Please HELP rebuild the Abbotsford Horseshoe Club

On October 25th, 2023 our members showed up to the clubhouse to play horseshoes as they do each day only to find that the night before, the club had been broken into and almost everything that was not tied down was stolen.

The Abbotsford Horseshoe Club is a not-for-profit sports club located at Mill Lake Park and relies on memberships, tournaments, and donations to keep the doors open. The clubhouse was built and is maintained by volunteers and many of the items that our members have worked hard for and donated over the years are gone. The club is an integral part of the Abbotsford community a place where young and old can go to be active and engage socially and where members work with local schools to teach and mentor students for free. This year we have been awarded the 2024 Western and Canadian Championships and were beginning to organize for these 2 major tournaments.

The vandals who broke in, not only stole our, propane tanks, shade tents, tools, and concession items, they broke several freezer and fridge locks and took most of our small appliances.

Our club has been in transition since the passing of our president at the beginning of this year and have now realized that there was no insurance to cover the contents of the building. This fundraiser has been created in the hope that members of our community will make a small donation to help replace some of these items, so that we can continue to provide a place for people to volunteer, teach, learn, socialize, and compete in the sport of horseshoes.

In lieu of monetary donations, please also consider dropping off your recyclable refundable bottles at the club, any day at noon or by contacting the Horseshoe Club and we can arrange to have them picked up. We have also placed a list on our website, of items that you may have and are not currently using that you would like to donate.

Every little bit helps, we thank you in advance and appreciate anything that you can do to help.

Even if you are unable to donate in one of the above ways, stop by the club and say hello and show us your support. The thieves may have stolen our stuff, but they cannot steal our spirit!

Abbotsford Horseshoe Club

2308 Adanac Street

List of Items to be replaced webpage