The Games Begin With YOU!
AUGUST 5TH TO 14TH 2011
Established in 1975, the Western Canada Summer Games provide an opportunity for young, emerging athletes from Canada's four Western Provinces and three Territories to advance their skills in a friendly, competitive environment. ♦ Newsletter Editor: Brian Scrivener handsonhealth.brian@telus.net ♦ Marketing & Communications: Paula Kully paulakully@2011wcsg.ca ♦ General Manager: Doug Smith dsmith@zimbra.sd73.bc.ca ♦ Sport Coordinator: Vincent Lafontaine vincentlafontaine@2011wcsg.ca ♦ Operations Coordinator: Wayne Hall waynehall@2011wcsg.ca
Breaking News: Canada’s Dylan Armstrong set a Commonwealth Games record of 21.02 metres in winning the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. Armstrong is a graduate of the Kamloops Track and Field Club.
President’s Message— It’s Time to VOLUNTEER!
2500 Volunteers – What Does That Look Like? We are in the last year leading up to the Games and our volunteer drive is gaining momentum. Since 2006 approximately two dozen board members, liaisons and staff members have been busy planning the big picture items for the Games. Countless volunteer hours have been spent developing policies, budgets, marketing strategies and timetables. Facilities planning, Henry Pejril—President logistics and fundraising have all been important facets of the Games that had to be dealt with. Once the big picture items were completed the next step was to work on the details of delivering the Games. Game and practice schedules, food services planning, accommodations, transportation plans, medical services and a host of other areas are now in final planning stages. For the last year we’ve swelled our ranks of key volunteers by adding approximately 100 chair positions to assist the various directors in their tasks. On November 8 we will be hosting a Key Volunteer Rally intended to bring all of these directors and chairs into one room. This will be the first time for many of these leaders to interact with chairs in other directorates. It is imperative for each chair to understand the roles they play in concert with their peers. Only the understanding of each other’s responsibilities will allow someone to truly understand the scope of this project. The Key Volunteer Rally will be our kick‐off for engaging the many volunteers it takes to host a Games of this size. The chairs will take on leadership roles within their workgroups. Over the final eight months after the Key Volunteer Rally volunteers will be assigned, scheduled and trained. These groups can range in size from a half‐dozen up to a hundred strong. 2500 volunteers divided by 100 chairs averages 25 each. On August 10th we held a One Year To Go celebration which was the kick‐off for our volunteer drive and the introduction of the Tournament Capital Club for Volunteers. The initiatives are well received and we are encouraged by the early results of our volunteer recruitment program.
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