Keeping Kids in School....Using Sports as the Tool.
We send our Love and Best Wishes to one of our National heroes and legends, Mr Gordie Howe at this trying time! Hockey Legends, Gordie Howe and Glenn Hall with PuCKs With Connie Klimek, Margaret Kunst, Pauline Yoshizawa, 2007
The PuCKS program, piloted from Langley, helps underprivileged children achieve personal goals otherwise out of their reach. By combining hockey and literacy, among other virtues, PuCKS has developed an ambitious program (begun in 2005) that focuses on building personal capacity, … Continued
by Troy Landreville / Langley Advance October 27, 2011 Mr. Hockey and Mr. Goalie were at Saturdays Langley Rivermen game, and at the same time helped to promote a program that gives kids a step up on the ice and … Continued
Recap of the work of the PuCKS Program in 2009 – presented at the Hockey Heroes Dinner at the Langley Events Center on November 24th, 2009. Guests of Honour were Trevor Linden and Ryan Walter from the Vancouver Canucks.
Sometimes it’s the little things that puts a group’s hard work and dedication in perspective. By Langley Advance November 6, 2009 Sometimes it’s the little things that puts a group’s hard work and dedication in perspective. PuCKS (Promoting Community through … Continued
The Karen Youth in Langley were introduced to PuCKS through a BCHLA funded project for refugee youth. This project is called the CARL project which aims to assist refugees in their resettlement and transition through sports and community activities. For … Continued
The Langley Chiefs and PuCKS hosted a pair of very special nights at the George Preston Recreation Centre. Originally Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in the Langley Advance Newspaper The Langley Chiefs provided “PuCKS support” during their Nov. 1 home … Continued
The PuCKS Program began in 2005. By 2007, with its “hockey-as-incentive” approach, many youth in need (and some at risk) were staying in school. Youth with financial need, behavioral challenges or youth who were trying to re-settle to Canada from … Continued
A depiction of the newly created PuCKS Program (“Promoting Community through Kids in Sport”) for the BC Hockey Association’s AGM 2006 being hosted in Langley, BC.