";s:4:"text";s:4244:" The Kitchener Rangers Alumni Mentorship Program connects current players with alumni to further support the continuous development of our players as people. Former Rangers captain Ben Fanelli and goaltender Jordan DeKort have been named the program’s inaugural alumni mentors. We want to grow our presence through philanthropy and outreach within our community. Rangers Reach was built on best practices in sport and community philanthropy, with a made-in-Waterloo-Region approach. Rangers Reach has launched with a focus on supporting the Waterloo Region community that continues to support the Kitchener Rangers. “I am very proud to introduce Rangers Reach – a new community organization whose mission is simple – Let’s support the community that has supported the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club since 1963”Kitchener Rangers Community FundSince 2002, the Kitchener Rangers have had a strong focus on community support – providing financial and in-kind donations to amateur sport organizations, partnerships with KSA and funding upgrades to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
Going one step further, Rangers Reach then sought out experience at the Community level to staff the organization. 577 Likes, 9 Comments - Kitchener Rangers (@ohlrangers) on Instagram: “Well, yesterday was fun. We were fortunate to find a candidate with the flexibility, community experience and knowledge of the past history of the Kitchener Rangers that will prove invaluable in the role. 19.3k Followers, 231 Following, 2,690 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Kitchener Rangers (@ohlrangers) Kitchener, ON – June 16, 2020 – Today the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club announced the launch of the Kitchener Rangers Community Fund. Thanks to colour commentator @_chrispope, we can keep the chatter going! More than 15 million dollars has provided sports scholarships, facility improvements, provided sport access for marginalized youth and supported numerous community causes. The fund, established in August 2019, has been incorporated as a non-profit in the province of Ontario and has already begun building its governance and operating structures. Guidelines, processes, and procedures about how to distribute funds, grant committees and request mechanisms are all under development and will be available to the public in early 2021.“As we looked into the future we wanted to continue providing community support while maintaining our focus on operating a premiere CHL franchise”, said outgoing COO Steve Bienkowski ‘Based on industry best practices and research into comparable structures we identified that the community fund model would allow us to separate our community support programs from the day to day operations of the hockey club. Staff remain focused on their ultimate responsibility of being the best organization possible for our fans and players and the fund team will continue our long-standing community support legacy and work towards even greater impact for Waterloo Region.”
Grant committees at varying levels will be formed and will thoroughly and objectively examine all requests for funding.With that in mind, we started with an independent, arm’s length Board of Directors with extensive, proven local involvement and experience. We want to grow our presence through philanthropy and outreach within our community.Our goal is to have our complete grants process, criteria and qualifications available to the public by early 2021.It is no small task to be entrusted to handle the community giving on behalf of the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club.Kitchener Rangers Community FundRangers Reach was built on best practices in sport and community philanthropy, with a made-in-Waterloo-Region approach.As we move forward, our Board of Directors and Executive Director will begin to develop guidelines, processes and procedures around how we will distribute grants/funds within our community. Rangers Reach has launched with a focus on supporting the Waterloo Region community that continues to support the Kitchener Rangers.