Sport Venture is grateful to have been selected by Leopold’s Tavern as one of their five Christmas donations this year in the amount of $1,000. “Donations like this one are very important to Sport Venture – they allow for the continued sustainability of our programs,” said Sport Venture manager Amanda McConnell. “It’s through support from the community on all levels that allows…
Thanks to an organizational expansion and a whole lot of generosity, Ehrlo Sport Venture’s shelves are looking a little fuller these days. Sport Central, an organization based out of Edmonton dedicated to making resources available to ensure underprivileged children in Alberta can play sports, has recently expanded to Saskatchewan. With that expansion, they began searching for similar…
We can and do talk a lot about the statistics and research that point toward the positive effect playing sports has on youth. But there is perhaps no better way to prove these effects than by speaking to the youth who are involved in our sports leagues. Freedom has been participating in the OHL for over five years and was eager to tell us what he loves about it. Book your child’s…
Oh, the good old hockey game... It's that time again - Ehrlo Sport Venture’s famed Dress-A-Champion is back! Call the Sport Venture Library at 306-751-2411 between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday to register for a time to get your champion outfitted for the upcoming OHL season. The programs runs from October 18th until Jan 12th. We provide full protective gear, including…
As we begin to prepare for the Outdoor Hockey League’s 25th season (OHL), we sat down with long-time volunteer Rob “Chip” Nixon to hear about how he sees the league impacting the lives of those who, thanks to the OHL, get a chance to play “the greatest game on earth”. Registration for the 2018 OHL season has begun! Sign up today!
We always have a lot to celebrate at Sport Venture, but this year we have even more to be grateful for!! Last Saturday we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Ehrlo Sport Venture, that’s 20 years of running barrier free programs and the sport equipment lending library in the community. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! We are also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Outdoor Hockey League, where it all…
In light of Sport Venture’s much-anticipated anniversary celebrations, we sat down with Alyssa Strasser, a Dream Broker consultant at Sacred Heart School in Regina, to learn a little more about how Ehrlo Sport Venture’s leagues and lending library help families in Regina. Dream Brokers is an organization dedicated to sustaining the involvement and participation of inner city children and…
017 marks the Outdoor Hockey League’s (OHL) 25th year of operation and the 20th anniversary of the Ehrlo Sport Library. Sport Venture’s most popular and well-known league has grown exponentially since it began, with over 200 youth participating in the 2016-17 season.<!--more--> Susan Lytle has been an OHL volunteer for nearly all of the league’s 25 years. In that time, she has met…
Each morning when we leave our homes, we put on our shoes. It’s something that many of us take for granted, but having a brand-new pair isn’t something that everyone gets to experience. Thanks to a generous grant provided by Canadian Tire's JumpStart, Ehrlo Sport Venture got to change that for 46 participants in the Monday Night Football League (MNF). “Everyone should have shoes that…
Mark your calendars for October 14th because we’re celebrating not one but two momentous anniversaries within Sport Venture! 2017 marks twenty years of our sports equipment lending library being open, and the ever popular Outdoor Hockey League will have its 25th season this year. What do you need to know? What: A community gathering to celebrate Sport Venture – everyone is welcome! (free…
The Monday Night Football league officially kicked off on September 5th at the brand new Mosaic Stadium! Members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Regina Riot were on hand to run drills and sign autographs for the excited league participants. The league will run from September 18th til October 16th, with weekly practices from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the stadium. See you on the…
Alright, Monday night – where are you? We’ve been waitin’ all year for Monday night! While Ehrlo Sport Venture’s Monday Night Football League may not be on the level of the NFL (or CFL) Monday night games, we do have one thing in common this year – our entire league will be run out of the brand new Mosaic Stadium, which means our participants get to play on the same field as the…
For the second year, Ehrlo Sport Venture has teamed up with the Open Door Society to host a multi-sport camp for youth new to Canada. The four-day camp ran from August 1st – 4th and covered sports ranging from the more familiar basketball and Canadian football, to more unique like cricket and lacrosse. “Lacrosse was something they’d never seen – it was so new to them, and they were…
In the spirit of sport and community, Ehrlo Sport Venture teamed up with the Regina Red Sox to host an equipment drive. Each spring, Sport Venture receives an uptake of visitors looking for gloves, bats, and baseballs, and unfortunately, every season, there are some people who are turned away as a result of not having enough equipment. Help us fix that! Attendees of the Wednesday, July 12th…
While all of Ehrlo Sport Venture’s leagues are free-of-charge (including equipment), soccer is uniquely barrier free in a way that many other sports are not. Sport Venture works to provide inner-city youth and families with control of, and access to, a variety of recreational programs in the city of Regina. Offering barrier free sports means we see youth from all different backgrounds,…
