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Acadia Athletics partners with AVRSB for school
visits
Dec. 28, 2014 (WOLFVILLE, N.S.) - A proud partnership
between Acadia Athletics and the Annapolis Valley Regional School
Board has allowed for 54 student-athletes from across all Axemen
and Axewomen teams to visit local students at school in
2014/15.
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Hockey Axemen Trask and Glover help raise funds for
Landmark East School
Oct. 10, 2014 (WOLFVILLE, N.S.) - For the
12th year in a row, The Landmark East Walkathon has raised funds
for one of Wolfville's most important schools. Landmark East is a
co-ed international school for students with learning differences
in grades 3 through 12.
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We Care
Mounties ride Big Bike for Heart and Stroke
Foundation
Sept. 26, 2014 (SACKVILLE, N.B) - Members of the Mount
Allison Mounties women’s hockey and men’s football
teams took to the streets of Sackville earlier this month to raise
money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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We Care
Sea-Hawks flock to support St. John’s Terry
Fox Run
Sept. 24, 2014 (ST. JOHN’S, NFLD.) – The
Memorial University Sea-Hawks came out in droves for a great cause
this month, with varsity student-athletes from every program
attending and assisting with the annual Terry Fox Run, Sept.
14.
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We Care
X-Men athletes participate in Men's Respect for
Women March
Sept. 22, 2014 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - Members of the X-Men
football, basketball and hockey teams participated in the
fourth annual Men's Respect for
Women March in Antigonish, N.S. on Sept. 21.
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We Care
UNB Varsity Reds lace up for Terry Fox Run in
Fredericton
Sept. 17, 2014 (FREDERICTON, N.B.) – A large group
of UNB student-athletes came out Sunday to participate in the
annual Terry Fox Run in Fredericton.
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We Care
StFX student-athletes create wave of
‘NiceNominations’
Feb. 17, 2014 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - With the dangerous
‘NekNomination’ craze sweeping the globe, a group of
StFX student-athletes have opted to be leaders rather than
followers.
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We Care
Mounties women's hockey players take part in WITS
anti-bullying program
Feb. 12, 2014 (SACKVILLE, N.B.) – Four members of
the Mount Allison Mounties women’s hockey team paid a visit
to Cumberland North Academy in Amherst, N.S. last week to take part
in the WITS anti-bullying program.
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We Care
UNB Varsity Reds raise over $9,000 for “The
Cure”
Feb. 11, 2014 (FREDERICTON, N.B.) - The Varsity
Reds are proud to announce another successful Stewart McKelvey
Think Pink Weekend at the Richard J. Currie Center and the Aitken
University Centre.
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We Care
STU Tommies Read to Succeed program a hit in
Fredericton
Feb. 10, 2014 (FREDERICTON, N.B.) - Last week, a group of St.
Thomas Tommies AUS and ACAA student-athletes once again took part
in the Tommies Read to Succeed community outreach program.
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We Care
Saint Mary's varsity council makes donation to
IWK
Feb. 7, 2014 (HALIFAX, N.S.) - Last week, the Saint Mary’s
University varsity athletics council presented the IWK Health
Centre Foundation with a cheque for $945.00. The funds were raised
at the annual varsity Christmas party.
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We Care
X-Men football raise money for Alzheimer's
Society
Feb. 3, 2014 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - Many local members of
the Antigonish community witnessed the X-Men football team out in
full force on the evening of Jan. 30. They weren't watching their
talents on the grid iron, however, but rather their fundraising
talents, in support of the Alzheimer's Society.
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We Care
Football Axemen creep closer to 100K in annual
Alzheimer collection
January 30, 2014 (WOLFVILLE, N.S.) - For nearly 20 years, the
Acadia football team has taken on the elements to canvass the
Wolfville, N.S. community of 4,500 along with Acadia University's
campus to collect donations for the Alzheimer's Society of Nova
Scotia.
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We Care
StFX men's hockey raises funds for 3-year-old
Cullan Chisholm
Jan 16, 2014 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - On the
road to getting his first motorized wheelchair, Cullan Chisholm
made a recent stop at the Keating Centre. Donning
his blue and white X-Men jersey, the three-and-a-half year old took
centre stage prior to the home team’s Jan. 4 game versus the
UNB Varsity Reds.
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We Care
StFX keeping their WITS
Dec 2, 2013 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - It was a full house earlier this
month in the gymnasium of HM MacDonald School in Maryvale. The
elementary school, in conjunction with RCMP, StFX Athletics and the
Antigonish Town and County Crime Prevention Association,
participated in a “swearing-in ceremony” and “tug
of help” to help launch the WITS bullying prevention
program.
