Special Events

Be a Shining Star - Help us celebrate our 60th Birthday

It's easy to be a Children's Ability Fund Shining Star and make things a little brighter for someone with a disability.

If you have a great idea for a fundraising project in your community - or at the office - let us know. We'll help publicize the event and provide support.

Be creative and have fun. How about a neighborhood BBQ, garage sale or bake sale; a penny carnival at the school; or an inter-office softball challenge or golf tournament? It's a great way to get a group of people together, have a lot of fun and raise a little money to assist someone in need.

• RAH Neonatal Unit - "Synapse"
• AB Human Resources - Craft Night
• 7-Eleven Coin Box program
• Caesar's School of Music - Recital
• Second Cup - Star Sales
• Kid's Carnival - Millwoods Towne Centre - Kid's Carnival / Carnival of the Stars

Children's Ability Fund stars really shine! Together we can "enhance the independence of people with disabilities throughout northern Alberta."

Children's Ability Fund Stars are ordinary people who choose to do something extraordinary. Be a shining star today.

Call the Children's Ability Fund office @ (780)454-9191 to talk to us about a shining star project in your area.

The 16th Annual Silver Skate Festival was so chockfull of activities; it was spread over two days for the first time. On Saturday, the inaugural 25K Marathon Skate was introduced to lead off a number of activities and events through the day. Festival goers were treated to skating displays (figure skating and speed skating), skate races, sledge hockey demonstrations, Dutch treats and and snow sculpting. On Sunday, the sun shone on over 100 participants competing in the Edmonton Winter Triathlon (duathlone this year.) For event results please see the website at www.silverskatefestival.org.

Watch for next year's event starting Saturday February 17th, 2007.

The Children’s Ability Fund’s 8th Annual Gary, Audie & Friends Bowl for Children - the ultimate bowling event - drew a large crowd to Gateway Entertainment Centre in Edmonton on Monday, May 15, 2006. This fundraiser involved 25 teams and raised $18,616. All funds raised from this event assist the Children’s Ability Fund to purchase specialized equipment for people with disabilities.

Kennedy’s Krew traveled from Peace River to participate and raised a whopping $4,635. A 14k diamond ring from Ben Moss Jewellers was awarded to the first place pledge raiser Stacey. Way to Go Stacey! Second place went to Angela who donated the One-Year membership to Club Fit back to the charity. Robin received the third place Bowling Party for 10 from Gateway Entertainment Centre. The King Jacuzzi Suite from Super 8 South went to Kathy and the CD package from Joe FM went to Vicki. Kingston Ross Pasnak won the Corporate Challenge trophy for the third year by matching their teams’ total.

Congratulations to all teams: billys Stars; Club Fit; Girls with Balls; Baba, the Babes & a Chick Magnet; Smooth Operators; Humford Hurricanes; Outback Steakhouse; Kennedy’s Krew; Split Happens; Bowling Stones; McKesson Maniacs; KRP King Pins, Wanna B’s ; CFWE Radio Bingo; Hot & Cool Electro Girls; U of A ‘Tooth Fairies’; MEDIchair, Edmonton; Eco on Strike; & Great Canadian Roofing.

Thanks to the local celebrities from CISN, Global, CHED, CityTV, Joe FM, Edmonton Sun, Eskimos, City Councillor Karen Leibovici, & Country singers Samantha King and Krista Scoggins for making the time in their busy schedules to come and bowl a couple of games.

Thanks to bowlers, donors and sponsors this event has raised $120,000 for the Children’s Ability Fund programs over the past 8 years.

Thank you to our Sponsors:

"Tee Fore Two GOLF TOURNAMENT"

Tee Fore Two - it is a partnership to raise awareness and raise funds for two local charities.

The Children's Ability Fund has teamed up with Camp Health, Hope & Happiness to create a premier golf tournament to raise money for the inclusive programs and services we provide to Albertans with disabilities. The goals of Camp He Ho Ha and the CAF are the same - to promote independence and integration for children and adults living with physical and mental disabilities by providing the adapted equipment and programs they need in order to succeed.

Last August this event raised over $ 15,000 for the two charities. This year's golf tournament is scheduled for Friday August 24, 2007 at...

Please call the office at 454-9191 to sponsor a hole, book your team or donate a prize.

WING DING

This wacky fundraiser involved 11 teams this year and raised $14,679 in pledges and served up a whopping 1,134 wings leaving 567 chickens grounded. Throughout the month of October Hooter’s sold Shining Stars and raised an extra $1,035 bringing the total raised from this event to $15,714. All funds raised from WING DING go to the Children’s Ability Fund, to help purchase specialized equipment for people with disabilities. Teams have traveled from as far as Vegreville, and Tofield, and as near as Edmonton to compete for the title of King or Queen of the Pledges.

“King Ken”, teammates Chuck, Alex and Allen from the “Wing Knights” with the Hooters girls.

KING KEN raised a whopping $ 9,650 in pledges thanks to the support of the business’s, neighbors and friends from Vegreville and surrounding communities. Ken also took home the title of “King of the Wings”, eating 52 hot chicken wings in the ten-minutes.

Special Events Contact Info:


For more information contact Special Projects at (780)454-9191 or email info@childrensabilityfund.ab.ca.

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