This week’s girl that rocks is Christina M, and her teammates on the Cambridge Turbos Ringette team.  I guess that makes it girls that rock!

The team decided to hold a Bake Sale and sell tickets for one of their games with all proceeds going to Because I am a Girl’s Girl Fund, with $500 as their goal.  Together, they raised $1060!

Christina became involved with international issues when she travelled to Zambia and “saw first hand how little people had. It was also particularly clear that children and young adults could often not afford to go to school.”  When she learned about the Because I am a Girl campaign, she decided that her favourite sport was the best way to fundraise for the cause and also raise awareness  about the movement amongst young girls.

Ringette “is a Canadian game that was first introduced in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario. Developed originally for girls, ringette is a fast-paced team sport on ice in which players use a straight stick to pass, carry, and shoot a rubber ring to score goals.”  Christina and the Cambridge Turbos have won the last two National Championships and the last World Cup Championship.  Find out more about ringette here.

But, the Turbos aren’t done winning or campaigning yet.  At the end of January they are putting on a Ringette clinic for young girls with the registration fee (minimum $5) going to the Because I am a Girl campaign.

It took Christina’s interest in the Because I am a Girl movement to get the ball rolling (or in this case, the ring), but she credits her teammates with making the event a success:”I knew I wanted to help in some way, but getting my team involved made it so much easier.”