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Greetings!
In this edition of our Central eNews you'll find several
grant opportunities as well as information on the 2012 Power Smart
Summer Games.
Our eNews can assist you with promoting your
regional events. If you have an event you'd like us to include
please contact Sport Manitoba Central Region.
If you find this information valuable please forward it
onto your friends, family, and colleagues.
Yours in Sport,
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IMPORTANT DATES
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Norman
Regional Manager Application Deadline
Women
to Watch Grant Deadline
Geoff
Gowan Award Nomination Deadline
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Bingo Grant Deadline
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Sport Manitoba Central Region is pleased to announce the
following Bingo opportunity:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010
6:00 PM to 9:45
PM - New Evening Bingo Session
McPhillips
Street Station @ 484 McPhillips St. Winnipeg
The group(s) selected
to work this Bingo will provide a total of 7 volunteers who must be
at least 18 years of age. Volunteers are asked to arrive at
the Casino no later than 5:45
PM. The Bingo session will have an earning potential
of $2,250.
In order to be considered for any Bingo,
a Bingo Application Form must be completed and include a signed cover letter
indicating the nature of the sport development initiative/event/program
and the benefit expected should you receive this grant. Please note that uniforms and
travel outside the province are not expenses that are eligible
for funding assistance. To receive an application or
for more information, please contact the Sport Manitoba Central
region office at 822-6735 or 1-866-774-2220 ext. 1 or email central@sportmanitoba.ca .
Please
send completed applications to:
Sport
Manitoba Central Region
225
Wardrop Street
Morden
MB R6M 1N4
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010
Late or incomplete applications will not
be accepted.
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Get Ready for the 2012 Power Smart
Manitoba Summer Games
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 It's time to start planning for the 2012 Power Smart
Manitoba Summer Games. The Summer Games will be held in Swan
Valley from July 15-21, 2012. Many of the sports are busy
planning their try-out /selection process and athlete development
opportunities for the Games with some identifying to start next
summer.
Sports
in the 2012 Power Smart Summer Games are:
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Sport
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Age
Group(s)
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Archery
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1.) 11-14 2.) 15-17 3.) 18-21
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Athletics
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1.)Pee Wee - Born in 2001 2.) Bantam -
Born in '99 & '01 3.)
Midget - Born in '97 & '98
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Baseball
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14 years of age (born in 1998)
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Basketball
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13 & Under (born in 1999 or later)
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Cycling
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1.) Under 13 2.) Under 15 3.) Under 17
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Golf
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1.) 17 & under 2.) 13 & Under
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Sailing
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10-14 years of age.
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Soccer
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Born in 1999 or later (13 as of Jan.1,
2012)
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Softball
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Under 14 prior to Jan.1, 2012
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Swimming
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Male: 11-12, 13-14 & 15-16 Female: 12-13, 14-15 & 16-17
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Triathlon
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1.) 11 years old 2.) 12 years old 3.) 14-15 years old
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Volleyball - Beach
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16 & Under
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Team
Central is currently seeking Mission Staff.
As
Mission Staff, you will help to ensure the successful preparation,
staging, and operation of Team Central. Mission Staff become
the heart of Team Central by demonstrating team spirit and
sportsmanship. Each Mission Staff are normally assigned to two
sport teams during the Games - one sport for each 3-day phase.
If they are unavailable for both phases, arrangements can be made to
participate in one phase. All Mission Staff will be
trained/educated regarding their sport assignment roles and
responsibilities.
For
more information on this great
volunteer opportunity, contact the Central Region
office at 822-67354 or 1-866-774-2220 extension 1.
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Call for Nominations - Geoff Gowan
Award
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The
Geoff Gowan Award was created in 1996 to honour former Coaching
Association of Canada (CAC) president Geoffrey Gowan, CM, PhD. The
award recognizes lifetime contribution to coaching development and is
awarded to a coach who has presented a positive public image of
coaching and enhanced the role of the coach with the Canadian public.
Nomination
Deadline: August 3, 2010
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Women to Watch Grant
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Women
to Watch is a monthly grant program administered by Sport Manitoba
and Coaching Manitoba designed to assist young girls and women to
further their involvement in their chosen sport.
Each
month a $500 sport grant will be awarded to a female athlete/female
team, female official or volunteer, as well as a female coach who
meets the criteria listed. The funds for this grant are provided by
Sport Manitoba and Coaching Manitoba.
For
further information click here.
Application
Deadline: July 15, 2010
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Norman Regional Manager Job Opening
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Would you like to
become part of the Sport Manitoba team?
Sport Manitoba is currently looking for a Regional
Manager for the Norman Region. The Manager will work out of the Sport
Manitoba regional office in Thompson.
He/she will be responsible for supporting the growth of
community-based sport in the Norman Region. Duties include managing
the annual Norman Winter Games and the 2012 Power Smart
Manitoba-Norman Regional Team, as well as Sport Manitoba's
Regional-Community Sport Development Grants, Community Sport
Alliances and KidSport™ programs.
For more information on this position, please click here.
Deadline
to Apply: July 13, 2010
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Sport Manitoba - Central
Region
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Cindy
Kowalski
Phyllis
Boulton
Regional
Manager
Administrative Assistant
(204) 822-6735 (204)
822-6735
central@sportmanitoba.ca
phyllis.boulton@sportmanitoba.ca
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