Sailors and soldiers team up for road hockey rodeo to pay it forward for Calgary groups
30 sailors teamed up to raise funds for the Calgary Veterans Association Food Bank, as well the Burn Treatment Society, said Noelani Shore, executive officer on board HMCS Calgary.
'What we love the most is getting out to the community and really interacting with Calgarians,' said Shore.
Noelani Shore, HMCS Calgary
Noelani Shore, executive officer of HMCS Calgary
(Stephanie Thomas, CTV Calgary)
Ward 9 Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra praised the 'elbows-up' mentality of Canadian military personnel Saturday, even if their elbows were only up to dig the ball out of a corner to raise money for charity.
'I think, as the world descends into chaos, Canadians always step up on the world stage, and we're doing that right now,' Carra said.
'Partially it's an elbows up situation,' he added. 'Partially it's just about a projection of Canadian values -- and the way we empower our Canadian Armed Forces to represent us in the world is to have a great relationship between members of the Canadian Armed Forces and civil society.
'And you know, the youth of Calgary coming out and playing street hockey with members of the Canadian Armed Forces, and particularly the sailors of HMCS Calgary is, in my mind, incredibly important.'
Shore said the group raised $15,000 last year and hoped to surpass that this year.
With files from CTV's Stephanie Thomas
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