HomeSense now head sponsor of Skate Canada

[R.D.]

FYI...instead of MasterCard.

News article:

http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/news_vi...7/06_aug31.cfm

Event Page:

http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_...nts/scintl.cfm

[Antilles]

Interesting. HomeSense has been a sponsor of sorts for a while. They were giving out a lot of free stuff at Nationals in London '05. I like sponsors that give out free stuff.

[CDMM1991]

Haha I do too Antilles! Nationals are in my hometown of Halifax this year, I wonder what we'll be getting!

[Mathman]

Very interesting. HomeSense is part of the TJX family of stores. They also own TJMaxx and Marshall's in the U.S.

It looks like Marshall's/HomeSense is on the road to becoming the biggest sponsor of North American figure skating.

(I also see that the venue for Skate Canada is the "Save-on-Foods Centre." Salsa chicken thigh kabobs, $198 a skewer! )

[Antilles]

CDMM, it will depend on where you are sitting. I missed a give-away by one row at nationals. They gave out large gift bags full of goodies to the first five rows when I was there. The bags contained all sorts of kitchen items, i.e. spatulas, aprons, other kitchen utensils.