Left to right: Curtis Glencross, Dennis Zukiwsky (Chair, Hockey Alberta Foundation), Tim Leer (Executive Director, Hockey Alberta Foundation), Jason Evanson (CEO, Ronald McDonald House Alberta), Jennifer Clermont (Director of Operations, Ronald McDonald House Alberta), and Kelsey Angeltvedt (Glencross and Friends). (Photo: rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

By Troy Gillard

Glencross charity rodeo supports Ronald McDonald House, Hockey Alberta Foundation

Nov 29, 2019 | 3:21 PM

A unique fundraising event inspired by former NHL player Curtis Glencross has once again come through in a big way for two local charities.

Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta and the Hockey Alberta Foundation are receiving $170,000 from the 2019 edition of the Glencross Invitational Charity Roughstock Rodeo.

The event, co-presented by ATB and Calgary Flames Foundation, was hosted in August in Red Deer and included a sponsor-only poker tournament and the charity rodeo.

Over the eight-year history of the event, more than $1.7 million has been raised.

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“None of this is possible without our dedicated volunteers, and the generosity of our supporters and sponsors,” Glencross said Friday. “My thanks to everyone who worked so hard this year because otherwise there are many families across Alberta who would be looking elsewhere for support.”

The funds for Ronald McDonald House go towards serving families, keeping the House operational, and ensuring that there are rooms available whenever they are needed.

“We want to thank Curtis, his family, and the hard-working committee and volunteers who made this event and raffle such a success. The impact of their donations over nearly a decade has increased our capacity to serve more families from more communities and we are incredibly grateful,” said Jason Evanson, CEO of RMHC Alberta. “Their efforts ensure that families are able to stay together when they need it most – during the serious illness or injury of their child.”

For the Hockey Alberta Foundation and Hockey Alberta, this funding goes to Every Kid Every Community, which has a goal of ensuring a pathway to play hockey for any child in Alberta who is interested in the sport.

“Curtis, his family, and the incredible group of volunteers supporting the Roughstock event and Truck Raffle have done an incredible job again this year raising funds to help families not just in central Alberta, but across the province,” said Tim Leer, Executive Director, Hockey Alberta Foundation. “The goal of Every Kid Every Community is to provide kids with the pathway to experience our great sport for the first time, and more kids now have that opportunity through program and player grants.”

New to this year’s event was the addition of a truck raffle, which was won by Mike Commodore. The former NHL player was one of the first to buy a ticket and took home a 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 provided by Kipp Scott GMC, Cadillac, Buick.

Mike Commodore (left) and Curtis Glencross (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)