Dwight Bergstrom on the scissor lift at their fundraiser outside Dr. Java's Coffee House in 2020. (Dawson Thompson/paNOW Staff)

By Dawson Thompson

KidSport Fundraisers

Sask KidSport to host multiple annual fundraising events next week

Aug 30, 2021 | 2:30 PM

Next week the Saskatchewan KidSport Foundation will be hosting multiple fundraising events with all the proceeds staying in Prince Albert to help local young athletes.

From Sept. 7–8, KidSport will be hosting a bottle drive outside TJ’s Pizza on 15th Street East from volunteers on site from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

On Sept. 9 they will be hosting their annual Scissor Lift fundraiser at Dr. Java’s Coffee House also on 15th Street East.

If all goes well during the Scissor Lift fundraiser — with an $8,000 goal to reach — Dwight Bergstrom, KidSport volunteer will be spending all night up on the lift. They will be on location from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. If they don’t reach their goal by 6 p.m. Bergstrom will come down from being suspended in the air.

“I’m not a big fan of sleeping on the scissor lift overnight, but for the sake of KidSport I will do it,” Bergstrom told paNOW. “Last year we totaled about $12,000 dollars. We would certainly like to repeat that, or make a little more.”

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There will be volunteers at 8 a.m. at Dr. Java’s to take pledges from early morning coffee goers.

Last year, they made about $8,000 from the bottle drive. Between the two events they raised around $20,000.

Online donations can be made ahead of time on their website.

KidSport is a nationwide organization that fundraises money to pay for kids sports registration fees every year up to $500. On average, they help pay registration fees for up to 320 kids in the Prince Albert area every year.

“The demand is always there. There is no shortage of kids who need a helping hand, Bergstrom said.

“The mandate of the organization is to raise money for kids that are disadvantaged and would not be in sport otherwise. All of this goes into the KidSport P.A. committee account (and) 100 per cent of it goes back to the kids. There are no administrative costs.”

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