A Campaign to Raise $500,000 for Child and Youth Sport and Physical Activity Development.
While our Gift of Play programs help give all children the start they need to develop into active, confident youth and adults, for some, sports and athletics become central to their interests and their lives going forward. For those dedicated youth, our Gift of Potential programs provide the necessary next steps, offering continuing physical activity programing that hones skills, builds character, and prepares them for the next level of their chosen sport, and the next stage of their lives. Bringing more adolescent-aged youth into PISE programs is a priority moving forward, which will require support for an increase in capacity and resources.
Give the Gift of POTENTIAL.
Our Gift of Potential programs provide the necessary next steps, offering continuing physical activity programing that hones skills, builds character, and prepares youth for the next level of their chosen sport, and the next stage of their lives.
See below for the many Gift of Potential initiatives.
Youth Performance Centre $150,000
With a space in our facility being freed up in 2024, PISE is taking the opportunity to develop a new state-of-the-art Youth Performance Centre to give athletes from all backgrounds access to the resources and equipment they need to excel at their chosen sport. Funding for the centre will go towards the purchase of cutting-edge technology, including video analysis, compression recovery tools, and hydrotherapy tubs, along with fundamental equipment such as treadmills, lifting platforms, and weights. The space will also be designed for accessibility, providing top-notch training opportunities for all athletes and para-athletes, making sure every young athlete has the opportunity to take themselves to the next level.
Coaching Capacity $85,000
With the new high-performance training space comes the opportunity for increasing our coaching capabilities. Simply put, PISE wants to hire more coaches, and provide them with the ongoing training and education they need to stay current with the rapidly evolving performance world. Support in this area will help put together an expanded team of world-class coaches available to help our young athletes take their performance to the next level.
Youth from Diverse and Vulnerable Backgrounds Programs $100,000
PISE is proud to offer a variety of programs geared towards those young people who so often get left behind. Whether due to a lack of confidence, motivation, or resources, adolescence is a time when many youth drop out of sport. As the new Youth Performance Centre becomes available, we are committed to working with adolescent aged youth from diverse backgrounds. Support in this area will allow us to work with youth from backgrounds, such as, Indigenous athletes training for the North American Indigenous Games, newcomer athletes to Canada and youth experiencing a disability and participating in para-sport.
Athlete Scholarships $15,000
Athletic talent is found in youth from all walks of life. But to be able to compete at the highest levels requires training, support, and resources, something not every family in our region can afford. That’s why each year, PISE awards exceptional young athletes with scholarships to assist with their training, whether that be through coaching, the Canadian Sport School, or general access to our state-of-the-art facilities. Your support of this program will help even more young people to reach their potential and achieve their dreams.
