Accomplishments

GGMS was created in 2008 as a non-profit society.

• 1st Annual Memorial Hockey Game held on March 2, 2008

  • Raised gross proceeds of over $58,000

  • Provided over $43,000 in AED grants

    • May 1, 2008 – 4 AED purchase grant to PNE

    • May 1, 2008 – 4 AED purchase grant to Canlan Ice Sports Burnaby 8 Rinks

    • May 1, 2008 – 1 AED purchase grant to Canlan Ice Sports North Vancouver

    • June 5, 2008 – 8 AED purchase and training grant with City of Burnaby (Eileen Daily Centre , Kensington Arena, Cameron Complex, C.G. Brown Memorial Pool, Bonsor Recreation Complex, Bill Copeland Sports Centre, Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West, Burnaby Lake Arena)
      

• 2nd Annual Memorial Hockey Game held on February 22, 2009

  • Raised gross proceeds of over $66,000

  • Provided over $49,000 in AED grants

    • January 14, 2009 – 1 AED purchase grant to Canucks Alumni

    • January 30, 2009 – 2 AED purchase and training grant to the Burnaby Winter Club

    • March 30, 2009 – 3 AED training grants to the PNE

    • May 2, 2009 – 1 AED purchase and training grant to Saint Patrick’s Regional Secondary High School

    • May 2, 2009 – 1 AED purchase and training grant to Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School

    • May 2, 2009 – 1 AED purchase and training grant to Notre Dame Regional Secondary School

    • May 2, 2009 - 3 AED purchase and training grant to the City of Burnaby (Willington Community Centre, Edmonds Community Centre, and Confederation Park Senior Centre)

    • September 30, 2009 – 1 AED purchase and training grant to the Britannia Centre – Ice Rink

    • November 16, 2009 – 1 AED purchase and training grant to the Shadbolt Centre For The Arts

    • December 4, 2009 - $15,000 AED purchase grant to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the Fire and Rescue Services of the City of Vancouver.

• March 27, 2010 - The Beat Goes On Gala

  • Over $30,000 raised

    • October 8, 2010 - Donation for $2,500 from the Vancouver Firefighters Charitable Society

    • Grants for AED's in 6 Vancouver Community Ice Rinks

    • GGMS has donated 5 AED's to Empire Field

    • The grant of AED's were made possible by the generous support of London Drugs.

• February 11, 2011 – The Beat Goes On "A Red Tie Affair" GALA

  • Over $30,000 raised

    • Grant For 1 AED to Pitt Meadows Secondary School with Training

    • Grant for 2 AED’s to City of West Vancouver: 
      West Van Arena
      Glen Eagle Community Center

    • Grant for 8 AED’s to City and District of North Vancouver: 
      Harry Jerome Community Recreation Centre (arena) 
      Karen Magnussen CRC (arena)
      William Griffin CRC (lobby)
      Delbrook CRC (south lobby)
      Ron Andrews CRC (lobby) 
      Mickey McDougall CRC (lobby)
      John Braithwaite Community Centre (main floor)
      Parkgate Community Centre (main floor)

• In summary

  • Over $150,000 gross proceeds raised

  • ~$120k AED purchase and training grants provided

  • Equivalent of 45 AED purchase grants and 21 AED training grants provided by GGMS to date.

  • Regionally:

    • Burnaby: 18 AED Purchase Grants and 14 Training Grants

    • Vancouver: 15 AED Purchase Grants and 6 Training Grants

    • North Van District and City: 8 AED Purchase Grants

    • West Vancouver : 2 AED Purchase Grants

    • Other Lower Mainland: 2 AED Purchase and 1 Training Grants

  • Types of Facilities

    • Recreation and Sport Centres: 41 AED Purchase Grants and 18 Training Grants

    • High Schools: 4 AED Purchase and 4 Training Grants

    • Sports Teams: 1 AED Purchase Grant
      
      

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