The University of Victoria is one step closer to fulfilling its vision for UVic’s Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA), which will set a new standard for healthy living in Canada. The 16-metre climbing tower at CARSA was officially named as the Peninsula Co-op Climbing Wall, with Peninsula Co-op as CARSA’s first corporate partner.
“Peninsula Co-op is very proud to be the first corporate naming partner with UVic and CARSA,” says Patti Hunter, Board of Directors chair of the member relations committee at Peninsula Co-op, and who also sits on the governance committee. “Peninsula Co-op believes in giving back to the communities where we do business and CARSA is a perfect fit for us.”
Jim Dunsdon, associate vice-president of Student Affairs at the university, adds that “CARSA will be a home of champions, a resource for the wider community and a place where aspirations can be transformed into achievements. We are very excited about this new partnership with Peninsula Co-op.”
The corporate naming partnership includes cash, scholarship funding and collaborative promotions.
CARSA is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.