Our 3rd Annual Road Hockey Charity Event!
Dark skies and a brisk breeze couldn’t dampen spirits at Seaside’s 3rd Annual Taking it to the Street road hockey charity event at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre on June 11. There was fun and action all day, starting with a pancake breakfast hosted by Spitfire Grill to fuel the teams and volunteers. With 12 teams registered, there was plenty of action, with enthusiasm from the start and just the right amount of competitive spirit!
As well as all the players, the community showed support with many volunteers manning the raffle ticket sales, popcorn stand and the rest of the kid’s zone. Panorama Recreation brought their inflatable obstacle course and there was a high-adrenaline race car simulator from VRX Simulators in Sidney to try out, alongside a real race car from Okell Motorsports that was the subject of many photo ops through the day. A “Grillverado” BBQ lunch supported by TD Bank with food donated by Sidney’s Save-On-Foods helped keep energy up. Keeping the players in good shape all day were the capable hands of SpineCare Chiropractic and therapists from Reach Health Clinic.
The reason for the event was to raise money for Help Fill a Dream Foundation, and many past beneficiaries of their support were there too. Dacian Filipescu, a recent dream recipient, was happy to play in many of the games, scoring 22 goals! His dad Cosmin had never played hockey in his life but was happy to put a team together and be goalie to show gratitude for the support they’d received for their family.
The winning team was the Cluster Pucks, rounding off a fun-filled day. Many thanks to all the teams involved as well as the many volunteers from Telus, TD Bank and Help Fill A Dream Foundation.With the help of the generous support of Scotia Bank, who pledged a matching grant of $5,000, an incredible $21,400 was raised – twice the 2015 total! See you next year for more fun!
Photos by www.nuttycake.com. To view all the photos from the day, visit http://www.nuttycake.com/Vault/Events/2016-Seaside-T2TS/.
