Gamers Association donates funds to Hunger in Moose Jaw
The Moose Jaw Gamers Association presented a cheque for $1,250 to Hunger in Moose Jaw to assist the organization in continuing to provide nutrition programs to schools across the city.
The Association presented the cheque on Monday, February 26, following the staging of their winter Gaming Expo earlier this month. The Gamers Association says it donated this money to Hunger in Moose Jaw as it supports what the organization is doing for children through their programs. Kristian Sjoberg, Moose Jaw Gamers Association said the Winter Gaming Expo was a huge success that saw hundreds of people attending, enabling them to raise the funds to donate. “We had a gaming Expo weekend at the beginning of February where we got together and had a weekend of gaming activities. From this event, we raised enough money to donate to Hunger in Moose Jaw. Some of our members have benefited from the Hunger in Moose Jaw program and that touched our hearts this year, so we decided to donate this money. Also, we wanted to keep the donations local. In previous years, some of our donations have gone to provincial organizations and we want to steer back towards Moose Jaw and keep the money local to assist programs benefiting children here.” Sharla Sept, Executive Director for Hunger in Moose Jaw, thanked the Association for its donation. “This donation is going to help a lot of kids and we just thank the Gamers Association for thinking about us. We are excited to be the recipient of this donation and the money will go towards our child nutrition program to provide a lot of lunches, especially because it is a dollar per lunch. That’s a lot of lunches for the schools we support through our program.” Through the Child Nutrition Program, Hunger is Moose Jaw provides approximately 300 lunches per day to 15 schools in Moose Jaw. The lunches include a sandwich, fruit and a healthy snack. This is made possible by donations from the community.
The Moose Jaw Gamers Association is a non-profit group here in Moose Jaw that does fundraising twice a year through gaming expos. The Association’s mission is to “provide a safe and entertaining environment where people of all types can come together and enjoy the pastime of various forms of entertainment collectively known as gaming.” From these gaming expos, the Association raises money to donate to children charities in the spirit of gaming.