RECENT EVENTS

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Date: Saturday, March 6
Players:
Ryan Thelwell
Event: Shave for the Brave
Location: Southcentre Mall - 142, 100 Anderson Rd. S.E.
Details: There was head-shaving and a mullet competition to raise awareness and funds for the Young Adult Cancerorganization

Date: Thursday, Mar. 4
Players: Burke Dales, Mike Labinjo, Tearrius George, alumni Roger Reinson, coach Brent Monson
Event: The Calgary Stampeders Off-Season Basketball Program presented by New York Fries
Location: Edge School — 33055 Township Rd. 250
Details: The two-decade hoops tradition returns for another season as the Stampeders hit the court to take on junior high and senior high schools from Calgary and surrounding areas

Date: Monday, Mar. 1
Players: Rob Cote
Event: Hospice Calgary Kids Club visit
Location: Hospice Calgary — 1245, 70 Ave. SE
Details: Cote met with the children at the Hospice Centre for fun activities and dinner

Date: Monday, Mar. 1
Players: Rob Cote, Randy Chevrier
Event: YMCA Spin For Strong Kids
Location: Eau Claire YMCA — 101 3rd St. SW
Details: Randy and Rob jumped on a stationary bike as part of a fundraising initiative that will help 12,500 youngsters get access to YMCA programs

Date: Friday, Feb. 26
Players:
Special teams coordinator Mark Kilam
Event: Crescent Heights Career Day 
Location: Cresent Heights High School - 1301, 1399 Centre St. N.W.
Details: Mark addressed the students about their career aspirations and fielded questions

Date: Friday, Feb. 26
Players:
Barrick Nealy
Event: Belvedere-Parkway Indoor Football banquet
Location: Belvedere-Parkway school - 4631 85th St. N.W.
Time: 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Details: Barrick spoke to the young players at their annual banquet

Date: Friday, Feb. 26
Players:
The Calgary Stampeders
Event: Stampeders basketball presented by New York Fries
Location: Strathcona Tweedsmuir School – R.R. 2, Okotoks, Alta.
Time: 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Details: The Stamps hoops team made its second appearance of the off-season

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 17
Players:
Burke Dales
Event: Calgary Old-time Hockey Players Dinner 
Location: Danish Canadian Club - 727 11th Ave. SW
Details: Burke delivered a speech to the Old-Time Hockey players

Date: Friday, Feb. 19
Players:
Barrick Nealy, Blaine Kruger, Burke Dales, Mike Labinjo, Brent Monson
Event: Stanpeders basketball presented by New York Fries
Location: Clarence Sansom Junior High School - 5840 24th Ave. NE
Details: The Stamps' basketball season offifically began with a trip to the Clarence Sansom school

Date: Thursday, Feb. 11
Players:
Burke Dales, J.R. Ruffin
Event: Hoops For Heart
Location: Langdon School — 17 Brander Ave., Langdon, AB
Details: The Stamps played three-on-three basketball against Langdon School staff to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 9
Players:
Henry Burris
Event: Get Caught Reading Race
Location: Olympic Plaza — 222 8th Ave. S.E.
Details: Burris participated in the Calgary Get Caught Reading! campaign launch. He boarded and rode C-Trains in the free fare zone as part of the Get Caught Reading Race, engaging Calgarians in a discussion about what they are reading and rewarding them with prizes

Date: Thursday, Feb. 4
Players:
Burke Dales
Event: Calgary SCOPE Society visit
Location: Calgary SCOPE Society — 2323 32nd Ave. N.E.
Details: Burke met with volunteers from the SCOPE Society and discussed the importance of a healthy lifestyle

Date: Thursday, Feb. 4
Players:
Randy Chevrier
Event: Ecole Madeleine d'Houet speaking engagement
Location: Ecole Madeleine d'Houet — 108 22nd St. N.W.
Details: Chevrier, a bilingual Montreal native, spoke to the Madeleine d'Houet students about health, wellness and nutrition

