GOLDEN HAWKS IN THE COMMUNITY
(pictured - the Trenton Golden Hawks played the RCAF Flyers senior club during a January 3, 2013 charity game held at the Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens in Trenton - photo credit: Tim Bates/OJHL Images)
Led by Director of Business Operations and Assistant General Manager John McDonald, an energetic charismatic gentleman, the Trenton Golden Hawks Booster Club is so very involved in its community working with local businesses, charities, schools and even the military.
Some of the many events and programs the Golden Hawks have and will participate in throughout the 2013-14 season, in chronological order include:
August
- Dragon Boat Races part and parcel of the Trenton Summer Festival
- Hope Run to raise awareness of eating disorders and mental illness affecting youth
September
- Kids Jump Start Program with Mark Worth Warehouse premised on providing kids with a chance to run, skate, play, and grow
October
- Family Skate on the Military Base
- Halloween Bash including Haunted Hay Ride, Golden Hawks players dressing up as ghosts, animals, clowns, etc. while giving out candy to the children
November
- Remembrance Day Ceremonies including Laying of Wreath by the team's captains
- Salvation Army Red Kettle Program
December
- The Battle of Quinte West pitting the Trenton Golden Hawks versus the Senior Military Team in an epic hockey game to raise funds for the Afghan Memorial
- Santa Clause Parade
January
- United Way Pasta Lunch where Golden Hawks players serve lunch to the troops
February
- Frost Fest a local winter festival
- Pink In The Rink to support the Canadian Cancer Foundation
Read With the Hawks
On a ongoing basis the Golden Hawks are in the JK to Grade 4 schools of the Quinte West Region reading with the students thanks to Scotia Mortgage Corporation. This program focuses on the importance of literacy while having fun. Students get the opportunity to meet their favorite GHawks players and to learn more about the player's experience with reading and education.
