Lady Rangers Share Holiday Spirit, News (Kitchener Minor Hockey)

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2019-2020 A - Intermediate - OWHA #2746 | Dec 16, 2019 | Clara Lochner | 1971 views
Lady Rangers Share Holiday Spirit
On Sunday, December 15th, the Kitchener Lady Rangers Intermediate A team went to the Kitchener Fire Station 1 on Strasburg Road to share in their holiday spirit. 


For the past couple of years, the Intermediate A team has participated in a Secret Santa gift exchange with a little twist: instead of buying gifts for one another, the girls pick names of another player on the team and buy a toy that they think represents that player. All of the toys that we buy are then donated to the toy drive put on by the Waterloo Knights of Columbus.
Community members can drop off their toys at Kitchener Fire Stations. Our team took a trip to the station on Sunday to exchange our gifts and set them under the tree. 
We would like to thank Tom O'Hara, the Public Education Officer for the Kitchener Fire Department, for helping us organize and implement our toy exchange, as well as allowing us to come to the fire hall and learn about all that the hardworking and brave individuals of the fire department do for our community. As hockey players, we were able to understand and connect with the teamwork and camaraderie that goes into firefighting. 
We would like to encourage ALL teams in the KMHA to participate in the toy drive! If every team in the organization came together to donate toys to this wonderful cause, it would make the world of a difference to many children this holiday season. 
Thank you, and Happy Holidays!
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Sponsors
Sun Life Kids In Gear
Donna's Kids is pleased to partner again for 2019/2020 season with Sun Life and their Kids In Gear program. Kitchener Minor Hockey Association, as part of their mandate, provides financial support for children in this community who, without our assistance, would not be afforded the opportunity to participate in organized hockey in the City of Kitchener. Monies for this cause have been donated by various individuals and organizations over the years, however with increasing demands we have the need to provide further support for this program. One hundred per cent of the funds raised by KIDS IN GEAR are channelled directly to purchase equipment for children.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Our friends at Toyota continue to support Kitchener Minor Hockey by returning as a House League Gold Sponsor yet again for this season. Toyota also sponsors the Toyota Challenge featuring teams from the region in competition and the opportunity to travel to Japan. The Toyota Hockey Challenge consists of round robin competition amongst top Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge teams, with the top two teams then competing in a one-game show down that will determine the team to represent the Tri-Cities in a once-in-a-lifetime cultural exchange to Japan. The team that wins the Toyota Hockey Challenge will travel to Hokkaido, Japan during March Break for a cultural exchange with the Tomakomai Allstars, all expenses paid by TMMC. Thanks Toyota!