The objective of KidSport is to assist children of families facing financial obstacles to participate in community sport programs. The KidSport goal is to provide these children with the opportunity to achieve physical, social, intellectual and moral development through participation in sport.

It is administered by Sport New Brunswick, a volunteer non-profit organization. 

The KidSport Fund was developed by Sport BC in 1993 and is also operated in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland and the Northwest Territories. 

KidSport is a fund of the Canadian Council of Provincial and Territorial Sport Federations (CCPTSF).

Summer Tournaments Donate Generously

Phoenix Petroleum Ltd. donated the all the money raised from their first annual golf tournament to KidSport NB. The tournament was held at the Riverbend Golf Club in Durham Bridge on Thursday, August 28th and was a great success, bringing in $4,000 for KidSport.

Phoenix Petroleum Ltd. approached Sport NB with the plan to organize a golf tournament for their customers and staff and donating the proceeds to the KidSport program.  With this event being a success in its first year, there are already plans to hold a second annual golf tournament with the proceeds once again going to KidSport.

 Phoenix Petroleum Ltd. is a leading petroleum service and construction firm based in Atlantic Canada.   With clients extending across the country, the firm specializes in servicing, exploration, distribution, and retail areas of the industry. In addition, Phoenix is a leading facilities and asset manager for airline petroleum across the country.

Sport NB and KidSport would like to thank Craig and Krista Dixon and those who participated in the 6th Annual Dianne Dixon Memorial Co-ed Slo-pitch Tournament for their recent donation.  They donated the proceeds of $1500 from this year’s tournament to KidSport. 

In June of 2002, Craig’s mother Dianne Dixon passed away unexpectedly from colon cancer after a brief illness. Later that summer, along with his wife Krista, began what they hoped to become an annual memorial co-ed slo-pitch softball tournament in support of local charities.

They developed a philosophy from the beginning of wanting to assist organizations where their annual donation could make a significant difference at that time in their operation and at the same time honor the memory of their mother in way she would be proud.

“KidSport NB has been a nice partner in our fundraising efforts for 2008 as they understood the passion behind what we do and we know that Mom would be very proud of our choice to support local kids this year”, says Dixon of this years charitable selection.

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The Spawn Ultimate Club also showed their spirit of sport during their 12th Annual Parlee Beach Ultimate Tournament and raised $400 for KidSport though donations and fundraising efforts.

Over 240 players from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and Maine took part in the tournament on July 18th to 20th. 

“With ultimate being such as all-inclusive sport with major emphasis on the Spirit Of The Game, we couldn’t think of a better group to lend our support to.” – JD LeJeune, Tournament Director and member of Spawn Co-Ed Ultimate Club.