Help me help those young adults today! I am skating in The 24 Hour Charity Challenge in support of the Matt Cook Foundation, which will take place on April 3, 2020 and April 4, 2020 in Edmonton at the Canadian Athletic Club Arena. My goal is to raise $850 through pledges, and donors who pledge over $25 will receive a tax receipt. Please join me in helping me reach my goal.
This will be my 9th year participating and my 3rd year going for the full 24 hours as part of the Edges Coaches team. I cannot put into word the difference the Matt Cook Foundation makes in the lives of the people and families they help, please help me beat my last year total by pledging to this page!
The Matt Cook Foundation depends on private donations to fulfill its mandates. It’s up to us to make the difference. All funds raised will help the Matt Cook Foundation provide support for these young people through the programs they offer.
9th Annual 24 Hour Charity Challenge
Welcome to The 24 Hour Charity Challenge hosted by Edges Professional Skating Instruction, in partnership with Superskate Advanced Hockey Development Association and the Canadian Athletic Club. All proceeds from this fundraising event go to the Matt Cook Foundation.
Our 24 Hour Charity Challenge pits Edges instructors’ expertise (and age) against our young power skating students. Our instructors donate their time to plan the event, obtain pledges and of course to play the game, for the FULL 24 hours. The Canadian Athletic Club donates the ice and arena staff for the entire 24-hour period, and participants pay an entry fee as well as obtain pledges in the community.
For our April 2020 game, unfortunately due to COVID, we were forced to cancel the annual event. But like Matt, we are not a group to give up easily! Our re-scheduled game is going on outside on August 28 and 29 where participants and coaches will square off for 24 hours of ball hockey under the sun (and moonlight).
Thanks for everything you do to support this great event.
For more about Matt and the Foundation, please visit www.mattcookfoundation.com
For more about The 24 Hour Charity Challenge, please visit www.24hrcharitychallenge.ca
About Matt Cook & the Matt Cook Foundation
Matt Cook was a former student of Edges. In 2006, while playing junior hockey, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare cancer found most often in young people, resulting in 31 rounds of chemotherapy and a below knee amputation.
Never one to quit, Matt quickly learned sledge hockey and in September 2008 made the Canadian Men’s Sledge Hockey Team. He proudly wore the Team Canada jersey as he followed his new goal to play in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. After one successful season on the national team and his aspirations getting closer than ever before, the cancer spread yet again. Matt was unable to continue and sadly, he passed away in Edmonton on April 4, 2010.