Tuesday, 15 December 2015

December is Community Month!

Just an update on what our guys have been doing aside from writing exams in December.

It has been a productive month...it looks like our guys have done very well academically. As a coach, winning the final game of the semester and seeing some great grades makes for a better Christmas Break!

In addition to training and studying, our guys have been busy helping out in the community. On Saturday December 6th our guys raised close to $600 bagging groceries at Provigo Lennoxville for
the Alexander Galt Christmas Basket Fund. This is an initiative started by Gaiter alum Charles Kobelt and we have made this an annual tradition for the past 8 years. We have generated close to $5000 for the charity in that time.
Galt Sports Concentration w/ the Gaiters! 

Our guys have also been involved in the local basketball community. Last week they had an opportunity to spend some time with the Alexander Galt Sport Concentration Program who also uses gym space at BU. BU Men's Assistant Coach Steve Dunn heads the basketball part of Galt's Sports Concentration and it is great to see 30 to 50 high school kids in the BU gyms during the day getting better playing OUR game!

Jr Gaiters...18 strong! 




This past weekend the inaugural version of the Jr Gaiter basketball program played their first games at a local jamboree in Sherbrooke. The Jr Gaiters made up of local grade 4, 5 & 6 kids (many of whom are children of BU alumni) won their 2 games in convincing fashion. Sunday morning they may have met there match though as they 'played' against our BU guys in a bit of a scrimmage! Regardless, they enjoyed being on the court with the guys they look up to in more ways than one. It was a good start & our plan is to grow this program and help develop our talent in the region.





From everyone in our program, we would like to wish you a happy and safe holiday season!