OAKVILLE, Ont. - The Sheridan Bruins and Redeemer Royals men's and women's volleyball teams may have been adversaries on the court on Wednesday night, but they were teammates in another venture in the Sheridan teams up with SickKids event.

Through sponsorship and donations, the event - centred around the two OCAA volleyball matches - raised more than $5,500 for SickKids Children's Hospital.

"I'm so proud of the way our college community came together for this event," athletic director Jim Flack said. "We've had tremendous support from our students, staff, faculty, family, friends and our OCAA colleagues."

After the mother of Bruin captain Frank Pento passed away last fall, several members of the Sheridan community stepped up to put on an event to honour her memory by raising money for her favourite charity, SickKids Children's Hospital.

In addition to the numerous people who made personal donations, several area business contributing time and resources to the event including: Mecel Security Systems, Atlantic Collision Group, RONA, Sheridan Student Union Inc., Monaghan's, Shoppers Drug Mart, Sobeys, East Side Mario's, Red Bull and the Sheridan Human Resources Inter Scholastic Committee.

Source: Sheridan I.T.