Date: Friday, Jan. 29
Players: Burke Dales
Event: Canada Gets Active Winter Kickoff
Location: Okotoks Recreation Centre — 99 Okotoks Dr., Okotoks, AB
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Details: Dales is in attendance to support/motivate Grade 5 students as they participate in the “Canada Gets Active” pilot project

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 27
Players:
Tim O'Neill, Wes Lysack, Rob Cote, Barrick Nealy
Event: Calgary Corporate Challenge Human Bonspiel
Location: Olympic Plaza — 222 8th Ave. S.E.
Details: The Stamps were the winning side as celebrity/media teams hurtled themselves down the Olympic Plaza ice on inner tubes in a game of human curling. A total of $1,600 was raised for KidSport

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 27
Players:
Burke Dales
Event: Calgary Learning Centre Family Literacy Day
Location: Calgary Learning Centre — 3939 20th St. S.W.
Details: Burke read Mortimer by Robert Munsch to students from Dr. Oakley School

Date: Saturday, Jan. 23
Players:
John Hufnagel, Jeremaine Copeland
Event: Flames Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament
Location: Deerfoot Inn and Casino - 1000 35th St. S.E.
Details: Coach and the Cope were playing for terrific stakes — all proceeds went to The Flames Foundation for Life

Date: Thursday, Jan. 21
Players:
Jeff Pilon, Tim O'Neill, Jon Gott
Event: CUPS Christmas Dinner
Location: Knox United Church - 506 4th St. S.W.
Details: The Stamps big men attended the dinner and met with the guests

Date: Thursday, Jan. 21
Players:
Coach Mark Kilam
Event: Bowness high school speaking engagement
Location: Bowness high school — 4627 77th Street N.W.
Deatils: Coach Kilam made a presentation to the students with a stress on the value of leadership

Date: Sunday, Dec. 20
Players: Wes Lysack
Event: Calgary Firefighters Toy Association Christmas Party
Location: Stampede Corral — 555 Saddledome Rise S.E.
Details: Hundreds of Calgary families attend this annual Christmas event

Date: Thursday, Dec. 10
Players:
Burke Dales, Mike Labinjo and Jon Cornish
Event: Seventh Annual Give Us A Jingle Event in support of the Calgary Herald Christmas Fund
Location: Chinook Mall — 210, 6455 MacLeod Tr. S.W.
Details: The players, along with team president Scott Ackles, worked the phones and took pledges for the holiday fundraiser

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 8
Players:
Barrick Nealy
Event: Shave Your Lid For A Kid
Location: West Island College — 7410 Blackfoot Tr. S.E.ShaveALid_091208.jpg
Details: Barrick played the role of barber as heads were shaved to raise money for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta

Date: Monday, Dec. 7
Players:
Rob Cote
Event: Hospice Calgary’s Fifth Annual Tree of Love
Location: Market Mall — 3625 Shaganappi Tr. N.W.
Details: For a donation to Hospice Calgary, shoppers can hang a special ornament on the Tree of Love in memory of a loved one

Date: Saturday, Dec. 5
Players:
Jeremaine Copeland and Burke Dales
Event: Salvation Army Santa Shuffle
Location: Eau Claire Market — Food Court entrance — 202, 200 Barclay Parade S.W.
Details: Participants ran a fun race to raise money for the Salvation Army

Date: Friday, Dec. 4
Players:
DeVone Claybrooks
Event: QR77 Children's Foundation Pledge Day
Location: Westin Hotel — 320 4th Ave. S.W.
Details: DeVone was in studio to help take pledges for the charity fundraiser

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 2
Players:
Henry Burris
Event: CIBC Children’s Miracle Day
Location: Bankers Hall — East Tower, ninth floor — 855, 2nd St. S.W.
Details: Henry was on hand on behalf of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters, which received a $10,000 donation

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