S'port For Kids Helps Kids Stand Tall and Proud

S'port Grants give at-risk kids a chance to play sports

When ?
Friday, December 21 - 9: 30 a.m.-10: 00 a.m.

Where ?
Office of Mayor Bill Bell, 225 East Beaver Creek Road
Richmond Hill , (north of Hwy. 7), First Floor ( above Street Level)

What?
Presentation: The S'port for Kids Foundation (SFK) will give thousands of underprivileged children in the GTA the hope and funds they desperately need to participate in team sports and buy equipment.

Who ?
Mayor Bill Bell, Honorary Chairman of the SFK Foundation (as Santa Claus), Alex Yuan, president of A&L Computer Limited of Richmond Hill and founder of the SFK Foundation, will present S'port Grants to the Children's Aid Foundation (Society), Toronto City Mission, Yonge Street Mission and Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association to fund organized sports programs.

Why?
The sports grants will ensure that hundreds of talented kids and new Canadians, who can't afford to join a team or buy equipment, have a chance to participate in sports, day camps and after-school recreation programs and learn leadership skills that build self confidence. There are numerous studies that indicate children living in poverty, without access to extra curricular activities, become involved in criminal and anti-social behaviour such as drug abuse, and are coerced into street gangs and youth crime.

The SFK grants will provide the financial fuel for sports activities in St James Town, Toronto, the most densely populated community in Canada; Willowtree, a public housing community in Willowdale; Malvern in Scarborough, Children's Aid PLAY fund and Canadian Chinese Basketball program.

The S'port for Kids Foundation, a national charity founded in 1997, encourages community sports organizations to apply for S'port grants. It has awarded over $100,000 for sports programs for new Canadians and at-risk children this year.

Contact:
Lynne Beckett, Becklyn Communications (416) 781-8301
Alex Yuan, A& L Computer Software Ltd. (905) 886-4392
Mayor Bill Bell, Richmond Hill, (905) 771-8800

175 Beaver Creek Road, Suite 6,
Richmond hill, L4B 3M1 Tel:
(905) 886-4392 www.sportforkids.ca