Media Advisory: Skate To Great Donates Skates to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto-Figure Skaters Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier Join the Kids for the JAM Direct Holiday Party
Saturday, December 8th at 12:30pm This date also marks the opening of Cross-country Skate To Great Donation sites
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/08/12 -- Attention: News and Photo Desks
Canadian Bronze Medal Figure Skaters Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier will join 200 kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Toronto for their annual Holiday Party. Skate To Great will be providing skates to the Little Brothers and Little Sisters in attendance at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Saturday December 8th as Skate To Great launches their Winter Skate Drive.
Media note: Media is invited for 12:30pm and to refrain from featuring kids with red wristbands on camera. This event is sanctioned by Skate Canada.
About Skate To Great
Skate To Great is a not-for-profit organization that pairs new and used donated skates and equipment with deserving children and at-risk youth.
The charity began last March when two friends, both passionate about skating while attending University, saw the need for every child in Canada to be able to enjoy ice skating. Support quickly came from FedEx Express Canada, StorageMart, Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse and Ryerson University's Digital Media Zone to help collect and distribute new and gently used skates and helmets for the kids.
December 8th marks the launch of national donation sites across Canada including cities such as: Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Lethbridge, Hamilton, Barrie, London, Windsor plus many more. Skate To Great is also creating funding to the organizations they work with to support the cost of new helmets and volunteer background checks for volunteers working with kids.
Skate To Great will become a household name throughout North America by 2014. The organization is continuously seeking additional assistance, volunteers and resources. For more information on volunteering, please email .
Special thanks goes out to FedEx Express Canada who has kindly donated $5000 for helmets and select skates for the children.
Another event will take place on December 22nd at Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West) where Skate To Great will be on hand collecting skates from 8-11pm thanks to the gracious support of 1 Love TO. The event will have free skating, hot chocolate and music by DJ DLUX.
Contacts:
Media contacts:
Montana Ridge
Parmjit Parmar
C: 647.823.5200
Ryerson Digital Media Zone
Lauren Clegg
C: 647.622.8674 or P: 416.979.5000 x 2997
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