Athletes Helping Athletes

CAN Fund Alumni, CAN Fund #150Women recipients and CAN Fund recipients are taking the CAN Fund Pledge and paying it forward to help each other succeed.

Here are a few of the many ways they are stepping up, taking action and building a culture of impact with CAN Fund.

ATHLETES CHOOSING
CAN FUND

Pole Vaulter Alysha Newman is an ambassador of Bet 99. She was given the opportunity to select an organization that supports women in sport to be the beneficiary of a donation on behalf of the company. Alysha chose CAN Fund
#150Women.

SOCIAL MEDIA AUCTION

Brianne Jenner took the CAN Fund Pledge raising $993, by auctioning off an autographed hockey stick on her social media!

ATHLETES
PROUDLY
ENDORSING
CAN FUND

Ski Jumper Alex Loutitt holds her hands up to the camera after completing a jump at an international competition and “Thank You CAN Fund” is written on her gloves.

CAN FUND BIRTHDAY
FUNDRAISER

5,000m runner Julie-Anne Staehli created a birthday fundraiser on Facebook for CAN Fund with the goal of raising $2k before 2022 in support of winter athletes.

LOCAL FUNDRAISER

After Greg Stewart won the 2020 Paralympic gold medal in Shot Put he was given 24 cans of beer from a good friend who created a custom beer label called ‘Shot of Gold’ featuring Greg’s image to celebrate his incredible achievement. The gesture got Greg thinking about how he could turn this idea into something bigger to benefit other athletes. The golden ale ‘Shot of Gold’ featuring the CAN Fund logo is brewed by Iron Road and was released the first week of the 2022 Winter Games. A percentage of proceeds from all bottle sales at Kamloops liquor stores and tap sales at participating breweries are being donated to CAN Fund. 

Athletes Helping Athletes – Many athletes have contributed to Athletes Helping Athletes “AHA” including Kurt Browning, Josée Chouinard, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Clara Hughes, Silken Laumann, Simon Whitfield, Cassie Campbell Pascall, Darryl Sittler, Maple Leafs Alumni, Vancouver Canucks, Paul Henderson, Mark Chipman, Eugene Melnyk, Scott Thornton, Georges Laraque, Wade Redden, Cal O’Reilly, Ryan O’Reilly, Mike Hudson, Stu Gavin, Mike Pelyk, Pat Flatley, and Luke and Stephanie Richardson.