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Sportstop’s ‘Shoot for a Cure’ benefits spinal research
Break out your dull hockey skates. Sportstop Source For Sports, which recently introduced its new Precision Balance customized sharpening technique, is donating all of the day’s sharpening proceeds to Shoot For A Cure.
“The hockey season is back in full swing and this Saturday is a big skate-sharpening day for us. We hope to support the cause substantially and are calling on the community to chip in,” said Kevin Sopp, owner of Sportstop Source For Sports.
Sportstop joins 145 other Source For Sports locations across the country in support of the hockey-based charity, which seeks to prevent and eventually cure spinal cord injury. Some 7,000 to 10,000 pair of skates are expected to get the Precision Balance treatment nationwide.
Proceeds will go to the Canadian Spinal Research Association.
The fundraiser kicks off Shoot For A Cure Month, which takes place every November at Sportstop Source For Sports. Hockey players visiting the store at 4112 Golfers Approach can enter a draw for their chance to win a trip for five and the last team spot in the second annual Source For Sports Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., Jan. 24 to 26.
Also keep your eyes open for the third annual Source For Sports One of a Kind Mask Auction, starting Nov. 10 on www.nhl.com. This year’s goalie masks include Ken Danby’s stunning, aggressive recreation of his painting “At the Crease,” one of Canada’s most enduring hockey icons.
Sportstop is also serving as the drop point for the athletic shoe drive being put on by the Mount Currie Recreation Department in partnership with athletic trainer Cat Smiley to promote fitness in the community.
Good-quality used footwear can be dropped at the store through Saturday (Nov. 4), and the shoes will be sold to Mount Currie community members for $5 each. Members will be able to use the shoes to participate in Smiley’s Boot Camp, and the money raised will be pooled to purchase a grand prize for the participant who makes the most fitness improvement during his or her four-week training session
“The hockey season is back in full swing and this Saturday is a big skate-sharpening day for us. We hope to support the cause substantially and are calling on the community to chip in,” said Kevin Sopp, owner of Sportstop Source For Sports.
Sportstop joins 145 other Source For Sports locations across the country in support of the hockey-based charity, which seeks to prevent and eventually cure spinal cord injury. Some 7,000 to 10,000 pair of skates are expected to get the Precision Balance treatment nationwide.
Proceeds will go to the Canadian Spinal Research Association.
The fundraiser kicks off Shoot For A Cure Month, which takes place every November at Sportstop Source For Sports. Hockey players visiting the store at 4112 Golfers Approach can enter a draw for their chance to win a trip for five and the last team spot in the second annual Source For Sports Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., Jan. 24 to 26.
Also keep your eyes open for the third annual Source For Sports One of a Kind Mask Auction, starting Nov. 10 on www.nhl.com. This year’s goalie masks include Ken Danby’s stunning, aggressive recreation of his painting “At the Crease,” one of Canada’s most enduring hockey icons.
Sportstop is also serving as the drop point for the athletic shoe drive being put on by the Mount Currie Recreation Department in partnership with athletic trainer Cat Smiley to promote fitness in the community.
Good-quality used footwear can be dropped at the store through Saturday (Nov. 4), and the shoes will be sold to Mount Currie community members for $5 each. Members will be able to use the shoes to participate in Smiley’s Boot Camp, and the money raised will be pooled to purchase a grand prize for the participant who makes the most fitness improvement during his or her four-week training session
