The Dec. 29 Pros vs Joes charity basketball game raised $35,000 for local organizations.
Funds will be split evenly between NEO Kids Foundation, Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer (NOFCC), United Way, Sudbury Manitoulin Children’s Foundation and the Human League Association.
Click here for a photo gallery of the Dec. 29 event.
“It’s really something special to watch the whole community come together for a great cause,” co-organizer and Social Rise owner Connor LaRocque said in a media release.
“Five charities, the Sudbury Five, and high fives all around. I’m grateful that SocialRise was able to have been a part of such a spectacular event for the kids.”
The event was organized by LaRocque, Kim Brouze (Active Therapy Plus), and Tristan Ritchie (Tristan Ritchie Real Estate).
“In my 25th year with the Sudbury Wolves organization (SWSE), it meant the world to me to be able to partner with the team that allowed me to start my professional career as one of the first females in the OHL,” Brouze said in the media release. “Together we pulled off a huge game to raise money for children in our community and I’m humbled by the love and kindness our city showed. It just goes to show how much we can accomplish when we come together!’
Sudbury Five head coach and general manager Logan Stutz credited the charity game with helping the team kick off their latest season.
A cheque presentation took place during halftime at Sunday’s Sudbury Five home game.
