On Friday, June 3 the Edmonton Elks proudly displayed their support for the people of Ukraine through their Stand With Ukraine game against the Calgary Stampeders.

Through the sale of single-game tickets for $15, the Elks were proud to raise $173,000 in support of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, as Edmontonians rallied around a cause that means so much to our community. The money raised has since gone to help Ukraine and Ukrainians who have arrived here in Canada, showing once again the power football has to bring us together and make a difference.

The event included Viter Choir singing the national anthem, hundreds of students of area Ukrainian Bilingual Schools singing their version of “Hallelujah” at half time, followed by Shumka’s Classic Hopak.