A total of $50,600 has been distributed to 16 Schools in K?wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw – School District 83 between 2011 and 2025 to purchase children’s X-C skis, boots and poles.
Thank you! to our Pirate Loppet Sponsors listed below for their generous cash donations. Together with in-kind donations by the sponsors shown on the Pirate Loppet event poster and the $5 per student registration fee, the Pirate Loppet host committee and our Sponsors have enabled the purchase of about 370 sets of skis, boots and poles since 2011 among these 16 SD 83 schools.
- Askew’s Foods
- CSRD – Shuswap Tourism
- Hub International Insurance Brokers
- Hudson Dental Clinic
- Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union
- School District #83
- Some School PAC Groups that have matched “Skis for Schools” grants
- Shuswap Community Foundation
- Skookum Cycle & Ski
The Larch Hills Nordics School Pirate Loppet Host Committee plans to continue with this Skis for Schools initiative since local X-C ski rental equipment is limited.