Food drive held at local AMA location

Food drive held at local AMA location to assist Albertans

By Murray Green

The Camrose branch of the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) will hold a food drive from September 16 to 30. Food can be dropped off at the local AMA location.

Alberta food banks are experiencing record demand, with 116,396 visitors every month—and 38 per cent of them are children (the national average is 33 per cent). To put that last part in perspective, imagine both the Saddledome and Rogers Place filled to capacity with children, then another 6,800 children waiting outside to get in.

Nobody should have to choose between putting food on the table or keeping a roof over their family’s head. Alberta’s food banks urgently need people’s help right now.

AMA is partnering with Food Banks Alberta to collect nonperishable donations for vulnerable children and their families across the province. These community food drives will take place Sept. 16 to 30, with donations supporting local food banks.

Monthly food bank visitors in Alberta have increased by 30 per cent since 2019—the second highest spike in the country.

Since the inception of Fill Our Fleet, AMA has rallied with its members to raise $919,995 and 273,158 pounds of food for community food banks.

Everything donated goes directly to the local food bank.

The ripple effects of food insecurity touch every community, so that’s how we have to respond: as a community.

Food Banks Alberta has seen a 160 per cent increase in member food banks accessing their warehouse for additional food and resources in the past six months.

All 107 FBA member food banks have reported alarming increases in demand.

Vikings win soccer opener against Ambrose Lions

By Murray Green

The Augustana Vikings compete in the 2022-23 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference.

Soccer

The Vikings shut out the Ambrose Lions 7-0 in the opening game of the season.

Hanna Boyce (athlete of the week) led the offence with two goals and an assist. Taylor Olson of Camrose, Vanessa Tollefson, Emma Sachko, Maya Pardeahtan and Rowan Corry each garnered a single marker.

In the net, Kristi Bignell stopped all four shots directed her way.

The Vikings also lost 7-0 to Red Deer.

Augustana is home on September 24 against the Lethbridge Kodiaks and on September 25 against the Medicine Hat Rattlers.

Cross-country

Augustana’s Chloe Funnell placed 13th in Medicine Hat to lead the runners.

On the men’s side, Ben Nawrot placed eighth to pace the Vikings. Samuel Nawrot followed in 10th, Aidan Peake was 16th, Ewan Schellenberg crossed the line in 21st and Dominic Schellenberg was 23rd.

The Vikings crosscountry running team are training for the third race at Concordia on October 1, the fourth at St. Mary’s in Calgary on October 15.

The ACAC championships will be held on October 29 at Concordia.

Hockey

The Vikings defeated Concordia Thunder 5-2 in a pre-season hockey game on September 14. They also won 5-3 and 4-2 over Korea University in exhibition play. Augustana visits Concordia on September 23, hosts Red Deer on September 24 at 7 p.m. and hosts SAIT on September 30 at 7 p.m. and visits SAIT on October 1 in preseason games.

Basketball

The women’s and men’s Vikings travel to Red Deer on September 28 to take on the Queens and Kings in exhibition play.

Volleyball

Augustana takes on Ambrose, Olds, Concordia, Medicine Hat and Keyano at a pre-season tournament in Red Deer on October 1 and 2.

AMAZING RACE Murray Green, Camrose Booster Sophia Ovcharenko of the Augustana Vikings wins the race to the ball and the team won 7-0 in the season opener in Camrose.

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