Vancouver Island Race Series adopts KidSport BC as Charity of Choice

The Vancouver Island Race Series has adopted KidSport BC as its charity of choice as of December 3, 2024. All funds donated will be directed to KidSport BC and then dispersed to each of the island community branches where series races take place.

Series participants can optionally donate when registering for races at the series digital shopping cart located at Race Roster. Visit http://www.islandseries.org/register/ to register and or donate.

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About KidSport

At KidSport we believe sport powers kids. Getting in the game ignites a sense of belonging, shapes character, fuels better health, builds confidence and unleashes potential. But the cost of registration fees can be a barrier for many families.

KidSport—with support from generous donors—helps remove those barriers by providing funding for families in financial need to help cover the cost of sport registration fees #SoALLKidsCanPlay!

With local chapters across the province, funding for KidSport helps shapes sport in over 200 communities each year. Each chapter—most of which are completely volunteer-run—raises funds, accepts applications, and distributes grants in its own community. For communities that don’t have a local chapter, grant requests are supported through the BC Provincial Chapter.

To learn more or find your local chapter, visit kidsportcanada.ca.

Sports we fund

To be eligible for KidSport funding, sport activities must be affiliated with the member sport organizations of Sport BC and demonstrate a sustained sport experience (a season of sport led by a qualified coach) for a minimum of 6 weeks.

Below is the current list of eligible sports that we fund. Click the links to find an eligible club in your area.

If any links are broken, or you need assistance finding an eligible sport program, you can reach us at kidsport@sportbc.com.

1Adaptive Snowsports
2Alpine Ski
3Archery
4Artistic Swimming
5Athletics
6Badminton
7Baseball
8Basketball
9Biathlon
10Blind Sports
11Bowling
12Lawn Bowling
13Boxing
14Canoe Kayak
15Cheerleading
16Cricket (see also)
17Cross Country Ski
18Curl
19Cycling
20Deaf Sports
21Diving
22Fencing
23Field Hockey
24Football
25Freestyle Skiing
26Golf
27Gymnastics
28Hockey
29Horse Council (Find a coachtherapeutic riding)
30Judo
31Jump Rope
32Karate
33Lacrosse (BoxField)
34Rhythmic Gymnastics
35Ringette
36Rowing
37Rugby
38Sailing
39School Sports
40Skating / Figure Skating
41Snowboard
42Soccer
43Softball
44Special Olympics
45Speed Skating
46Sport Climbing
47Sportability
48Squash
49Swim
50Taekwondo
51Tennis
52Triathlon
53Ultimate
54Volleyball
55Water Polo
56Weightlifting
57Wheelchair Basketball
58Wheelchair Sports
59Wrestling
60Wushu