The hockey camp for 60 Grade 5 students from 24 schools hit the ice Jan. 8 and runs for six weeks. For many, it's their first time lacing up.
Donors contributed all the camp's equipment - Regent Park Community School, Duke's Source For Sports, Sher-Wood Hockey (new sticks) through the Upper Canada Patriots and Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.
Skating on an Olympic-sized rink is a rarity for Toronto kids. It is also great perspective if they watch Olympians take to the ice next month at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
TDSB superintendent Jim Spyropoulos and board chair Bruce Davis conceived the camp last summer to be a recipient of some of the 500 hours per year the board enjoys at the new MasterCard Centre.
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