Les nouvelles/news le 26 janvier/January 26, 2000
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Greeting/Bonjour:
No, it's not Friday already. I'm issuing a mid-week version of the news because I will be at the AMO Show in Indianapolis, IN for the rest of the week. Please keep that inmind if you are entertaining thoughts about getting in touch with the national office. The Ottawa office will resume normal business hours next week:
January 31, February 2, 3, 4 08:30 - 16:00 EST
Please note that I made an error in last Friday's message, which Al Wills has corrected on the web site already. Don Lovo is also in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. I apologize for not printing his name also.
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Oui, je le sais. Aujourd'hui c'est le mecredi seulement. Mais, j'irai a la convention AMO a Indianapolis, EU. Le bureau d'Ottawa sera ferme la reste de la semaine. Je ne serai pas disponible entre le 27-31 janvier.Notre bureau va rouvrir: le 31 janvier, le 2, 3 et fevrier 8h30 a 16h00 HdL
Dans le dernier bulletin d'Info.E-mail j'ai fait une erreur. M. Don Lovo est aussi membre de Temple de la renommee olympique. Pardon, monsieur. Je t'ai oublie. M. Al Wills l'a corrige notre site web.
1. COA/l'AOC enfrancais
2. New sites for regionals/les nouveaux sites du championnat interieur
3. Executive Committee Meeting/Reunion du conseil executif
4. FCA Rankings/le Classement Canadien
1. COA/l'AOC
From: Marthe Cusson <marty@sympatico.ca>
Subject: Athlete programs get $12,000 gift from COALa version française suit.
December 23, 1999 - The Canadian Olympic Association (COA) announced today that a net income of $12,000 at the 1999 Annual Congress in April will be allocated to local and national athlete programs and services.
"We are proud to reinvest these funds towards amateur sport and athlete support in Canada," said Carol Anne Letheren, CEO of the association. "It's by investing in the development of athletes that we secure a future of excellence in high performance sport, and maintain our promise to promote amateur athletes in any way we can."
The net income comes from excess congress revenues accumulated through COA contributions, local sponsorship, event registration and ticket sales, against related expenses. The Congress, held in Fredericton, featured a series of workshops and special events, including the COA Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and ran in conjunction with the COA annual general meeting. Guests from the sporting community as well as all COA members and the general public were invited to attend the three-day event, which was a tremendous success. Also, members of the Athlete's Council enjoyed a Community Day, which consisted of visiting students at local schools and participation in various activities.
Forty per cent of the net income has been transferred by the COA to the Athletes' Fund, which provides direct financial support to top Canadian athletes. The other 60 per cent of the financial legacy will go towards the creation of an Olympians Canada Chapter in New Brunswick. This contribution to a local cause is a first for the Congress.
"These chapters are an excellent way for Olympians and friends of the Olympic Movement to show their support for the up and coming athletes of New Brunswick and to assist in generating awareness of the Olympic Movement in Canada," said Shane Pearsall, Chair of the COA Athletes' Council. "We thank the Fredericton Congress Committee for their hard work in making this legacy a reality"
The next COA Annual Congres will take place in Ottawa from April 28 to 30 2000.
The COA, a private, not-for-profit corporation, is the largest private sector funder of amateur sport in Canada. It is responsible for all aspects of Canada's involvement in the Olympic Movement, including Canada's participation in the Olympic and Pan American Games. In addition, the COA manages a wide variety of programs that promote the Olympic Movement in Canada through cultural and educational means.
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L'AOC injecte 12 000 $ dans des programmes destinés aux athlètes
Le 23 décembre 1999 - L'Association olympique canadienne (AOC) a annoncé aujourd'hui qu'elle injecterait un revenu net de 12 000 $, découlant des >recettes recueillies lors du Congrès annuel de 1999, dans des programmes et services locaux et nationaux destinés aux athlètes.
« Nous sommes fiers de réinvestir ces fonds dans le sport amateur et le soutien aux athlètes du Canada », a dit Carol Anne Letheren, chef de la direction de l'AOC. « C'est en misant sur le développement des athlètes que nous assurons un avenir d'excellence au sport de haut niveau et que nous tenons notre promesse d'aider le plus possible les athlètes amateurs. »
Le revenu net provient de l'excédent des recettes accumulées du Congrès grâce à des cotisations à l'AOC, aux commanditaires locaux, aux droits d'inscription aux activités et aux ventes de billets, sur les dépenses relatives. Le Congrès, tenu à Fredericton, comportait une série d'ateliers et d'activités spéciales, y compris l'intronisation au Temple de la renommée de l'AOC, et s'est déroulée de concert avec l'assemblée générale annuelle de l'AOC. Des invités de la collectivité sportive ainsi que tous les membres de l'AOC et le grand public ont été conviés à une rencontre de trois jours qui a remporté un énorme succès. En outre, des membres du Conseil des athlètes ont pris part à une Journée communautaire, qui consistait à visiter des élèves dans des écoles de la région et à participer à une variété d'activités.
L'AOC a transféré 40% du revenu net dans le Fonds des athlètes qui lui permet d'offrir une aide financière directe aux meilleurs athlètes canadiens. La tranche de 60% ira à la création d'une division d'Olympiens Canada au Nouveau Brunswick. Cette contribution à une cause locale est une première pour le Congrès.
