Halifax:  Alcatel Hope Volleyball Beachfest 

Submitted by Kirby Putnam
   

Hope and Progress came together for the first time in Halifax for the Alcatel Hope Volleyball Beachfest July 24th.

Modeled after the Ottawa event, this is the first year for it in Halifax and it got off to a great start despite the rain.  The Halifax Progress Club put 8 members, the Coors Lite girl, and her friend together to match abilities with 56 other teams in what turned out to be more fun than sport.

The charities helped out were the Marguerite Center, Kids Help Phone and the Parkinson Society of Canada.

Progress looks forward to helping out with the event again next year in an expanded role and hopes to become a beneficiary and a sponsor.

The Beachfest was also followed by an outdoor concert in which Jim Cuddy and others played for an enthusiastic crowd.  The Halifax members had no trouble switching from their sneakers to their dancing shoes.