On December 16th we announced our three lucky winners for the Parasport and Recreation PEI’s 38th annual Christmas Spree Fundraiser. A HUGE congratulations to our three winners:

$3500 Cash Shopping Spree Prize: Shelly Lea Lantz

Golf Getaway Package: Kim Pitre

Christmas Gift Basket: James Whalen

Thank you to our corporate community for their generous donations to our Golf Getaway Package and Christmas Basket. Thank you to our fundraiser team for all the hard work you put in during the Fall months. Lastly, thank you to everyone who bought a ticket and supported our fundraiser. Without all of your help our fundraiser wouldn’t be possible!

The proceeds collected from this fundraiser go towards supporting the programs and services that we provide for individuals living with a physical disability on PEI.

ParaSport and Recreation PEI held their annual Christmas Shopping Spree Fundraiser draw on Monday, December 18th, 2023.  This year there were three prizes offered.  Here were the three winners for 2023:

Photo:  1st Place Winner, Wivina Van der Weghe

Photo:  2nd and 3rd Place Prizes

Goal is to enhance awareness, increase participation and support wheelchair basketball programs across the country

(TORONTO, ONT.) – Wheelchair Basketball Canada, in partnership with its Provincial Sport Organizations and club programs from across the country, is hosting Wheelchair Basketball Week from September 26 to October 2, 2022.

The week-long initiative is designed to support, celebrate, and amplify the efforts of dedicated wheelchair basketball champions, clubs, and Provincial Sport Organizations across the country.

“Wheelchair Basketball Canada is excited to work with our provincial partners and club programs across the country on Wheelchair Basketball Week,” said Wendy Gittens, Wheelchair Basketball Canada Executive Director. “Our goal is to make this an annual event and work collaboratively with our members to celebrate and unite the wheelchair basketball community as we prepare to host the 2026 IWBF World Championships.”

The week of initiatives includes a Bridging the Gap event at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 26. The Manitoba Wheelchair Sports Association will host a Have a Go Day on Sept. 28 at the CFB Shilo, and ParaSport New Brunswick will hold a Have A Go Day in Oromocto in partnership with Aboriginal Sport and Recreation New Brunswick on Oct. 1.

What: 2022 Wheelchair Basketball Week

• Week-long initiative to drive participation and and recruitment in wheelchair basketball across the country.

Who: Provincial Sport Organizations and Club Teams from across Canada

When: Monday, Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, 2022

About Wheelchair Basketball Canada

Wheelchair Basketball Canada is the national sports governing body responsible for the organization of the sport in Canada. It is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to excellence in developing, supporting, and promoting wheelchair basketball programs and services from grassroots to high performance for all Canadians. Wheelchair basketball is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, competitive sport in which Canada is held in high esteem worldwide for winning a combined six gold, one silver, and one bronze medal in the last seven Paralympic Games. For more information, please visit wheelchairbasketball.ca.

It is finally this time of the year! Our annual Christmas fundraiser is officially underway, with staff back to the office full-time. This major fundraiser raises much needed dollars to support sport and recreation programs for people with a physical disability on PEI.

Support us and help change life of Islanders with a physical disability! Tickets can be purchased for $25.00 each, 2 for $40.00, or 3 for $50.00. Tickets are pre-sold and can be mailed or delivered to your home or workplace. The winning tickets will be drawn on Friday December 9th, 2022!

This year, first prize is $3500 shopping spree anywhere on PEI, with the 2nd prize being a Christmas Basket valued at $500.

To purchase tickets directly from our website, please click “PURCHASE 1, 2, or 3” or contact ParaSport and Recreation PEI Fundraising Office at 368-4540.

We would like to remind everyone that this is not a telemarketing company, and that all the proceeds of this fundraiser goes to ParaSport and Recreation PEI and its programs.

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