Representatives from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) were in Osoyoos last Wednesday to present a $4,000 cheque to the Town of Osoyoos for children’s sports programs. The money came in the lead-up to RBC Sports Day in Canada and was under RBC’s Learn to Play project. Ryan Sirianni, branch manager at RBC in Oliver, back left, presented a mock cheque to Sarah Dynneson, community services program supervisor with the Town of Osoyoos to his immediate right. Fay Haller, mobile mortgage specialist with RBC for the South Okanagan, is shown in the back right. A number of children playing basketball at the Sonora Community Centre interrupted their game to be in the photo. (Richard McGuire photo)
Representatives of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) were in Osoyoos last Wednesday to present a $4,000 cheque to the Town of Osoyoos for children’s sports programs.
Ryan Sirianni, branch manager at RBC in Oliver, and Fay Haller, mobile mortgage specialist with RBC for the South Okanagan, made the presentation to Sarah Dynneson, community services program supervisor with the town.
The presentation came during the week of RBC Sports Day in Canada and was under the RBC Learn to Play (LTP) Project. Sports Day was celebrated on Saturday.
The goal of the LTP Project is to help children to build the confidence and competence they need to participate in sports, allowing them to become healthy, happy and active for life.
In this first round of the project, RBC is announcing more than 180 grants totaling $1.6 million to community organizations across Canada to help deliver sports and education programs.
The program is a partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada and ParticipACTION.
Dynneson said the town plans to use the funds to increase the capacity to train instructors and to create low-cost program opportunities to help children get involved in sports.
The town will use the money between February 2015 and November 2015, Dynneson said.
“We recognize the lifelong lessons gained through sport and how important it is for Canadian kids and youth to develop fundamental movement skills that build the confidence and skills to enable them to play and become happy, healthy and active for life,” said Sirianni in a prepared statement. “Sport can transform lives and have a powerful, positive impact on our communities.”
RICHARD McGUIRE
Osoyoos Times
