KIDSPORT
The Stampeders and KidSport partner on several initiatives throughout the season including the "First Downs for Kids" program and Stamps/KidSport Training Days.
The First Downs for Kids program is sponsored by Supreme Basics and features a $10 donation for every rushing yard compiled by Joffrey Reynolds in the season and $100 for every touchdown Reynolds scores. In 2009, that added up to $15,000 for KidSport.
Over the first third years of its existence, the program has raised $45,000 and has helped more than 100 kids play amateur football.
KidSport uses all funds raised to support children who require financial assistance to get involved in football and a variety of other sports in Calgary.
Training Day 2010 was held on June 5 at McMahon and after some showers in the morning, the skies cleared in the afternoon and the sun came out to shine on the more than 100 participants. The kids went through a number of football drills including passing accuracy, field-goal kicking, pass-catching and agility.
The Stamps/KidSport Training Day was introduced on May 31, 2008 and provided KidSport children and families with a unique football experience at no cost. This year's event featured Stamps rookie players and a boisterous group of youngsters from KidSport. The youth participated in several football-related drills, were given a locker-room tour, collected autographs and were then provided with a pair of tickets to a Stamps home game.
>> Visit the KidSport website for more information about the organization
