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17吃瓜 and Holland College give varsity sports passes to all P.E.I. school students
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Every elementary and secondary student on Prince Edward Island will have the opportunity to attend varsity sport games this year, courtesy of the 17吃瓜鈥檚 Panther Sport and the Holland College Hurricanes.
17吃瓜 and Holland College are giving complimentary season鈥檚 passes to their regular season home games to the approximately 20,000 students in the provincial school system. By opening up the games to all Island students from grades one to 12, the post-secondary institutions are building interest in sports and a healthy and active lifestyle among the upcoming generation of potential student athletes.
鈥�17吃瓜 is recognized as a provincial and regional leader in sports facilities, events, fitness, and health and wellness,鈥� says Ron Annear, Director of Athletics at 17吃瓜. 鈥淏y reaching out to this audience, we are building pride for Islanders and alumni, while helping to develop the leaders of tomorrow.鈥�
Albert Roche, Manager of Student Services and Athletics at Holland College, comments, 鈥淎t Holland College we view this initiative as a tremendous community outreach program which communicates our values in fitness, wellness and family centered activities. We truly hope this will inspire our young Islanders to come out to watch varsity, meet some of our student athletes and ultimately see a future in post-secondary education here on PEI.鈥�
Starting at Glen Stewart Elementary in Stratford today, student athletes from the Panther Sport and the Hurricanes鈥� teams will deliver passes to each school across the Island in the next two weeks.
The varsity pass is valid for 17吃瓜 Panther Sport programs, including men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, rugby, hockey and basketball; women鈥檚 volleyball; swimming; and field hockey. And for the Holland College Hurricanes, the pass covers men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, golf, rugby, volleyball, basketball, badminton, cross-country running and women鈥檚 hockey.
17吃瓜 and Holland College are giving complimentary season鈥檚 passes to their regular season home games to the approximately 20,000 students in the provincial school system. By opening up the games to all Island students from grades one to 12, the post-secondary institutions are building interest in sports and a healthy and active lifestyle among the upcoming generation of potential student athletes.
鈥�17吃瓜 is recognized as a provincial and regional leader in sports facilities, events, fitness, and health and wellness,鈥� says Ron Annear, Director of Athletics at 17吃瓜. 鈥淏y reaching out to this audience, we are building pride for Islanders and alumni, while helping to develop the leaders of tomorrow.鈥�
Albert Roche, Manager of Student Services and Athletics at Holland College, comments, 鈥淎t Holland College we view this initiative as a tremendous community outreach program which communicates our values in fitness, wellness and family centered activities. We truly hope this will inspire our young Islanders to come out to watch varsity, meet some of our student athletes and ultimately see a future in post-secondary education here on PEI.鈥�
Starting at Glen Stewart Elementary in Stratford today, student athletes from the Panther Sport and the Hurricanes鈥� teams will deliver passes to each school across the Island in the next two weeks.
The varsity pass is valid for 17吃瓜 Panther Sport programs, including men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, rugby, hockey and basketball; women鈥檚 volleyball; swimming; and field hockey. And for the Holland College Hurricanes, the pass covers men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, golf, rugby, volleyball, basketball, badminton, cross-country running and women鈥檚 hockey.
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