Nanaimo women’s shelter the chosen charity for national lacrosse tournament
NANAIMO — Anyone buying a 50/50 ticket at the upcoming President’s Cup lacrosse tournament in Nanaimo will know their money is going to a good cause.
Ten per cent of the 50/50 profits and $500 from the first 500 tournament passes sold will be donated to the fundraising campaign to expand Nanaimo’s Samaritan House women’s shelter. They’re currently raising money for the $2 million expansion since they’re chronically over-capacity.
“If we get the crowds which we think are going to come out, we should be able to pass over a nice donation to the Samaritan House expansion,” tournament representative Frank Dubenski told NanaimoNewsNOW.
With 36 games spread over eight days from Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, Dubenski said he anticipated roughly 5,000 visits to Frank Crane Arena.