The Simon Fraser University hockey team and the Burnaby-based Dixon Transition Society will joining forces this Saturday to help end violence against women and children.
Serving the community since 1973, the Dixon society helps women and children survivors of domestic violence by providing a safe haven through a transition house, second-stage and third-stage housing programs.
Last year alone, the society responded to more than 2,500 crisis calls from women at direct risk of experiencing violence and had to turn away almost 900 women and children due to lack of space.
To support these efforts, the SFU hockey team is donating a portion of the ticket sales from their upcoming game against Thompson Rivers University at the end of this month to Dixon, and the women and children that access their services.
The game, final regular season game, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre at 7 p.m. Come out to support your local team and your community. To buy tickets, call Dixon at 604-433-4191.
Last weekend, SFU lost 5-3 to Okanagan College. The first-place Clan held period leads of 2-0 and 3-1 before Okanagan tallied three unanswered goals in the final frame to eke out the team's first win over the league leader.
Todd Fletcher of New Westminster scored the 3-2 go-ahead goal, with his fourth of the year for the Clan, on a power play in the final minute of the second period.