« Ces divisions sont une excellente façon pour les athlètes olympiques et les amis du Mouvement olympique de montrer leur appui aux athlètes prometteurs du Nouveau-Brunswick et les aident à sensibiliser les gens au Mouvement olympique au Canada », a précisé Shane Pearsall, président du Conseil des athlètes de l'AOC. « Nous remercions le Comité du Congrès de Fredericton pour tous leurs efforts déployés à la création de cette division d'Olympiens Canada ».
Le prochain Congrès annuel de l'AOC se tiendra à Ottawa, du 28 au 30 avril 2000.
L'AOC, une société privée à but non lucratif, est le plus important organisme privé de financement du sport amateur au Canada. Il est responsable de tous les aspects de la participation du Canada au Mouvement olympique, y compris la présence du Canada aux Jeux olympiques et panaméricains. De plus, l'AOC gère plusieurs programmes qui font la promotion du Mouvement olympique au Canada par le biais d'activités
culturelles et éducatives.
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COA hopes public debate on feds' pro hockey proposal (disponible uniquementen anglais maintenant)
COA hopes public debate on feds' pro hockey proposal raised recognition of amateur sports' need for support
La version française suit.
Toronto - (January 21, 2000 ) - Although the federal government today announced that it has withdrawn its proposed professional hockey support program, Canadian Olympic Association Chief Executive Officer Carol Anne Letheren hopes that the attention given to the issue has rubbed off on amateur sport in Canada.
"The public debate that the government's hockey subsidy proposal initiated is getting people thinking and talking about amateur sports, too," said Ms. Letheren. "We hope this debate will provide the impetus for more of the Mills' Reports' amateur sport financial recommendations to be adopted.
"Amateur sport is the feeder system for all professional sports - not just hockey," she stated. "It is urban and rural, for males and females and generally is open to all economic levels. We cannot under-estimate the value of amateur sport to our country. Declining public support for amateur sport sends the message that amateur sport does not matter, while it is abundantly clear that it does indeed matter. Not only is it a very real part of national culture, it is a major driver of our economy.
"In 1994-95, for example," she noted, "the Canadian sporting good industry provided 8,734 jobs and paid over $223 million in wages and salaries. In 1992, amateur sport in Canada represented a $16.2 billion activity; Canadians spent $11.7 billion on fitness-related and basic sport purchases,and paid $3 billion for the delivery of organized, competitive amateur sport."
Amateur sports' benefits to Canada extend far beyond the economic picture, Ms. Letheren stressed. "It's been proven that sport plays a critical role in socializing children," she said. "Female high school athletes, for example, are 92% less likely to get involved with drugs, 89% less likely to get pregnant and three times more likely to graduate from high school than their peers who do not participate in sports."
Ms. Letheren added that the COA sincerely hopes that the attention that filters from the professional to the amateur sport scene will be helpful to Secretary of State for Amateur Sport Denis Coderre, who now has a proposal in front of the government regarding amateur athletes.
The COA, a private, not-for-profit corporation, is the largest private sector funder of amateur sport in Canada. It is responsible for all aspects of Canada's involvement in the Olympic Movement, including Canada's participation in the Olympic and Pan American Games. In addition, the COA manages a wide variety of programs that promote the Olympic Movement in Canada through cultural and educational means.
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2. New sites for regionals/les nouveaux sites du championnat interieur
March 04 St. John's, NF A. Webber (709) 364-5695
March 04 Penticton, BC D. Soar (250) 493-2046
Host site packages are being sent out of the Ottawa office this week. If you have any questions, please direct them to Greg Durward, Regionals Co-ordinator.
Les informations du sites regionals sera disponible cette semaine. Je les enverrai aujourd'hui. Si vous avez besoin d'amples informations, ecrivez aGreg Durward, notre coodinateur des championnats interieurs.
3. Executive Committee Meeting/Reunion du conseil executif
Just a reminder that the Executive will be meeting February 5-6, 2000 in Ottawa. If you have any items you wish placed on the agenda, please contact your FCA provincial board member no later than February 3rd.
Notre conseil executif se rencontrera le 5-6 fevrier, 2000 a Ottawa. Si vous voulez ajouter quelquechose au programme, envoyez-les au votre directeur provincial de la FCA avant le 3 fevrier.
4. FCA Rankings/le Classement Canadien
For those Excellence 2000 members who wish to see the updated 1999 rankings, there is a direct link on our website:
A tous les membres d'Excellence 2000: Voici l'adresse directe de notre classement canadien de 1999 sure notre site web.
In closing
Good luck to all our friends along the snowy Atlantic coast. Let us know how you're coping with all these storms! To everyone else, stay warm and keep smiling. Baseball spring training opens in 5 weeks.
Enfin
Bon chance, tous nos amis de la cote atlantique! Comment venez-vous a bout des tempetes neigeuse? Dites-nous. A tous les autres, tenez-vous chaud,
et restez souriant. Le saison de baseball recommencera dans 5 semaine.
A la prochaine/See you next time.
Kathy Millar