Vegreville Vortex Football Club Holds Successful Bottle Drive

Vegreville Vortex Football Club Holds Successful Bottle Drive

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

Vegreville Football Association hosted a Vortex Bottle Drive on June 20 in the parking lot of Kal Tire. Dellas Baxandall, President of Vegreville Football Association, (VFA), organizer of the event said they raised well over $1,000 and people are continuing to donate their bottles.

They are continuing to collect bottles and will pick them up on the doorsteps of people’s homes. “This is a fundraiser for Vegreville Football Association. We are just trying to complete our field out on 47th Street,” Baxandall said.

Some of the people who helped with the Vortex Bottle Drive. (In front from left to right is Stanton Posegate and Slade Posegate with the Steven Cheremshynski, Head Coach for Vortex Football in the back row. (Rosanne Fortier/Photo)

“It is really important for kids to participate in sports. I think it is extremely character building for them. It is more important this year than ever for kids to be out and interacting with other kids especially for the age group of Bantam Football which is from Grades 7-9. I feel this way because this year everything was restricted for a while due to the COVID- 19 pandemic. We have very strict rules from Football Alberta that we have to follow, and we are following them.”

Baxandall wanted to acknowledge Joey Baxandall, owner of Kal Tire, for allowing them to use the company’s parking lot for the bottle drive.

She said they did so well with this bottle drive they might consider having another drive, possibly at the beginning of August.