Playing ball hockey is a lot of fun, but it gets even better when it creates a life changing opportunity for participants through Big Brothers Big Sisters Centre Wellington (BBBS).
Ostic Insurance Group in Fergus held a co-ed ball hockey tournament at Royal City Ball Hockey in Guelph on June 25 and raised approximately the amount needed to fund one child to participate in the one-to-one match program for an entire year.
“The tournament was a lot of fun and Jim Hitchcock from Ostic and his team did a great job organizing it,” said Kristen Drexler, executive director at BBBS in a press release.
“Luckily, many of us can look back on our lives and identify multiple people that have impacted us in great ways. For some it is a Sports coach, a manager at work, a parent, or an older and wiser friend. At Big Brothers Big Sisters, we take the luck out of it.
“We make it our jobs to find mentors for kids who really need someone in their lives to help them navigate the path in front of them. We make sure these kids, who are often vulnerable, are in safe and secure matches.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters could not make these connections without the help of the community and would like to thank The Ostic Group for supporting them, organization officials state.
