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The equipment drive
Your child outgrew their skates. Somebody else's child has never owned a pair. That is the whole idea and it costs you nothing but the drive over.
What we can use
What we can use
Anything a child aged five to ten can wear or use, in a condition you would be happy to put your own child in. Skates, helmets, shin pads, elbow pads, shoulder pads, gloves, pants, sticks and bags.
Helmets are the one exception with a hard rule. We only accept helmets still inside their CSA certification date, which is stamped on the shell. If yours has expired we will thank you and recycle it properly, because an expired helmet on a five year old is not a saving.
What we need most
Right now, in this order
- A full set of equipment, all inEverything one child needs, bag included, theirs to keep$750Fund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
- Helmets with cagesThe one piece nobody is allowed on the ice withoutFund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
- SkatesThe most expensive item and the one they outgrow fastestFund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
- SticksCut to fit each child at the gear fittingFund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
- PadsShoulder, elbow, shin, and pantsFund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
- Jerseys and socksTheirs to keepFund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
- One full day of iceThree hours of ice for a whole camp: $450 to $1,140, depending on the arenaFund it (opens GoFundMe in a new tab)
These are the gaps for the next camp. A donated item takes one line off this list as surely as a donation does.
Give gear
Two ways, both easy
How to give it
Bring it to a camp
Any morning of any camp, hand it to the desk. Nothing to arrange in advance.
Tell us and we will collect
If you have more than a bag or you cannot get to a rink, use the form below. Somebody on the Headquarters Team lives closer to you than you think.
What happens to it
Sized, cleaned, and given away
Nothing is sold and nothing is stored for a rainy day. Donated equipment is sorted by size, cleaned, and put into the next camp's gear pile. A child takes it home on the last day of camp and it is theirs.
