SKATE AGAINST HATE
In support of the You Can Play Project
In support of the You Can Play organization, and in conjunction with the Toronto Gay Hockey Association, we will be hosting a charity skate event to raise both funding and awareness of the YCP cause.
Who is 'You Can Play'?
You Can Play is an international charity whose goal is to help foster equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation. You Can Play provides educational material and promotes a locker-room culture that focuses on skill, work ethic and competitive spirit.
Visit the You Can Play website
What about the Toronto Gay Hockey Association?
The Toronto Gay Hockey Association (TGHA), founded in 1992, is a non-contact, social, ice hockey league for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT), and heterosexual men and women over the age of eighteen.
The TGHA offers an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and encourages fair play, openness and friendship.
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You Can Play is dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation.
YOU CAN PLAY
WHO WE ARE
When we hosted the first Skate Against Hate in 2013 we were a group of Centennial College Corporate Communications and Public Relations students hosting the event as part of a final project for an Event Management class.
Now, however, having graduated from the program and moved into the corporate world a couple of us have decided that the event struck a chord and have dedicated time to continuing our support of You Can Play. In that vein we've decided to make Skate Against Hate an annual event and are moving forward with hosting the second annual event in April, 2014.
We decided we wanted to support You Can Play because of the importance of the message they're trying to spread - that regardless of sexual orientation, everyone should feel welcome in sports at all levels of play.
Want to know more? Feel free to get a hold of us on Twitter (@sk8againsthate) or through our contact page.