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Foothills Jumpstart partnership continues to support local youth
The Town of High River Recreation Division has been working with the Foothills chapter of the Canadian Tire Jumpstart charity for five years.
Canadian Tire Jumpstart is a national charity that partners local Canadian Tire stores with community groups and is geared towards helping children aged 4-17 participate in organized sports and recreation by covering the costs of registration, equipment and transportation fees
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"We have been working together to offer recreation programs to kids who might not be able to participate otherwise," says Jocelyn Edwards, Jumpstart Coordinator with the Town of High River. "The Jumpstart program has allowed us to increase our level of service to youth in the Foothills community, including High River, Blackie and Caley."
Families who would like to apply for funding through Canadian Tire Jumpstart can contact the Town to submit an application.
"I will help them fill out the application and then submit it on their behalf to the Foothills chapter of Jumpstart," adds Edwards. "The great thing about the program is that there is no need to submit any financial information as long as you have someone to endorse your child on the application like a teacher, principal or coach."
Now that High River also has a local Canadian Tire store, fundraising efforts for the community have increased significantly.
To continue offering funding support to local communities each year, annual fundraising events are hosted across Canada and 100 per cent of the donations go directly to help kids in need in their own communities.
"In High River, there are annual charity check stops put on by the Town as well as the annual Jumpstart Day hosted by the High River Canadian Tire store," adds Tricia Rakos, High River Canadian Tire Jumpstart Ambassador. "We are happy to say that the High River store was the only store in Canada to win the Western Region Award two years in a row for fundraising, and in 2018, High River was the number one fundraising store in the nation!"
Rakos adds that in 2017, the High River Jumpstart Day event raised $17,376 and it went on to raise $21,443 in 2018. The Western Region Award is an additional grant of $20,000 that will also get re-invested into the local community.
To apply for funding through Jumpstart, please call Jocelyn Edwards, Town of High River Jumpstart Coordinator at 403-603-3494.
To learn more about Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities visit jumpstart.canadiantire.ca, donations to the High River/Foothills chapter are also accepted year-round at the High River Canadian Tire location.
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