WEDNESDAY March 18
(Moved from Tuesday due to Kitchener Ranger Awards Banquet)
Edelweiss Sports Bar & Grill
Location - Edelweiss Tavern, 600 Doon Village Road, Kitchener
(Corner of Manitou and Homer Watson Drive)
6:00 pm - Socializing
6:30 - Seating for dinner & program
Grace by Tom Clancy
Announcements & corespondence
- Fundraising Bowl-a-thon for Special Athletes - pledges sought by Adele
- Pride Stable - thanks for the KSA donation
- Update on Rachel Kowalski’s progress & upcoming weekend competition
- Ontario Speed Skating Championships last weekend – update & thanks - Doug Flynn
- Kitchener Ranger Awards Dinner March 17 - 8 KSA reps were there - Parker VanBuskirk won the KSA Ted Scharf Humanitarian of the year award for his community involvement
- KMHA 75th Anniversary Celebration at Activa Sportsplex on March 28th
- Figure Skating Show March 28th – 3 PM at Waterloo Rec. Complex - All welcome!
- Mayors’ Dinner – Sat. April 4th – honours John & Donna Weber - KSA has a table of 8
- The Olympic Torch run is coming to Kitchener - Sunday Dec 27 - seeking torchbearers
- The KSA Dinner, January 19, 2010 - special Olympic Dreams event - John Thompson
- Volleyball – Ontario Championships in April at RIM Park - 3 weekends
6:50 Dinner served
Quiz by master mystifier: It was all about goalies - Bill Pegg
Note: Kitchener Panther season passes are available for $40 - that $2.22/game - contact Bill Pegg
7:35 Program
- Update re: Display Project at Activa Sportsplex – training Mon March 23, 6 PM at Activa
- SportsXpress – update & invitation to submit articles by Walter Browning
- Scholarship Program – deadline revised to April 20 - John Thompson
- Update on recent boxing trip to Edmonton - Rick Cadilha - Mandy Bujold won the 51 Kgm Canadian Championship and David Palacios took Silver in the 54 Kgm Junior Division
Special guests: Andrew Poje & Kaitlyn Weaver
Andrew Poje & Kaitlyn Weaver dropped in from their training in Detroit to make a special apprearance. They updated dinner attendees on their recent accomplishments and their aspirations to compete for Canada at Vancouver in the 2010 Olympics. KSA's Tim Hobson is shown thanking the ice dancers and extending best wishes on behalf of the KSA .
Speaker: Paul Pavan
Volleyball "dad", coach & promoter
Paul Pavan, local teacher & high school volleyball coach, founder & coach of the Predators Volleyball Club and father of Sarah & Becky , probably this region's most famous volleyball players, updated dinner attendees on his daughters' status. (Sarah's turned pro and is currently playing in Italy and doing very well while Becky's on a scholarship in Kentucky.) Paul's high on athletes taking advantage of US scholarship offerings - and wonders if Canada will ever "catch up". Many wondered if we should or actually want to! Note: KSA has a scholarship program for local athletes to help with the funding of their post-graduate education. Canadian Universities & Colleges have different priorities and restrictions regarding athletic funding & academics than those in the US market.
Meeting adjourned approximately 9:20 PM
Upcoming meetings & events:
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Christian Aargaard, Record Sports Editor
Note: Subsequent Sports Editor update - change to Ron DeRuyter
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - Scholarship Dinner
