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THANK YOU is not enough

Umbrella had our second fundraiser last weekend and we need to take a few moments to acknowledge our gratitude for the support and generosity of many. Bear with us, the list is long, as it takes a community to pull off a hockey game. Thanks to the Boston Bruins Alumni ...
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Our two favourite people…

...are definitely Tess and Chris from 100.3 The Q. There are not enough wonderful adjectives that can describe these two! They joined us Friday night at our recovery house and hung out with the residents and Bruins alumni while we all shared some pizza and hockey storie...
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Foundation House Visit

Tonight, the Bruins alumni came over to Foundation House to meet the residents, see the house and eat some pizza that was donated by Boston Pizza! We heard some amazing stories, filmed a video with Tess and Chris from 100.3 The Q and had some big laughs. The team did no...
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Mark Stone

  One more sleep until Game Day! We are excited to have an autographed Mark Stone jersey from the Las Vegas Knights. This is just one of the incredible silent auction items that we will have up for bid tomorrow. Don't miss you chance, this game is going to be a hoc...
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Robyn

  Today was Robyn's last day at Umbrella. Robyn has been a dedicated and relatable outreach worker with the Umbrella Society for the past two years. During that time, she has shared her kindness, wisdom and humor with everyone. We are incredibly grateful that she ...
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6 days and counting…

Saturday is game day! If you haven't got your tickets, you should get on that! VIP are sold out and only general admission are left get your tickets here.  The Bruins are ready and their roster is confirmed. Ray BOURQUE Geoff COURTNALL Al IAFRATE Bob SWEENEY Dave ...
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Check out this prize!

Have we got a prize pack for the ultimate Bruins Fan! How about 2 tickets to catch a Bruins game, in Boston? Not only will you be a part of a huge hockey town, but you will get two night stay in a hotel close to the arena and dinner at Ray Bourque's restaurant Tresca. ...
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Hockey Game Update

One week tomorrow is the big charity hockey game at The Q Centre with the Greater Victoria Firefighters taking on the Boston Bruins Alumni. We are ready to welcome NHL legends like Ray Bourque, Al Iafrate, Geoff Courtnall, Andrew Raycroft, Bob Sweeney and many more! As ...
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Bronze Sponsors

Umbrella has been so grateful for all the community support we have received as we prepare for our second alumni hockey game. We wanted to take a moment to recognized our wonderful Bronze Level Sponsors: Bear Mountain has been a huge supporter over the last two ...
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Roster Change

We just heard from the Bruins and Ken Linsmen is unable to play in our charity hockey game. We were pretty excited about Ken's replacement though, Geoff COURTNALL! The Courtnall's are very well known here in Victoria, and are heroes in the mental health and addiction wo...