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- Automotive
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Car show raises money for Ben Stelter Foundation for 3rd year
Ben Stelter got his picture taken with Ashif Mawji's Oilers themed car in 2020. (Supplied: Ashif Mawji) For a third year in a row, a car show in Edmonton raised money for kids with cancer in the name of Ben Stelter. Cars for Ben was held Saturday at Wolfe Chevrolet in west Edmonton. 'The support from the car community has been incredible. We have a lot of Corvettes and Mustangs and supercars, some classics out here as well,' Ben's father, Mike Stelter, told CTV News Edmonton that morning. Ben died at six years old from brain cancer in 2022. The Ben Stelter Foundation started in his name, led by Mike, helps kids fighting cancer. The annual car show fundraiser is close to the Stelter family's hearts, as Ben loved cars. 'Ben's favorite was a Corvette. My uncle had a Corvette, and him and Ben turned it into Lightning McQueen together, which was Ben's obviously favorite car to drive around in the city,' Mike said. 'My dad loved Corvettes, I like Corvettes, and Ben I think loved them more than both of us. It was just his favorite car.' The car show consisted of live entertainment, a 50/50, silent auction, food trucks, and prizes. 'What the Ben Stelter Foundation is doing right now in our community is absolutely fantastic and we're very honored and privileged to be able to host this event today for Ben,' said Donna Zazulak, special initiatives director of Wolfe Automotive Group.
CTV News
05-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Fried chicken shops raise over $30K for Ben Stelter Foundation
In honour of the Oilers superfan's favourite post-treatment meal, Popeye's has raised $31,110.63 for the Ben Stelter Foundation. Ben Stelter died from cancer at the age of six in 2022. May 27 marked what would have been his 9th birthday. His favourite meal between his cancer treatments was the spicy chicken tenders, fries and mac and cheese at Popeyes. '(After being) in the hospital, when he'd come home - he'd always request Popeyes as his first meal that we'd sit down and eat as a family together,' said Ben's father Mike Stelter at the fundraising kickoff last week. All net proceeds from 21 Popeyes locations in northern Alberta went to the Ben Stelter Foundation, which is raising money to bring an advanced cancer radiation therapy to Edmonton. Popeyes also set up a campaign to collect cash donations for the charity at its restaurant locations from May 20 to June 3. Stelter said the love for Ben and the support for the foundation are touching. '(It) just speaks volumes about how much the city cares and that they remember him, that they think about him a lot too,' he said. Major fundraiser to mark Ben Stelter's birthday 'I don't think there's anywhere else in the world where the community would rally around one special boy, one family, one foundation.' Donations for the Ben Stelter Foundation can also be made on their website and through the purchase of hoodies and shirts from their new online store. With files from CTV Edmonton's Adrienne Lee
CTV News
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Major fundraiser to mark Ben Stelter's birthday
May 27 would have been Ben Stelter's birthday. The young Oilers fan had brain cancer and died in 2022. CTV News Edmonton's Nahreman Issa has more on fundraising efforts by the Ben Stelter Foundation and Ben's favourite fast food restaurant.
CTV News
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Custom Oilers guitar sold in Ben Stelter Foundation fundraiser
Wayne Lestus holds up his custom Oilers guitar, which is signed by Connor McDavid. The guitar is up for auction to raise money for the Ben Stelter Foundation. Photo taken on May 6, 2025. (Nahreman Issa/CTV News Edmonton)
