KidSport Video

The KidSport Video featuring Catriona Lemay Doan and Jarome Iginla Public Service Announcement running in Alberta and B.C.

Coast Capital Second Season of Soccer Returns !
KidSport Victoria is thrilled to announce that Coast Capital Savings has agreed to fund the Second Season of Soccer program for 2012.

KidSport Gets the Royal Treatment
KidSport Victoria is very pleased to  receive an amazing level of support from the Victoria Royals Hockey Team.

KidSport Supporters Rise to the Challenge
The Victoria Foundation 75 Hour Challenge was a Grand Slam for KidSport !!!

Join Simon Whitfield in raising pledges for KidSport Victoria
 Two time Olympic medalist and all round good guy Simon Whitfield is once again raising pledges for KidSport Victoria at the Good Life Victoria Marathon

Lanie Gets a Kick out of KidSport
Lanie sent this poster of thanks to tell us about her Tae Kwon Do accomplishments !

Keep up the great work Lanie and we will keep raising funds  So All Kids Can Play !

Policy Changes Kidsport Eligibility Effective July 1, 2011

Langford Great Canadian Superstore Gives to Help KidSport
Learn about the Great Canadian Superstore's Give a Little, Help  a Lot campaign in aid of KidSport .

Coast Capital Second Season of Soccer and KidSport Team Up for 2011

Become A KidSport Support -oar

Time to Start planing your GoodLife Fitness Marathon Race
October 9th  is the date for the marathon ,half marathon , 8km and Thrifty Foods Kids Run

Oak Bay Half Marathon an Opportunity to Raise Funds for KidSport
Oak Bay Half Marathon  May 15 Run and raise money for KidSport or pledge a runner  you know or the awesome Olympians making up the KidSpot Krew

Commonwealth Games Memorabilia
 from the 1994 Commonwealth Games  is available on  the Go Bid Auction site March 1 -April 10 2011
priceless souvenirs and other sports memorabilia  .

Help us to spread the word to others So All Kids Can Play

How You Can Help KidSport
 A record 115 kids were funded in February whcih means we wrote cheques for over $22,000,read about ways you can help us raise the needed funds So All Kids Can Play

Information Management Branch Makes a Splash for KidSport

Minute to Win It Supports KidSport
Minute to Win it

KidSport Helps Davis Brothers get to Gridiron Supremacy
Marcus  and Terrell Davis

KidSport Co Founders Honoured
Patti Hunter Kelly Mann and  Alison Ducharme were honoured by Sport BC this week with Community Hero Awards

Support the Salmon Kings and KidSport
January 30th Salmon Kings game has a special promotion to support KidSport

Extra ! Extra! Read the Year End Newsletter
It was an amazing year with lots of stories to share and people to thank

U Vic Students Raise funds for KidSport
U Vic fundraiser helps 5 more kids get in the game

GVSCU creates Legacy for Youth Sports
GVSCU grants $15,000 to KidSport Greater Victoria  and wants to help even more youth sport groups

Mechanical Contractors of BC Helps Kids build Dreams
The Mechanical Contractors of BC Golf Tournament  raised over $800 for KidSport which means 4  more Kids Can play !

BLJC WSI Cashes in Their Chips for KidSport

Thrifty Foods Kids Run and Peninsula Co-Op Charity Pledge Program get Kids to the Start Line
KidSport Greater Victoria has lots to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

Esso Fun Day And Lace em Up
September 26 was Esso Fun Day and Lace em Up a great intro to hockey put on with the support of the City of Victoria , Victoria Minor Hcokey and KidSport Victoria

Grants for Coaches

The Coaching Association of Canada would like all community coaches to know that the Chevrolet Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grants are available once again!

If your club is interested in providing coach education opportunities, you should know that this fall another 50+ $2,000 grants will be awarded to community sport clubs across the country for coach training and development. The application deadline is September 27, 2010.

Apply now and make dreams possible in your community – visit www.coach.ca/makingdreamspossible for more information and to submit an application today!

For more information, contact:

Claudia Gagnon

Coordinator, Community Outreach

Coaching Association Of Canada

e-mail: cgagnon@coach.ca

K's for KidSport means Kash for Kids
Read the press release on how Victoria lawyer Greg Harney working with the Victoria Seals has made a very generous donation to KidSport

Charity Casino in Support of KidSport
October 1 is the big night for the BLJC -WSI Charity Casino that is open to all .
Many thanks to these companys for selecting KidSport as their charity of choice
See the attached poster for all the details and be sure to come out ... So All Kids Can Play ! 

Simon Whitfield is Running For KidSport

Simon at 2008 Olympics

Simon Whitfield is one of this year's  KidSport charity pledge runners  in the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon races if you would  like to pledge Simon click on the link and  help Simon raise money "So all kids can play ".

Superstore Pitches in for KidSport
the Real Canadain Superstore in Langford raised almost $1,800 for Kidsport Greater Victoria through it Give a Little Help A Lot campaign.

Ardenaline Zip gets Kids to the Start Line
 The Adreanaline Zipline at Island Savings  Family Sport and Recreation Festival was huge success.

ProMotion Plus Awards Press Release
See the press release and photos of the winners in action !

Victoria Seals and K's for KidSport
Read the Seals Press release about their fund raising initiatives this year supporting KidSport and the homeless

PromotionPlus Celebrates 20 years
See the attached poster about the Wine & Cheese Event set for June 8

Adrenaline Zip Rides Again !
 Adrenaline ZIp &  KidSport have teamed up again and this time the zipline is estimated to be 350 feet ,come to the Island Savings  Family Sport and Recreation Festival May 29th

Ziplining For KidSport
Riding a zip line sounds like a lot of fun and even better when the proceeds go to help kids get involved in sport .

That is what is happening April 9-11 at the Vancouver Island Outdoor Adventure Expo 

Hockey Gold for Canada
Matt Sharpe has a sharp eye for hockey talent and with a first prize of $1,000 riding on his pick of Team Canada no doubt he had some anxious moments in the last minutes of  recent Gold Medal game.

GoodLIfe Fitness Victoria Marathon Charity Pledge Program
Sign up to register to raise money for KidSport or to pledge a KidSport Runner
and make every stride count!

Local Kitchen Shows it's Community Spirit
The lads at the Local Kitchen showed the craziness does not end at the rugby pitch as they put on the First Annual Dine & Dash to raise money for KidSport.

Promotion Plus Application Awards for 2010 now posted
Go to the Grants page to down load the 2010 applications for Play Like a Girl , Play It Froward and In Training Grants

Hockey Pool Down to Two
The Victoria Fire Fighters Hockey Pool has not been decided but...

Wandering Yogis Help with NewYear's Resolutions and KidSport
The Wandering Yogi Event is a community building wellness event and fundraiser offering affordable, convenient access to ten of Victoria’s most amazing Fitness,Yoga and Dance studios.

Victoria FireFightersTeam Canada Hockey Pool

Telus Community Board Fund Helps Put Kidsport Back in the Game
A donation from Telus of $15,000 means 75 more kids can have a season of sport !

The Value of Sport
See the link for a touching article about the value of sport

Sport at Its Best
KidSport's motto is "So All Kids Can Play " but it does not stop there, once kids are playing we want them to be playing for the right reasons.

 

Mark Steven Lasting Legacy
Mark Steven requested that people remember him by making a donation to KidSport.

Free Athletics Coaching Clinic Sunday Nov 8
 Kids meet Olympic Athletes and get tips on improving your athletics skills from some of the best coaches available .

Parents get valuable instruction on Coaching  Athletics in this free clinic.