If you have a pair of skates in good condition that need a new home, donate them to the Skate Exchange Program being sponsored by the City of Greater Sudbury and the Sudbury and District Health Unit.
The Skate Exchange program can provide participants with a free pair of skates to encourage fun, healthy activities this winter. You don't need to donate skates to participate in the program. Anyone who would like a pair is welcome to participate.
The following places are accepting donated skates during regular business hours:
- Tom Davies Square (Citizen Service Centre),
- Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury,
- Sudbury & District Health Unit,
- YMCA Sudbury, the Human League Association
Arenas:
- Cambrian
- Capreol
- Carmichael
- Centennial
- Toe Blake
- Countryside
- Dr. Edgar Leclair
- Garson
- IJ Coady
- McClelland
- Ray Plourde
- TM Davies
We have two upcoming Skate Exchange Program dates:
- Saturday, January 7, 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Royal Canadian Legion, Lockerby Branch 564 (2200 Long Lake Rd., Sudbury)
- Monday, February 20, 2017, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Terry Fox Complex, next to Collège Boréal (17 Lasalle Blvd., Sudbury)
Skates are given out on a first-come, first-serve basis, and sizes and quantities will vary.
For more information please call, 674-4455 ext 2453 or 705-522-9200 ext 424. You can also visit SDHU.com.
