St. Catharines Ringette Association: Trillium Grant

Sunday, March 18
St. Catharines Ringette Association Gears Up for 2007/08 season Thanks to $13,300 OTF Grant
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St. Catharines – The St. Catharines Ringette Association who has been a mainstay program in St. Catharines can shift into high gear today, thanks to a $13,300 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF).

Jim Bradley – Minister of Tourism & Recreation, MPP for St. Catharines, joined OTF representative Adele Tanguay in congratulating the St. Catharines Ringette Association at the Haig Bowl Arena ceremony. “This grant is an investment in our community’s Recreation for young girls,” said Mr. Bradley. “I’m delighted to see girl’s active in a sport that has been in the City of St. Catharines for nearly 30 years.”

Established in 1977, the St. Catharines Ringette Association has developed into a thriving centre. In the prime years of Ringette, St. Catharines developed house leagues consisting of several teams in each division up to Belle. Today SCRA has competitive teams from Bunny to Junior that play out of Haig Bowl Arena. Most teams practice one day a week, and have games every weekend.

“We are using this grant purchase new goalie equipment, first aid equipment and to provide skill development for the goalies, players and coaches too. The grant will also help market and grow the sport of Ringette in St. Catharines,” said President Steve Goertz. “We are thankful for the Ontario Trillium Foundation’s commitment to invest in recreational sports for girls in St. Catharines.”

The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, receives $100 million annually from Ontario’s charity casino initiative. The Foundation allocates grants to eligible charitable and not-for-profit organizations in the arts and culture, environment, human and social services and sports and recreation sectors.

For more information, please visit www.trilliumfoundation.org.

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For more information, please contact:
Stephen Goertz
37 Longford Cres.
St. Catharines, ON L2N 6E7
905.646.4125
sgoertz@cogeco.ca