport Delta does not want financial challenges to prevent a child from playing sports. You can help KidSport achieve its goals on Saturday, April 27 at the annual Gift of Sport Gala at Tsawwassen Springs.
Tickets can be bought at: www.32auctions.com/GiftofSportDelta.
This year KidSport Gala aims to raise $100,000.
Emcee is Jason Pires from Global. Pete Quevillon, builder and former director of KidSport BC, is the guest speaker. The guest sports ambassadors are football legends Bobbi Singh, Claudell Louis, Jevon Cottoy, and Greg Frers, Delta Olympians Darcy Marquardt, Richard Hortness, Aaron Lattimer, and Joy Frer.
“We want to get kids into sports. It keeps an active, healthy lifestyle,” said KidSport chair Carlene Lewall. “Whether it is organized sport or recreation, sport is just the means, so if they participate and they like that sport, there is more of a tendency to pick up a softball or a soccer ball and play after school or play with their friends because they have some skills. “Sports teach life skills that we need. If we have healthy and active kids, we are going to have fewer problems with depression and mental health — it is a known fact. There is so much being spent on fixing problems—let’s get into the prevention mode. This is only one way, but it can be a big way.”
In 2023, KidSport Delta provided funding for 220 children, giving a total of $89,000 for Delta children to participate in sports.
KidSport is a national program that provides financial aid to families who cannot afford to have their children participate in organized sports. KidSport began in Vancouver in 1993 and has since spread across Canada. All money raised in Delta stays in Delta for the Delta kids.
Every child should have the chance to be involved in sports. You can help by attending the gala, donating and or telling others about KidSport.
