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MEDIA ADVISORY - Scotiabank helps Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vancouver
expand after school hockey program with $50,000 donation to purchase new bus
- Orland Kurtenbach, Vancouver Canucks Alumnus leads all-star volunteer coaches
VANCOUVER, March 30 /CNW/ - Young hockey hopefuls from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vancouver will break-in their new ride Friday afternoon as they gear up to participate in the after school hockey program courtesy of a $50,000 donation by Scotiabank.
The donation allowed for the purchase of a new 24 passenger bus to transport more kids from the Boys and Girls Clubhouse in Vancouver to Planet Ice in Coquitlam where the volunteer-led hockey program takes place. Vancouver Canucks Alumni Orland Kurtenbach and Bob Murray lead the legendary coaching team and have spearheaded the hockey program since 2009.
| WHAT: | Official unveiling of new bus and celebration of expansion of Boys & Girls Club after school hockey program |
| WHO: |
Orland Kurtenbach, Vancouver Canucks Alumnus and hockey program coach Bob Murray, Vancouver Canucks Alumnus and hockey program coach Gerry Sillers, President, Vancouver Canucks Alumni Rod Brathwaite, Vancouver Canucks Community Programs Carolyn Tuckwell, President and CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vancouver Hockey Program participants from the Boys & Girls Club David Poole, Senior Vice President, BC & Yukon Region, Scotiabank Rob Wilkins, District Vice President, Downtown Vancouver and Northern B.C. District, Scotiabank |
| WHERE: |
Planet Ice 2300 Rocket Way, Coquitlam BC |
| WHEN: |
Friday April 1, 2011 - 1:35-3:20 p.m.
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For further information:
For more information: Michelle Cobb, Manager Community Engagement & Sponsorships, Scotiabank at 778-327-5451, or michelle.cobb@scotiabank.com