Music: {allcanada} ALBERTA TEAMS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS TAKE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

{allcanada} ALBERTA TEAMS, WOMEN'S SHELTERS TAKE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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Alberta's two Canadian Football League clubs are teaming up with a non-profit organization to help end domestic violence.

The Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos are working with the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters in a program aimed at promoting respectful relationships and getting young men stop inappropriate and abusive behaviour.

Players from both teams, along with university coaches, are being trained to participate in what organizers hope will be about 50 school and community presentations a year.

Eskimos' quarterback Mike Reilly (RY'-lee), who trained for the program, says it's important to let kids know that men have the ability to end violence.

Carolyn Goard (GORD), a council spokeswoman, says it's strictly coincidence that the program's launch comes as the National Football League deals with some players who have been investigated in domestic violence cases.

The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters supports 41 sheltering organizations across the province. (CHQR, CHED)

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