Winnipeg Blue Bombers Game Day

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015 HOME GAME PLAYBOOK 15 ! + /' *3+'33-'.3' ++*2 3300 % 3' % +)/' 0)'3+0)+ ' 0 0)1+/+(0. .'4+ +4(+,2 !)/'+ +)+'+'*30 +-+ 0+$4"0*'"+4(+"$ BOMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY Mascots Buzz and Boomer and members of the Cheer & Dance Team helped get the street party started. Photos by Darcy Finley F ans and foodies doubled their pleasure on July 3, taking in the Blue Bombers 2015 Season Kick-Off event, block party and Give 30 campaign fundraiser in support of Winnipeg Harvest. Players, alumni, Buzz and Boomer and the Blue Bomber Cheer & Dance Team were on hand, joining Shawarma Khan, the East India Company and Kawaii Crepe in extending an invitation to the community to Bring a Tin for the Bin, provide donations for the food bank, and party with the pros. Following an afternoon of fun and frolic, former Blue Bombers offensive lineman Obby Khan, one of the local organizers for the national Give30 campaign, hosted the second annual Give30 Fast & Furious Feast at his restaurant, Shawarma Khan. Proceeds from all-you-can-eat meal, with desserts from Kawaii Crepe, are donated to Winnipeg Harvest. The Give 30 campaign asks people to support food banks during Ramadan, when Muslims engage in 30 days of fasting and spiritual contemplation. The original idea — that people could donate money they would have spent on coffee and food to a food bank — has grown to encompass all faiths, and raised almost $250,000 in its first three years. Visit www. winnipegharvest.org and www. give30.ca to learn more. TAKING IT TO THE STREET Fun and fundraising at Blue Bombers Season Kick-Off and Give 30 block party

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