WHL Kelowna Rockets

Rockets and RCMP Partner for Project Blast

Published on January 12, 2010 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kelowna Rockets News Release


Members of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League will be making presentations to middle schools in Kelowna over the next five weeks, speaking about their experiences visiting the streets of downtown Vancouver with the Vancouver Police Department earlier this season.

Players Lucas Bloodoff, Kyle St. Denis, Collin Bowman and Spencer Main along with Assistant Coach Ryan Cuthbert were among a group of WHL players who spent three days with the Vancouver Police Department to see the harsh realities of those that have fallen into a life on the streets.

The Rockets players and coaching staff, as well as the RCMP officers that accompanied them, will be in attendance at a press conference on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Manhattan Point. A video presentation will be shown of the guys time spent on East Hastings.

The trip was part of Project BLAST which will see the players and members of the RCMP speaking to five middle schools in Kelowna, passing a positive message on to school kids about the dangers of choosing drugs. The presentations will be facilitated by the RCMP school liaisons with cooperation from the Central Okanagan School District.

"Many young people look up to and listen to athletes as role models," said Const. Steven Holmes, Kelowna RCMP Media Relations Officer. "The goal of this project is to bring the reality of drug addiction into local middle schools. The message is making the right choices can save your life."

Project BLAST is not the first of its kind. There are six similar programs in place in the WHL with teams and local police partnering to present a message to school kids. The Vancouver Giants, Kamloops Blazers, Kootenay Ice, Red Deer Rebels, Saskatoon Blades and Regina Pats have all taken part in the program in the past.

"Our players are role models in the community and this is something where they can have a big impact on kids in the Kelowna area," said Anne-Marie Hamilton, Kelowna Rockets Director of Marketing. "We are proud to be taking part in Project BLAST and look forward to the project continuing in the future."

Once the school presentations are done, Project BLAST will be evaluated with a view to expanding it in the next school year.

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