April 2, 2004 - For Immediate Release

MEDIA ALERT

Who?
George Chuvalo, Honorary Chair of the S’port for Kids Ball and former boxing champion, is asking the media to team up with him to raise $100,000 and give needy youth a chance to live their sports dreams.

What?
The S’port For Kids Ball will be held on Saturday, May 1 (6 pm) at the Premier Ballroom, Richmond Hill.

When?
12-2:00 pm

Where?
Children’s Aid Foundation, 25 Spadina Ave. (Just north of Bloor, East side street)

Why?
George is asking for your support in raising $100,000 to give needy youth an opportunity to play sports in safe environments. With government cuts to recreation, thousands of youth in the GTA hang out on the streets and are pressured to join gangs and drug rings because they don’t have funds to participate in healthy recreation and sports activities.

The Foundation has provided $400,000 for community sports since 2000 and helped over 3,700 disadvantaged youth, six to 18 years of age, children in foster care and new immigrants, who otherwise are denied the opportunity to participate in sports.

The S’port for Kids Ball on May 1 will raise funds for after-school sports initiatives in St. James Town, Regent Park and the Malvern community, where there is increased gun violence and one of the highest percentages of single mothers living under the poverty line in Canada. A few amateur stars in the community programs recently qualified as candidates for university sport scholarships.
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Media Contact:
Lynne Beckett, Becklyn Communications – (416) 781-8301

S’port for Kids Ball Contact:
Alex Yuan, President, S’port for Kids Foundation – (905) 886-4392