EVERY CHILD MATTERS ANNUAL EVENT

September 21st, 2024

Kamloops, BC

All events are being held at the Sandman Centre

Buy Tickets

All tickets are ONLY $15 + gst and processing fees

For accessible tickets please contact the Blazer Box Office:

(250) 828-3339

The inaugural event was held in Williams Lake in 2023 to encourage awareness and action for
truth and reconciliation through sport. This family-oriented, catalyst event brought together
residential school survivors, band and community officials, indigenous and non-indigenous
spectators, and an array of sporting celebrities under one roof to cheer as one watching a
celebrity-style hockey game between ex-NHL/WHL/high-level players and an esteemed Orange
Jersey Project team.
The expanded 2024 event will include a pancake breakfast, community powwow, bouncy
castles, autograph signing (featuring Phyllis (Jack) Webstad – founder of the Orange Shirt Society),
an action-packed evening hockey game, and energizing indigenous entertainment (featuring
Jordan Hart, Susan Aglukark, and Halluci Nation).
Truth and reconciliation can be achieved through dialogue, interaction, and education. Our
mission is to create awareness of the intergenerational impacts of Indian Residential Schools.

A Day of Unity

All events will be held in or around the Sandman Centre in Kamloops BC.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

9-10 am (while supplies last)

Kia Lounge

LAHAL GAMES

10-4 pm

Outside Kia Lounge

AUTOGRAPH SESSION

1-2 pm

Kia Lounge

PUBLIC SKATE

2-3 pm

Sandman Centre

HOCKEY GAME

Starting at 6 pm

Sandman Centre

Bouncy Castle/Face Painter

10-1 pm

Grass area adjacent upper north lot

This is a family-friendly event and will be alcohol and drug-free. No sales or consumption of either will be permitted.

Please note: Community Pancake Breakfast, Pow wow, Children’s bouncy castles, and Autograph sessions are free of charge and so not require pre-registration. First come, first served while supplies last. The public skate is also free of charge and first-come, first served until maximum capacity has been reached. Attendees must bring their own skates/safety equipment. Helmets are recommended for children.