The annual Noah Trulsen Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser Night took place on Saturday, Nov. 8, with a game of fun hockey, a dinner, and fundraising draws and auctions.
The event is organized by the Trulsen family to raise money for two scholarships for young hockey players in memory of the young man, 22, who was killed after a fall during a recreational hockey game on Oct. 4, 2018.
Since then, every year near his birthday of Nov. 16, the Noah Lane Trulsen Scholarship holds a charity game at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge.
“There are no words to describe the love we felt today. We saw old friends, and made new friends,” said an online post by the family after the event. “Team white won the charity game, and the crowd was amazing!”
They said they host this event to remember Noah, raise funds for his scholarships, and to keep his memory alive.
“Table centerpieces had photos of him, which made it feel like he was there,” they said. “Thank you to everyone that joined us tonight, and thank you for helping us keep his legacy alive.”
The funds raised are intended by the family to support young people like him. Each year, two scholarships are awarded in his memory – one for $1,500 is awarded to a local hockey player, nominated through Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey; and the other is $750 for a Juvenile C player in post secondary programs, and is awarded through Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey.
For more information, or to donate to the scholarship fund, see noahtrulsen.com.