On Thursday, August 17, Whitecaps FC players and coaches participated in the sixth annual Hope and Health event, held in Nanaimo.
Hope and Health is an all-day event that utilizes soccer to build resilience and connection amongst Aboriginal children and youth ages 5 to 18. More than just an event, Hope and Health is a movement to inspire hope, as well as improve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and life conditions for participants.
Hope and Health was founded in 2011 by Whitecaps FC Head of First Team Operationsand NSDC, Ed Georgica and his wife Deana Gill, along with Bill Yoachim, Executive Director of Kw’umut Lelum Child and Family Services.