{"id":38615,"date":"2026-07-30T14:34:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=38615"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:35:07","slug":"aurora-sports-hall-of-fame-donates-4000-to-canadian-tires-jumpstart-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/aurora-sports-hall-of-fame-donates-4000-to-canadian-tires-jumpstart-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurora Sports Hall of Fame donates $4,000 to Canadian Tire\u2019s Jumpstart Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proceeds from the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame\u2019s 4th Annual Golf Tournament were donated to the local Jumpstart program in a ceremony at Canadian Tire on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASHoF President Javed Khan and Tournament Co-Convener Michael Smith presented a $4,000 cheque to Canadian Tire Owner Jeff Hodgkinson to support an estimated 1,173 kids from low-income households which are unable to afford the expenses associated with organized sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hodgkinson noted the positive impact the funds will have on the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust the number of kids this will help out in our Local Chapter is the best part of today\u2019s cheque presentation. It\u2019ll provide funds for registration for sports as well as the purchase of sports equipment.&nbsp; Over 100 kids will be better off due to the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame\u2019s donation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith, who also plays a leading role in the benevolent organization, \u201c100 Men Who Give a Damn,\u201d was pleased to see the golf tournament proceeds directed to Jumpstart: \u201cIt\u2019s a cool program. Ultimately, the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame is about inclusion in sport in the community. If this money helps Jumpstart get another 100 kids involved in sport, it\u2019s a good thing for local kids. There are so many lessons about life to be learned through sport. We\u2019ve been growing our donations from the tournament by 15% each year over the last three years and that means we\u2019re helping 15% more kids to get a real jump start. It\u2019s our second year giving to Jumpstart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aurora Sports Hall of Fame\u2019s commitment to community was evident during the ceremony and Khan echoed Smith\u2019s sentiments about the organization\u2019s social role in Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny time we can do something positive in the community, it\u2019s extra special \u2013 especially to give the kids who need it some help so they can play a sport. It\u2019s important for us as an organization to make the community better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, the Jumpstart Program helped 415 kids in Aurora through a disbursement of $25,582 accrued by various community donors and partners. Since 2005, over 3,511 kids in Aurora have been helped through Canadian Tire\u2019s Jumpstart initiative and over $422,843 has been disbursed to low-income families to pay for kids\u2019 sports-related expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Jim Stewart<br \/>Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38615&amp;t=Aurora%20Sports%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20donates%20%244%2C000%20to%20Canadian%20Tire%E2%80%99s%20Jumpstart%20Program&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38615&amp;p[images][0]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2F2026-07-30-02.jpg&amp;p[title]=Aurora%20Sports%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20donates%20%244%2C000%20to%20Canadian%20Tire%E2%80%99s%20Jumpstart%20Program\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38615&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Aurora%20Sports%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20donates%20%244%2C000%20to%20Canadian%20Tire%E2%80%99s%20Jumpstart%20Program&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F38615\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proceeds from the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame\u2019s 4th Annual Golf Tournament were donated to the local Jumpstart program in a ceremony at Canadian Tire on Thursday evening. ASHoF President Javed Khan and Tournament Co-Convener Michael Smith presented a $4,000 cheque to Canadian Tire Owner Jeff Hodgkinson to support an estimated 1,173 kids from low-income [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-30-02.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-a2P","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-06 17:47:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38617,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38615\/revisions\/38617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}