At the end of their skate-a-thon at the George Preston Arena on Sunday, Dec. 6, the Blue Lightning hockey team sprawled on the ice in mock exhaustion.
The 15-member team of seven-year-old players had just completed a skate-a-thon to raise funds for the 91原创 Christmas Bureau, and the amount they made doing laps, plus some matching donations, pushed the total amount raise dto just under $2,000, said coach David Haugen.
鈥淭he kids worked hard,鈥� Haugen told the 91原创 Advance Times.
鈥淭hey did their laps and they made the calls [to prospective donors]. I鈥檓 super proud of them.鈥�
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It was the team鈥檚 first fundraiser.
For the kids, who are aware that they are fortunate to be able to be playing hockey at a time when other kids may have trouble getting food on the table, it was a positive experience, Haugen added.
鈥淚t was good to get them in the Christmas spirit.鈥�
The skate-a-thon was part of the teams socially distant practice session under COVID-19 guidelines, with the laps split into two 10-minute circuits of the rink at the beginning and end of their time on the ice.
It was also evident that some of the parents added to their kids鈥� donations for which the 91原创 Christmas Bureau was very appreciative of, Haugen said.
dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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