Canada Post’s community foundation presented cheques to the Whitehorse Curling Club and Selkirk Elementary at the Canada Post Chilkoot Way location on Oct. 8.
The grants amounted to $4,657 and $3,000 respectively.
The Whitehorse Curling Club is using the grant money toward the purchase of helmets to be used in the club’s junior curling programs. Jeff Cyre, the program’s junior curling director said at the event:
“Part of our initiative is to make it safe, inclusive and have growth opportunities. And so we saw this as an opportunity for funding for helmets and curling sticks and other safety gear that would help us ensure their safety.”
Cyre added that the initiative aims to teach students how to skate and help proficient skaters enhance their rink skills.
The curling club’s vice-president, Ken Todd, attended the event.
The school plans to use the grant money to replace aging hockey nets with new equipment and to buy as many used pairs of skates as possible from a local store, according to a Canada Post spokesperson at the Oct. 8 cheque presentation.
At the event, Canada Post highlighted that community foundation funds provided nationwide aims to positively impact the lives of Canadian children and to “help build a stronger Canada.”
The community foundation’s recipient pool for funding casts a wide net, claimed Karen Plessis, a Canada Post community foundation spokesperson. Shoppers Drug Mart locations, including the Ogilvie location, were noted to be involved in collecting donations.
Hospice Yukon also received a $3,000 cheque for expanding the delivery of youth-focused programming.
Contact Jake Howarth at jake.howarth@yukon-news.com
