Scotiabank Breakaway for Books Wraps up for Season

PRINCE GEORGE, BC- The Prince George Cougars connected with over 860 children this season as part of the Scotiabank Breakaway for Books reading program. The final visit took place March 9^th at Southridge Elementary. In total, the players spent more than 70 hours in 31 classrooms.

    

The partnership between the Prince George Cougars and Scotiabank, new for the 2008/2008 season, stressed the importance of literacy and sportsmanship using Cougars players as role models. Each classroom the Cougars visited received a Brady Brady book for their library, along with a bookmark for each student.

    

“It’s important to give back to the community that we play in,” said Cougar Tyler Halliday. “It obviously feels good to go into the schools and see all the kids who just love us. I’m looking forward to doing it again next season.”

    

“We cannot say enough about Scotiabank’s generous support on this project,” said Cougars Vice President, Brandi Brodsky. “Through Breakaway for Books our players were able to visit with hundreds of local elementary students to have meaningful conversations about what it means to be a team player and why reading is important.”

    

For more information please contact Amy Erickson at 250-561-0783