S'port For Kids Ball 2000

A Gala Fundraising Event

The S'port for Kids Foundation, a national charitable organization, hosted S'ports Ball 2000, a Gala Fundraising Event on May 5 at the Premiere Banquet and Convention Centre (Leslie Street at Hwy 7) to raise money for children who cannot afford to participate in organized sports. The Foundation's first S'port Grants were presented to amateur teams and organizations in the GTA. These Grants were presented to the Canadian Chinese Youth Athletic Association (CCYAA), Academy of Sport & Fitness Gymnastics and Anduhyaun. 

Sports celebrities included Olympic gymnast Yvonne Tousek of Cambridge and hockey legend and keynote speaker "Red" Kelly. Other dignitaries included were Bill Bell, Mayor of Richmond Hill, honorary chairman of the Foundation. CFTO news anchor Pauline Chan, the Gala MC and international entertainer, Danny Diaz, whom performed a musical extravaganza for over 400 guests.

The Gala also featured a number of various other activities such as a Live and Silent Auction, as well as light sporting activities.  The entertainment was covered by a local  school band as well a gymnastics team from the Academy of Sport & Fitness Gymnastics.  

    Founded in 1997, the S'port for Kids Foundation promotes the wholeness of youth and creates opportunities for youth through sport.  For Alex Yuan, founder and chairman of the Foundation, it is the concept of sport as life's training ground that encouraged him to establish the national charity. Yuan originally set out to assist children with club dues, equipment and uniforms and quickly realized that the need for funds reaches into all areas of organized amateur sport in Canada.

"With participation in sport, we are shaping tomorrow's leaders," says Yuan, President of A&L Computer Software Ltd. "Young people learn to set goals, develop self confidence and gain leadership skills from sports."

The S'port for Kids Foundation is building the resources and long-term relationships required to reward major sponsors. Its sponsorship program provides corporate recognition, branding and marketing opportunities for companies. Business leaders and community volunteers donate all services to the Foundation and 100 percent of the funds raised are directed to amateur sports.

For more information about the S'port for Kids Foundation or S'ports Ball 2000

 

Visit their site at www.sportforkids.on.ca