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We Care
Movember madness at StFX Athletics
Nov 25, 2013 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - Twenty-six men, including
student-athletes, coaches and event staff have taken on the
Movember challenge, growing mustaches as part of the annual
fundraising and awareness campaign for men’s health issues,
including cancers such as prostate and testicular.
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We Care
StFX Athletics salutes Canada's Armed
Forces
Nov 6, 2013 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - This past Saturday, the
X-Men hockey team hosted its inaugural Military Appreciation Game
in honour of upcoming Rembrance Day.
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We Care
The 'Mounties Football Tackles Bullying Program'
visits Salem Elementary
Oct 24, 2013 (SACKVILLE, N.B) - Members of the Mount Allison
Mounties football team visited Salem Elementary school in
Sackville, N.B. this week to talk to students about bullying.
BecAUSe We Care
UNB's 7th Annual fundraiser for Breast Cancer
Research
Oct 17, 2013 (FREDERICTON, N.B) - The UNB Varsity Reds athletics
program is pleased to announce part one of two weekends where
student-athletes will raise money in their seventh annual
“Think Pink” initiative.
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Huskies quarterbacks pay visit to IWK's Teen
Lounge
Oct 10, 2013 (HALIFAX, N.S) - The Saint Mary’s
Huskies’ quarterbacks showed up at football practice
yesterday proudly sporting freshly painted rainbow
manicures. The four team quarterbacks, accompanied by head
coach Perry Marchese, spent their day at the IWK’s Teen
Lounge visiting with youth and handing out Huskies swag.
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Special Tigers Sports Program back for a second
season
Sept 15, 2013 (HALIFAX, N.S.) – The Special Tigers Sports
Program held yet another successful event Saturday at the Dalplex.
This was the first Special Tigers day of the season for the program
which began last season with the hosting of four very successful
events.
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CBU men’s basketball players visit Coxheath
Elementary
Sept 13, 2013 (SYDNEY, N.S.) - Cape Breton University Capers
men’s basketball has started a team initiative in committing
to a minimum number of community service hours in both the fall and
winter semesters this year.
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StFX student-athletes raise $1,450 for the Canadian
Cancer Association
April 18, 2013 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - The StFX Athletics
Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT) raised $1,450 for the
Canadian Cancer Association, in the name of a StFX rower afflicted
with the disease, at their recent 'X Athletes for Charity' event
held at the Oland Centre.
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Varsity Reds raise over $1,400 for charity at annual
date auction
April 11, 2013 (FREDERICTON, N.S.) - The UNB Varsity Reds held
their sixth annual Date Auction at the Student Union Building at
the end of March and raised over $1,400 for charity.
BecAUSe We Care
Dalhousie's Haworth creates Special Tigers Sports Program
for children with developmental delays
April 4, 2013 (HALIFAX, N.S.) - The Dalhousie Tigers, led by
women’s track & field captain Rebecca Haworth, have
joined forces with Special Olympics Nova Scotia to create the
‘Special Tigers Sports Program’ - a budding new
community outreach initiative in Halifax.
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X-Women raise over $1,000 for Breast Cancer
February 13, 2013 (ANTIGONISH, N.S.) - A pair of StFX varsity
teams has scored outstanding victories off the court.
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V-Reds raise close to $11,000 for Breast Cancer
February 5, 2013 (FREDERICTON, N.B.) - (FREDERICTON, N.B.) - The
UNB Varsity Reds are proud to announce another successful Stewart
McKelvey ‘Think Pink’ Weekend at the Richard J. Currie
Center and the Aitken University Centre.
BecAUSe We Care
Football Axemen raise over $6,900 in annual Alzheimer
Society of Nova Scotia drive
January 30, 2013 (WOLFVILLE, N.S.) - For the 17th year in
a row, the Acadia Axemen football team canvassed the greater area
of Wolfville, N.S., as well as the Acadia campus over a 12-hour
period to raise funds on behalf of the Alzheimer Society of Nova
Scotia.
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STU Tommies raise
$4,000 for Hailey’s Dreams
November 27, 2012 (FREDERICTON, N.B.) - In front of 608
supporters, their largest crowd of the season, the Tommies put on a
great show for Hailey Fitzgerald and brought the community together
to raise more than $4,000 for “Hailey’s
Dreams.”