A helmet of their own

Football players are raising funds to get their own equipment by throwing a Halloween bash.

Playing football in someone else’s equipment is never fun, but that’s what Correlieu has been doing since their gear got to old to use – renting equipment from Prince George.

They’re hoping to change that, though. And their first step will be to throw a Halloween party.

The group is hoping to raise funds by selling tickets to their Halloween party on Oct. 26 at the Senior’s Centre.

The event is an adult-only, fully-licensed event, with 100 per cent of the proceeds going towards the cost of new equipment.

The $20 fee will include access to the dress up party and what promises to be a crazy dance floor full of ghouls and goblins, door prizes, a silent auction, a midnight buffet and a red eye service.

The fund raiser has received a lot of local support from businesses and promises to have an array of interesting door prizes and silent auction items.

As of right now, the team pays $2,500 dollars a season to rent the equipment from Prince George. The new equipment is estimated to cost $10,000 dollars.

The group hopes to raise over half of the funds required through the party.

Tickets will be available from Design Flooringm Reason 2 Run or Rocky Store.

 

Quesnel Cariboo Observer