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ThereB次元官网网址檚 a lot more to this group than the games they play on the gridiron.
The Westshore Warriors football team, a collection of 24 boys between the ages of nine and 11, have made giving back to the community a major part of what the group was all about. The team will present a cheque this month to the B.C. Cancer Society for $500, which they raised in October in conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The players wore pink socks and pink ribbons on their helmets and helped sell baked goodies at games to support the cause and raise the funds, explained Lucy Hansen, the teamB次元官网网址檚 manager.
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One of the elements Hansen enjoys as team manager is the opportunity to work with a group of players that, in many cases, progress from atom to peewee together, as her son Jacob has. B次元官网网址淭hese kids never missed a game or a practice. TheyB次元官网网址檙e like a family, which is really great to see,B次元官网网址� she added. B次元官网网址淭he last day of the season they were very emotional, they didnB次元官网网址檛 want it to end. The whole season was about the family they became, the fun they had and the accomplishments they achieved.B次元官网网址�
The team also donated a shopping basket full of non-perishable goods to the Goldstream Food Bank just before Thanksgiving weekend.
Warriors coach Sean OB次元官网网址橦ara, said he was inspired to suggest having the team help the food bank by another coach who did something similar with his team. B次元官网网址淲e wanted to continue with something like that and the kids bought in in a big way. ItB次元官网网址檚 pretty cool,B次元官网网址� said OB次元官网网址橦ara, whoB次元官网网址檚 been coaching minor football for six years. B次元官网网址淭his was one of the best group of parents IB次元官网网址檝e been around, very involved, helpful and enthusiastic, and that really showed in their kids as well. As coaches, weB次元官网网址檙e responsible for not just teaching them how to play the game. WeB次元官网网址檙e mentors that teach life skills as well. This group really excelled in that regard.B次元官网网址�
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