A funspiel in Altona next month is providing curlers with the opportunity to take to the ice in support of a great cause.
The second K4K Charity Funspiel takes over the Altona Curling Club on Saturday, March 7, and there’s still plenty of space for more teams.
“This event is raising funds for the Boundary Trails Health Centre, specifically the Child and Youth Rehabilitation Centre there,” explains Zoe Fraser, one of the organizers.
“We wanted to choose an organization specifically targeted to rehabilitation,” she adds, noting her family is one of the many Pembina Valley families who benefit from having these types of services closer to home. “My son has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and global developmental delay … our rehab unit at Boundary rails is going to open and it has lots of cool features.
“It’s really wonderful to give funds to something that is going to support a really large part of our community.”
Registration is $75 per adult for a team of four. For youth 17 and under, it’s $50 per curler. That gets you two games, lunch, and a plated dinner.
All ages and skill levels are welcome.
“We want to make it as fun as possible and as inclusive to our entire community as a whole,” Fraser says.
The last time K4K came to Altona they raised upwards of $11,000.
“We would love to raise close to what we raised the first time,” Fraser notes. “But I think our goal is always just to help in any way that we possibly can.”
To register, find the event’s page at kurlingforkids.org.
