Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers raises $8K for Kidsport Bonnyville

Brad Ollen, chair of Kidsport Bonnyville, left, receives a cheque from commercial broker Thomas Rosenberger, right, on Wednesday.

A huge fundraiser for local minor sport registrations raised a grand total of $8000.

Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers, in Bonnyville and now Cold Lake, hosted their third annual golf tournament in support of Kidsport on August 15.

With major sponsors and contributors such as RBC Wealth Management, Bakertilly, Matrix Corporate Finance, this year was another big success. 

“It’s great being involved in a community like this,” said main commercial broker Thomas Rosenberger.

“Growing up, I played sports and giving kids an opportunity to play. There’s nothing like it. Honestly, the kids that would just go home and twiddle their thumbs, but now they get to be involved, build character, build life skills, and really just get out there and enjoy themselves.” 

Kidsport Bonnyville is a busy chapter in community giveback.

The generous support from fundraisers has left Kidsport in a great position to fund underprivileged kids with minor sport registrations.

Chair Brad Ollen said they’ve been able to up the total to $500.

“We fund kids into local sporting programs so families that might be struggling with with financial with their financials can apply to us, and we’ll send money on their behalf to the sport right sport organization to cover registration fees,” said Ollen. 

“Bonnyville is an amazing town to be in. This community supports local organizations and nonprofits. I’m speechless, really, that’s fantastic. It’s going to fund a lot of kids into local sport programs, and it’s going to just help build this community, with great people.” 

It’s roughly $25,000 that Lloyd Sadd has raised for Kidsport over the past three years.

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