TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2015 /CNW/ - On Tuesday, September 15, Jumpstart will celebrate
the incredible achievement of helping one million kids from
families in financial need participate in sport and physical
activity.
Jumpstart began 10 years ago and has grown into one of
Canada's largest charities.
In 2014 alone, the charity helped 200,000 kids get into the
game.
The celebration will take place at the sixth annual Pedal for
Kids fundraiser finale – a five-day bike ride in support of
Jumpstart that will see over 50 participants cycle from
Huntsville to Toronto. Jumpstart Athlete Ambassadors Damian Warner, Benoît Huot, Kaillie Humphries
and Rosie MacLennan will join over
200 local children to help commemorate the milestone.
WHAT
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Jumpstart's Millionth
Child Helped Celebration
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WHEN
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September 15, 2015 at
1:00 p.m.
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WHERE
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Coronation
Park
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711 Lake Shore Blvd
West
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Toronto,
Ontario
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WHO
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Landon French,
Executive Director, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities
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Kaillie Humphries,
Jumpstart Ambassador, Olympic Gold Medallist in
Bobsleigh
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Damian Warner,
Jumpstart Ambassador, Pan Am Gold Medallist in Decathlon
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Benoît Huot,
Jumpstart Ambassador, Paralympic and Parapan Am Gold Medallist in
Swimming
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Rosie MacLennan,
Jumpstart Ambassador, Olympic and Pan Am Gold Medallist in
Trampoline
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Interviews with Landon French and
Jumpstart Ambassadors will be available between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Please RSVP to
schedule an interview time.
About Canadian Tire Jumpstart:
Canadian Tire Jumpstart
Charities is a national charity dedicated to providing kids from
low-income families with the opportunity to experience the benefits
of organized sports and physical activities. With an extensive,
national network of more than 330 local chapters, Jumpstart helps
kids in communities across Canada by assisting with the
costs associated with registration, equipment and/or
transportation. Supported by the Canadian Tire Family of Companies,
which includes Canadian Tire, PartSource, Gas+, Sport Chek,
Atmosphere, National Sports, Sports Experts, Mark's and Canadian
Tire Financial Services, Jumpstart has enabled more than one
million Canadian kids and counting to get in the game since
2005.
Follow Jumpstart on Twitter and Facebook to
learn about how the charity is giving kids
across Canada a sporting chance.
SOURCE Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities