CALGARY FLAMES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF CALGARY AT STAMPEDE PARK, ROTARY CLUB OF CALGARY DOWNTOWN, AND PARKS FOUNDATION CALGARY

The Calgary Flames Foundation in partnership with the Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park, Rotary Club of Calgary Downtown, and Parks Foundation Calgary, is proud to announce a $3 million gift to our community that will be directed towards four new all-season recreational assets, including outdoor rinks in winter.  Flames Rotary Sport Zonesare innovative all-season sport courts that will be used as outdoor rinks in the winter and will be built in four Calgary communities with construction starting this summer in the Northeast community of Pineridge.

As a result of $3 million in funding; $1 million from Rotary Club of Calgary at Stampede Park, $1 million from Rotary Club of Calgary Downtown, and $1 million from the Calgary Flames Foundation, these new innovative outdoor recreation amenities will be placed in four communities around Calgary.

Along with the new assets, the Calgary Flames Foundation will support low-to-no-cost programming at each of the Flames Rotary Sport Zones, including after-school programming, learn to skate and learn to play programs, summer offerings and ball hockey. The Calgary Flames Foundation will also support equipment available at no cost at all four Flames Rotary Sport Zones.

The unique recreation assets include built-in netting and a half-height board system to encourage inclusion and safety, and a bright and vibrant design intended to draw warmth as a Community Hub.

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The Pineridge Flames Rotary Sport Zone will be the first zone open with an opening date anticipated in fall 2025. The communities of Sunalta and Crossroads are planning to open Flames Rotary Sport Zones in the fall/winter of 2026 and the fourth Flames Rotary Sport Zone is coming to a community near you yet to be determined in the fall/winter of 2027.

The mandate of the Calgary Flames Foundation is to improve the lives of southern Albertans through support of health and wellness, education and grassroots sports programs. Since the ownership group brought the team to Calgary in 1980, the Calgary Flames Foundation has invested over $70 million into the community.