Six Nations police, firefighters to face off in hockey fundraiser game

The Six Nations Food Bank is about to get a boost thanks to a fundraising hockey game between Six Nations Police and the Six Nations firefighters.

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Attempts had been made over the years to put together such an event, said Calvin Thomas, president of the Six Nations Firefighters Association.

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In the past, the police have reached out to the firefighters, he said, but there were issues about having enough people available to participate.

Once they started the firefighter association, made up of career and volunteer firefighters, they were finally able to put together the event.

The hockey game is being held Thursday, Feb. 1 at 8 pm at the Gaylord Powless Arena at 1738 Fourth Line Rd. in Ohsweken.

“We identified the food bank as one of the community organizations that really needed assistance, said Thomas.

The food bank is always in need of assistance, with it taking up to $20,000 to provide a month of food and services for the community, he said.

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The food bank provides services for short term need for food as well as providing educational resources, said its website.

The food bank also works to research and create “policy recommendations that will reduce hunger and poverty among Six Nations.”

Admission to the game will be $5 per person or $20 for families of more than four people. Youths wearing their minor hockey jerseys will get in free.

The event will include a 50/50 raffle and other giveaways with the funds going towards the Six Nations Community Food Bank.

Thomas credited Chancy Johnson for playing a big part of putting this event in motion. Johnson “really led the initiative” and brought it to Thomas’s attention.

“With his drive, we were able to get jerseys and socks for the team, and ice time. I have been saying I was the one to sit there and smile and wave at people and he was the one that did all the hard work,” Thomas said.

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