KidSport Richmond is excited to be hosting the inaugural Creating Community Champions Fundraising Dinner on March 6 at the Hilton Vancouver Airport.
The evening is expected to raise $30,000, which will provide grants to over 120 Richmond kids so they can participate in a season of sport. It will bring together Richmond's business and sport community along with local sport heroes in celebration of sport and community investment.
The event includes dinner, wine, a keynote speaker, silent and live auctions and more. It will be emceed by long time KidSport supporter and CTV sports anchor Perry Solkowski. The keynote speaker is Richmond native Angus Reid - a 13-year veteran of the BC Lions.
As a unique twist, local sport heroes will be hosting select tables and sharing stories from their athletic career with their guests. These Community Champions include: Alexa Loo (snowboarding),Arjan Bhullar (wrestling), Bobby Singh (football), Brent Johnson (football), Darcy Marquardt (rowing), Davis Sanchez (football), Geroy Simon (football), Pasha Bains (basketball), Richard Hortness (swimming), Shaun Gore (football) and Reid.
"Sport has given me the chance to challenge myself to be the best I can be, I learned the value of hard work, teamwork, resilience and community involvement. With Kidsport Richmond, I can help ensure that all kids in Richmond get the chance to participate in sport and reap the benefits of being involved in sport," said Loo a twotime Olympian and Richmond KidSport volunteer. Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Hilton
Vancouver Airport Hotel, all ticket proceeds will go directly to support Richmond kids to participate in sport. KidSport helps remove the financial barriers that prevent children from playing organized sports, something we feel is important, not only to the community, but to the individual child's health and self-confidence. The organization expects an excellent turnout and looks forward to hosting this event on an annual basis.
Tickets start at $150 - which is the current grant for a season of sport for a child. Tables of 10 start at $1400. All tickets can be purchased through EventBrite.ca (search keywords 'KidSport Richmond'). To donate silent or live auction items or for sponsorship opportunities or more information, please contact KidSportRichmond@gmail. com.
