my concern was targeted more at elders on a limited income eating healthy
if a kid constantly scoffs down pop and chips on the couch instead of water/milk/fruit and playing outside etc.....then it's a parenting issue imo
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I agree. Even so called "expensive" sports can be done economically. Take downhill skiing for example. A pair of skiis and boots can be purchased at a ski swap for under $200.00. "Oh, but what about the lift ticket", you say? . There is a ski program for kids in grade 4 and 5 that offers free lift tickets for a minimal charge ($30.00registration fee). After that, if you visit the Toronto Ski and Snowboard show you can purchase discount lift tickets for every hill in the GTA. For example, my daughter skies at Hockley Valley, and the lift tickets I got from their booth at the Ski and Snowboard show only cost me $20.00/pc. Think about it, she can ski all day for $20.00. You can't go to see a movie these days for $20.00. As JT said, every school in the province has a number of sports to participate in: Track and Field, basketball, soccer, volley ball, football... It can be done.
There a many programs to eliminate the "Excuses".
http://markhamhockey.ca/register/fin...assistance.php
They don't give out very much fruit and veggies at the food bank.
Also, boxed food is easy to prepare between your daytime and nighttime jobs. LOOK closely at who's buying what. Sure there's the tragically fat people that buy $300 worth of hoho's. But I'm talking about the single moms with a cart full of no name stuff. Obesity aside. I'm also talking about Healthy eating. Nothing healthy with no name products. They're all offshore garbage. GMO you name it. Poison!
I can't wait for this week to end... Then my 2 week vacation starts!
That's lol worthy.
A grant of up to $300 for a sport that costs $1850 a year. My GF's cousins kid is in the little league in town here.
Not to mention kids grow like weeds so you need gear every year. Two if your lucky. Can you even get a kid kitted up for hockey for $300 at play it again?
Are hockey and football the only sports!?
Ultimate Frisbee, $5 piece of plastic. Have at 'er
http://www.discace.com/frisbees/frisbee-ultrastar.png
This is starting to sound like the Focus thread. :hopelessness: