Got Skates

Skating is a national pastime in Canada, yet many children don't get the chance to learn and enjoy it because their families can't afford lessons and equipment. Got Skates gives them the opportunity. Children in grades three, four and five learn skating basics in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Lessons are provided in arenas across Mississauga, and Enersource financially supports the costs of instruction, skates, helmets and protective gear. The program was first launched in 2005, and each year it enables about 25,000 kids to share the fun and sense of achievement that comes with learning a new sport.

If you're a parent, teacher or school principal who would like to get involved in Got Skates, email gotskates.info@mississauga.ca or visit www.gotskates.ca. This year's program runs from October 2011 to March 2012.

ENERSOURCE GOT SKATES? PHOTO ALBUM

Children from a Mississauga school eagerly wait for their lesson to begin.

Dan Pastoric, EVP and COO of Enersource Corporation speaks at the 2009 Got Skates? program launch.

Mayor McCallion and Dan Pastoric high five local students as they skate by.