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 The Colorado Avalanche is proud to support a number of youth programs that focus on education, health & fitness and teamwork.
Every year, players and coaches can be found in the classroom using hockey principles to get students excited about school. The team is also committed to helping children with health and athletic programs by having the players and coaches share their knowledge about fitness, nutrition and hockey skills.
Click here to view Kroenke Sports Charities' 2008-09 report to the community.
The education, health & fitness and athletic programs of the Colorado Avalanche include:
READ TEAM
Students who complete their reading goal will receive an incentive prize, and will have the opportunity to win game tickets, team merchandise, books or a player appearance! Teachers who sign up receive book marks, book logs and all materials necessary to participate in Read Team. Over 200 classrooms and well over 5,000 students annually participate in the program reading over one million words.
The Avalanche hosted a live Read Team webcast on March 6, 2009, powered by Qwest. Avalanche players Kyle Cumiskey and David Jones read to a third grade class from Centennial Elementary School before fielding questions about playing hockey and the importance of reading.
View a photo gallery from the event and watch an archived version of the video
Click here to sign up for Read Team
 AV FOR A DAY
Avalanche for a Day - presented by The Children's Hospital – recognizes inspirational kids in our community. The program encourages kids to continually strive for improvement and excellence in their school or community by offering a unique experience. Selected candidates will receive a visit to an Avs practice, game tickets and dinner inside a suite at Pepsi Center and in-game recognition. Candidates are chosen by their ability to inspire others, as well as their efforts to demonstrate a positive attitude facing hardships, remarkable commitment to improve their community, or extraordinary dedication to academics.
Successful candidates will demonstrate the following:
• Good behavior
• Positive attitude
• Good citizenship
• Community involvement (i.e. tutoring, community service projects, volunteer work or a
unique home situation such as caring for younger siblings or grandparents, etc.)
Click here for the nomination form
 TEAM FIT
The Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche are excited to offer our Team Fit Program for the 2009-2010 season. The program, presented by The Children’s Hospital focuses on teaching kids about nutrition and fitness fundamentals. The program is available for classroom grades 3-8 throughout Metro Denver.
Every class that signs-up for Team Fit will receive:
• Fitness tips from the Nuggets and Avalanche Strength & Conditioning coaches
• Special Nuggets and Avalanche health and wellness poster for every child in
classroom
• Various activity worksheets for classroom
• Fitness logs to be completed for chance to win Nuggets and Avalanche prizes
Classrooms that sign-up will also be eligible to win an appearance by the Nuggets or Avalanche strength and conditioning coach that may include any of the following:
• Nuggets or Avalanche team member
• Fitness-based gift for each participant
• Game tickets and/or team merchandise
The appearances will be held at various locations. Each appearance is one (1) hour and start times must fall between 1:30pm-2:30pm or 2pm and 3pm depending on the type of appearance. Appearances will be offered on an availability basis, from October 2009 through March 2010. (There will be no appearances from December 20 - Jan. 7, due to the Holiday season).
If you have any questions please contact Katie Wolfe at kwolfe@pepsicenter.com or 303-405-1351. You will be contacted once your request form is processed.
Click here to sign up for the Team Fit program
QUALITY TIME
Quality Time - sponsored by The Colorado Beef Council - provides a forum for parents and children from elementary, middle, and high schools as well as non-profits and youth programs in Denver to spend an enjoyable evening together at an Avalanche home game.
Participation in Quality Time will include:
• 50 tickets to an Avalanche home game
• 50 concessions vouchers
• Transportation from organization to Pepsi Center and back
• Quality Time t-shirt for each participant
Since its inception in 2001, the program has invited over 1000 children and parents to attend Avalanche games. Past participants have included families from Girls Inc., Maxwell Elementary in Denver, La Alma Recreation Center in Denver, Escuela Tlatelolco in Denver, Colorado UpLIFT, East High School in Denver, Seniors! Inc, Judi's House and Broomfield High School in Broomfield.
Click here to apply to this program
For more information on Quality Time, contact Katie Wolfe at (303) 405-1351 or kwolfe@pepsicenter.com
BREAK THE ICE
In its seventh year, Break the Ice (sponsored by Humana) gives third – fifth grade students with little or no skating experience the opportunity to receive free skating instruction at the Avalanche Practice Facility . Each selected school will have the opportunity to bring 50 students to further their physical education by engaging in ice skating with Avalanche players and staff. The program is open to schools in the Denver Metropolitan area.
Bernie, the Avalanche's mascot, was on hand during a Break the Ice clinic on Oct. 22, 2009. Click here for a photo gallery from the clinic.
For more information please contact: Matt DeLuzio – mdeluzio@pepsicenter.com.
Click here to sign up for Break the Ice
For more information on Avalanche Community programs, call 303.405.1117.
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