THANK YOU CHATHAM-KENT! Nearly $2,000 was raised from the Elite 10 Grand Slam of Curling Crowd Sweep on Saturday! We are proud to give back to the community a $10k grant to help #ChampionsStartSmall! Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
👀 Look for our volunteers and curlers in the crowd Saturday night at the Grand Slam of Curling Elite 10 during the 4th end break of the semifinals. We’ll be passing these pails for donations to help #ChampionsStartSmall! Thanks Municipality of Chatham-Kent! Watching from home? You can text 📲 SANDRA to 45678 at anytime to have a $10 donation added to your cellphone bill.
There are great crowds at the Grand Slam of Curling in Chatham this week and we’ll be joining them Saturday night! Our Crowd Sweep to help #ChampionsStartSmall happens during the fourth end break of the Elite 10 semifinals. Please give what you can in the arena or text SANDRA to 45678.
We love to applaud champions at any age and Lola Holmes is no exception! A belated Happy 100th Birthday to Lola! She's sweeping her way into the history books and proving curling is for all ages!
"Curling is my life." Sarah Hoag still finds the time to volunteer in her community while studying to become a lawyer. We're proud to call her a returning Spirit of Sandra Scholar.
Watch this great profile of Sarah from 2017: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReginaNews/videos/10155681144711091/ #ChampionsStartSmall
The bond between patient and healthcare provider can sometimes be so memorable that the memory of it lasts a lifetime. This incredible story from a NICU and premature baby born south of the border reminds us of that. Thank you to all of the doctors, nurses and healthcare providers who help #ChampionsStartSmall!
In just over two weeks we'll be in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent for the Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling Princess Auto Elite 10. Look for our volunteers collecting donations during the Crowd Sweep. Help #ChampionsStartSmall in Southwestern Ontario! #Chatham
It’s National Grandparents Day! We’d like to thank all of the grandparents who support babies in crisis through their generous donations and volunteer time in NICU’s and at our annual Telethon and other events! #ChampionsStartSmall
This guy is starting Grade 1 and in our books he's starting as a Champion! Alec saved up his allowance from chores to donate to help other #ChampionsStartSmall.
From his mom: "Thank you for the opportunity to teach Alec to give back and to be grateful for all those that donated before us so he had the equipment he needed to get strong and healthy."
We 💓 him and his generous spirit of giving.
Sturmay is a name you're going to be hearing a lot of in curling for years to come. We're proud to have Selena Sturmay as a Spirit of Sandra Scholar in 2018-2019. The U of A student has an impressive curling resume and in 2019 she'll join her brother Karsten, a two-time Spirit of Sandra Scholar, in representing Canada.
Congratulations to our 2018 Curling Club Challenge winners! Thank you to all clubs for donating over $10,000 through the contest!
🥇 Chilliwack Curling Club 🥈 Dartmouth Curling Club Day Ladies Division 🥉 Avonair Curling Club
Learn how your club can help #ChampionsStartSmall: http://www.sandraschmirler.org/english/how-to-help/
#TBT to this year’s Telethon when Chilliwack Curling Club called in this MASSIVE donation to help #ChampionsStartSmall! What will your curling club be doing this winter as part of our Curling Club Challenge? 2018 club winners will be announced Friday!
As planning continues for the return of your 🥌 season, has your club considered participating in our annual Curling Club Challenge? Host a breakfast, funspiel or a change jar at the bar and during the 2019 Telethon call in your club's donation to help #ChampionsStartSmall. 📞
Learn more how your curling club can help out: http://www.sandraschmirler.org/english/how-to-help/
We're proud to have helped fund the purchase of life saving equipment and proud to have our name on it! The Royal Columbian Hospital and your donations are helping #ChampionsStartSmall with the purchase of new infant warmers.
Our Scholars had the chance to join Chf Manitoba for a tour of the NICU this week. Alexa, Emily, Megan, Lauren, Selena and Sarah saw firsthand the life saving equipment that your donations can help purchase in NICU’s. Our Scholars are excited to be getting back on the ice while balancing school and supporting local initiatives to raise funds to help #ChampionsStartSmall. 🥌 🍼 👩🏻🎓 🇨🇦
Our Spirit of Sandra Scholars are having a great time learning from their mentors Pat and Cathy this week. They‘ve also had a great chat with Brett Gallant. The curlers are meeting this week to learn from two of the best to improve their on and off ice performances. They’ll be sharing experiences and discussing how to find the right balance between 🥌 and 📚👩🏻🎓, along with ideas to give back to their community. 🤝 Pat “Andretti” Simmons is not only a talented curler but a pretty sweet kart driver too! 🏁 🏎
Our Spirit of Sandra Scholars are getting some great advice from Canadian and World Champion Brett Gallant of Team Gushue! Thanks for sharing your wisdom and insight, Brett!
A recent study of parents found 16% of those whose child spent time in a NICU were diagnosed with PTSD. Advances in care can help make time spent in a NICU less traumatic for baby and their family. Help #ChampionsStartSmall and support our mission of funding life saving equipment in NICU's across Canada.
Meet Spirit of Sandra Scholar Lauren Lenentine of Prince Edward Island. Lauren is a 9-time PEI champ and is studying at Dalhousie University.