Students give thumbs up to gear in bag donated under Jumpstart program -photo 250news

Prince George, B.C. – Two more  schools  in  School  District 57 , will be  benefiting from the  Jumpstart program.

More than $20 thousand dollars in equipment is being donated to Peden Hill and Westwood Elementary Schools by Selen Alpay  and the   local Canadian Tire Jumpstart Chapter.

Jumpstart Goals and Dreams program is a hockey program for  at risk  students aged 10 – 13.  The five month program  is open  to  boys and girls and  offers  weekly  ice time  with a  certified hockey instructor.

For some of the students this will be the first time they have ever had an opportunity to play hockey.

The program has already been in play at Harwin Elementary. Harwin Aboriginal education worker Aleph Gagnon says the program doesn’t just bring hockey to the students “It gives students an opportunity to try something new, build stronger connections to the school community and build their self confidence all while being part of a structured physical activity that they often would never have the chance to try.”