CNL donates $8000 to Muskrat Minor Hockey for Half-Ice Boards
through Staff Crowdfunding CampaignMuskrat Minor Hockey Association is thrilled to share that
we have received a generous donation of $8000 from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories,
for the purchase of a Cross-Ice/Half-Ice Rink Divider System. With the implementation of cross-ice programs
for U7 and U9 players in recent years, local associations have been improvising
with foam dividers that don’t always stay in place, until they have the funds
to purchase proper boards.
CNL Employees were invited by their parent company, Canadian
National Energy Alliance (CNEA) to nominate community causes and organizations
that would benefit from financial support.
These nominations were then opened for staff investment through a
crowdfunding effort, with $150,000 to disperse through many causes important to
their staff team. MMHA was recently
notified that CNL staff have supported our full proposal of $8000 for proper half-ice
boards for our hockey teams!
Presenting the cheque from CNL on Monday evening in Cobden
were Andy Tisler, VP, Central Technical Authority, accompanied by CNL employee
and hockey parent Ben Samson. Ben works as
a Maintenance Planner in the Science & Technology Division at CNL and wrote
the nomination on behalf MMHA where his son Bentley plays. He then worked to get support from his
coworkers to choose this project to fund.
Ben explained, “I felt it was a good cause because sports are a way to
keep children active and social. Board
dividers are an expensive piece of equipment and will now be used by our
community children for many years to come.”
CNL very appropriately chose VP Andy Tisler to deliver the great
news, as Andy is also a referee for games within the Upper Ottawa Valley Minor
Hockey League. Andy shared that he is
from New Mexico and commented “I love visiting these old barns. I was last here for a U15 game. We don’t have many of these older arenas in
the States. There’s a lot of history
here.”
Accepting the donation with big smiles were our Under-7 Tier
2 teams, accompanied by our coaches and members of the MMHA Executive. The new boards have now been ordered and will
be in place for our growing U7 and U9 programs at the beginning of next season. For families in Whitewater Region thinking
about minor hockey for their child, they can watch for updates on the
association Facebook page, and visit muskratminorhockey.ca in early summer for registration
dates.