Calgary
Twelve kids, one arena, a lot of noise
A donated block of Flames seats took a whole after-school program to their first NHL game. Most had never been inside the Saddledome.
Chapters · Calgary
Vancouver seats,
filled by Vancouver kids.
Kids Up Front Calgary is where the organization started in 2004. Every ticket donated here stays here, placed through more than 2004 agencies working across the city.
About our Vancouver chapter
Founder John Dalziel started Kids Up Front in Calgary after noticing how many good seats sat empty at a game downtown. Twenty-five years later the chapter works out of the Kahanoff Centre and moves tickets from teams, promoters, venues and season ticket holders into the hands of children and families who would not otherwise get to go.
Calgary does not decide who receives tickets. Partner agencies do. Shelters, hospitals, school programs, newcomer services and youth organizations already know their families, so they make the offer directly and handle the details. Recipients are never identified at the venue and tickets are never resold.
99+
Partner agencies in the city
2004
Year the chapter was founded
100%
Of donated seats stay local
Chapter office
Suite 334 #186 – 8120 No. 2 Road
Richmond BC V7C 5J8
Lynn Steudler, Executive Director
Vancouver supporters
Teams, venues, promoters and companies who donate seats or underwrite the chapter's work.
Programs
Four ways donated tickets reach Calgary kids.
Ticket Access
The core program. Donated seats to Flames, Hitmen, Roughnecks, Stampede, Arts Commons and dozens of other venues are offered to partner agencies, who pass them to the families they support.
Family Nights
Blocks of seats reserved so an agency can bring a whole group together — a shelter, a newcomer program, a hospital ward — rather than a single family at a time.
Youth Recreation
Season passes and admission vouchers for skating, swimming, climbing and drop-in sport, placed with youth who would otherwise sit out the season.
Arts & Culture
Theatre, symphony, gallery and festival tickets, plus occasional workshops and behind-the-scenes visits with the companies who donate them.
Special events
The chapter's own fundraising calendar. Sponsorship and table sales open roughly two months ahead of each date.
March
Seats & Sweets
An evening of dessert, live auction and stories from the agencies who place our tickets. Calgary’s largest fundraiser of the year.
July
Stampede Breakfast
Ten days of pancakes, partners and donated Stampede admissions for families across the city.
November
Season Ticket Drive
A push to sign corporate and individual season ticket holders up for standing donations before the winter schedule fills.
Support Kids Up Front Calgary
Tickets
Donate Calgary tickets
Flames, Hitmen, Roughnecks, Stampede, Arts Commons, Theatre Calgary, WinSport passes and more. Single pairs or full season blocks.
- 1
Email the Calgary office with the event, date, quantity and seat details.
- 2
Transfer electronically, or drop physical tickets at the Kahanoff Centre office.
- 3
Send proof of purchase and Calgary issues a tax receipt for the base ticket price.
Same-day donations are accepted until noon on the day of the event. For weekend events, please send tickets by noon on Friday.
Cash
Give cash to Calgary
Gifts to this chapter cover transportation, meals and the seats Calgary buys when donations fall short of demand.
$25
One kid, one game
$100
A family night out
$500
A school group at the Stampede
Give monthly
Monthly gifts let the Calgary team commit to season-long blocks of tickets in advance.
Become a monthly donorCalgary corporate and season ticket holders
Set up a standing donation so unused Flames, Hitmen, Roughnecks or Arts Commons seats are offered automatically, with a single year-end receipt and an annual impact summary for your team.
Kids Up Front does not tolerate ticket scalping. It is against our policies for donated tickets to be resold for profit by an agency or a recipient.