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In a business where winning means everything, the Edmonton Eskimos aren’t afraid to push the boundaries outside of the 150-foot by 65-foot gridiron.

Inside those dimensions, the team spent 18 hours of in-game action during the 2018 regular season.

But through its 2018 Champions in the Community initiatives, the Eskimos spent 1,937 hours with 966 appearances at 214 different events throughout the city, region and northern portion of the province.

And while the team fell short of the Canadian Football League playoffs with a 9-9 record, it’s been nothing but win-win when it comes to the ongoing community work by the team in schools, the Stollery Children’s Hospital, the Edmonton Pride Parade, Read-In Week and even a northern tour this year through Fort McMurray and Anzac.

A big portion of those efforts — more than 140 appearances and approximately 350 hours — was dedicated to the growth of amateur football through programs including the Eskimos Junior High Flag Football clinics, an amateur atom and pee wee summer camp, and the Eskimos Youth Flag Football League in the fall.