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Care
to volunteer?
Do
you love everything about skating? Do you have a few extra
hours in your schedule? Then Skate Canada - Central Ontario
is looking for you!
Skate Canada - Central Ontario is looking
for a few good volunteers to help out in its Concord, Ontario
office. We're looking for volunteers who are passionate about
skating and can donate a few hours every week or every month.
Some of the tasks will include data entry, filing, answering
inquiries from the general public and assorted general office
duties.
For further information, contact Skate Canada
- Central Ontario Executive Director, Gary Oswald (905-760-9100,
x225 or mailto:gary@skatecanada-centralontario.com
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Memorandum
- Classified's Page, Change in Policy
Please
note that the Skate Canada - Central Ontario's website will
continue to provide member clubs with the opportunity to
advertise for staff and coaching positions. Such information
will appear on our Classified's page. Such information must
be forwarded to gary@skatecanada-centralontario.com
in the form of an attachment with a start and end date.
By providing your advertisement in an attachment form, it
allows us to paste the advertisement on our site without
having to re-write it. Also, the start and end dates ensure
that our site provides our stakeholders with timely information.
Your
cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
Gary
B. Oswald
Executive Director - COS
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COS
Closes Out Year With Awards Banquet
The
2007-2008 Skate Canada - Central Ontario Annual General
Meeting and Awards Banquet was held on May 4th at the
Delta Meadowvale Conference Centre and Resort in Mississauga.
The
morning started with the organization's 52nd Annual
General Meeting. This meeting (CLICK
HERE for AGM Minutes) featured an address by COS
President, Susanne Morgan
(CLICK HERE) as well as an address by Skate Canada
Executive Committee member Jo-Anne Phelps (CLICK
HERE).
The
meeting featured the election of Maureen Stitz as Membership
and Sponsorship Chairman as well as some minor adjustments
to the COS Constitution. Those minor adjustments featured
an elimination of the number of terms of office for
COS board positions, with the exception of the President
and immediate Past President as well as a terminology
change from Accountants Committee to Data Specialists
Committee.
The
AGM was followed by an informative session on Skate
Canada's Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) program
by Skate Canada's Louis Stong
(CLICK HERE for session handouts). The panel discussion
included such illustrious Skate Canada coaches as Monica
Lockie, Cheryl Richardson, David Islam, Michelle Leigh
and Vesna Marcovich provided an overview on how Skate
Canada will be mapping out athlete development over
the next few years.
The
day concluded with the COS Award Banquet. Over 550 were
in attendance as Skate Canada honoured skaters, coaches,
volunteers and all those associated with the sport.
CLICK HERE for the Awards banquet synopsis and for
the day's photographs CLICK HERE
(AGM photos) and (Awards
photos).
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Identifies
Strategic Priorities for 2016 and Beyond
On
the weekend of September 8th-9th, Skate Canada - Central
Ontario, 27 stakeholders and volunteers
Focusing
on excellence in four areas - Athlete Development, Partner
Development, Human Resource Development and Resource Development
- areas were explored about what COS does well, what needs
improvement and what we can do to meet our potential.
After
18 hours of discussion and soul searching the following
six priorities were identified:
Under
Partner Development, COS will target additional sponsors
and develop a Marketing Advisory Committee. Regarding
Athlete Development, COS will further develop a Talent
ID program for our skaters as well as place further emphasis
on the STARSkate program. Under Organization Development,
COS will explore avenues to increase the efficiency of
the current office structure to meet the needs of all
stakeholders which will include an examination of future
IT requirements. Finally, under the Human Resources model,
there will be an increase in the recruitment of officials.
COS
wishes to thank all of the volunteers, officials, skaters
and coaches who took the time to complete the on-line
pre-session survey. Your input was greatly appreciated
and gave the planning group greater insight.
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COS
Endorses True Sport
Skate
Canada - Central Ontario is pleased to endorse TRUE SPORT,
a national movement made up of communities and groups across
Canada working to ensure that sport provides a positive, meaningful
and enriching experience for all participants.
True Sports core values are fairness, excellence,
inclusion and fun and advocates six Principles for Sport and
eight Principles for Communities. When sport participants
and communities adhere to these principles, the result is
almost certainly a positive experience because, while sport
can be about winning and losing, it is always about how the
game is played.
For more information on True Sport, we
urge you to go to www.truesport.ca.
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President's
CanSkate Challenge Renewed for Third Year
Skate
Canada announced at their ACGM on May 28th at the President's
CanSkate Challenge has been renewed for a third year.
Skate Canada clubs are urged to increase
their CanSkate membership over this past season. The club
who increases their CanSkate membership the most (in members)
by April 11, 2008 will receive two all event tickets to the
2008 HomeSense Skate Canada International competition.
COS was pleased to have the top three teams
in the country who increased their membership during the 2006-2007
skating season, namely the Richmond Training Centre, the Milton
Skating Club and the Oakville Skating Club.
Further information on the President's
CanSkate Challenge can be found at www.skatecanada.ca.
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Do
You Want to Make a Difference?
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Do
you love skating? Do enjoy working behind the scenes? Do you have
experience in the non- profit sector? Do you want to make a difference
at Skate Canada - Central Ontario?
If the answers to the above questions
are yes, then Skate Canada - Central Ontario would like to hear
from you with regard to serving on our Board of Directors starting
in May, 2007. All interested parties must be a member of Skate
Canada and have an affiliation with a COS club. If you are interested
please download the attached nomination letter and form (CLICK
HERE-LETTER) (CLICK
HERE-FORM) and fax/email it back to Skate Canada - Central
Ontario (fax: 905-760-9104, gary@skatecanada-centralontario.com)
on or before March 31st together with a covering letter indicating
what skills and experience you can bring to our organization.
Interested parties will subsequently be interviewed for consideration.
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