EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation (EOCF) announced today the return of Hockey Helps Kids for a fifth year as a key program for the Edmonton Oilers 2019-20 National Hockey League (NHL) season. This exciting philanthropic initiative brings together local junior high schools, charities and the Edmonton Oilers to give youth a chance to learn about being active, contributing members in their communities, while generating awareness and funds for a variety of local charities.
A Hockey Helps Kids panel, which included past student and teacher participants from Sister Annata Brockman, Killarney and S. Bruce Smith schools, EOCF staff and Hockey Helps Kids Educational Consultant Sandra Woitas, vetted submissions from schools across Edmonton. After a rigorous review, four schools were selected to participate. Congratulations to Allendale, Balwin, Hillcrest and Westminster Junior High Schools for being chosen to compete in the Hockey Helps Kids Charity Cup Challenge for the 2019-20 season.
"At Westminster Junior High, we are a community-focused culture that embraces stewardship and service to others," said Shauna Paul, principal at Westminster Junior High. "Our school is looking forward to participating in Hockey Helps Kids as a way to provide our students with a unique opportunity to make positive change in our city by using their voices to advocate for the things they care about."
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Four schools will compete in the Charity Cup Challenge for 2019-20