The two players are helping a family in Vincente Guerrero, a poverty stricken town on the Baja Peninsula. This area is steeped in poverty, with the local farm workers earning about $9.00 a day. Residents of Vincente Guerrero live in makeshift homes constructed of any material they can find. Children in this area go without shoes and are forced to wear the same clothes, unwashed, everyday. Chris and Kenny are part of a team helping to build simple houses for the local people. The houses are then furnished and stocked with necessary food. The families are then provided with clothing, shoes and toys for the children. Each player had to raise $1100.00 to help give these families a new life.
“We are extremely proud of these two young men. They are helping people in a situation that fortunately many of us will never have to experience. To see them making a difference for these people is a source of great pride for the Okanagan Hockey Academy and for each one of us as individuals.” Andy Oakes, President
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