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Happy Holidays from the Niagara Sport Commission!
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The Niagara Sport Commission would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season this year. 2010 has been a fantastic year for the Niagara Sport Commission and we thank you all for your continued support. December is always a hectic month, so be sure to take some time out to enjoy the exciting sporting events and activities Niagara has to offer over the holidays!
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World Juniors are Here!!
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On December 26th at 12:30pm the puck will drop at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY to signal the start of the much anticipated 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships. Germany and Switzerland will face off in the opening game of the tournament, with Team Canada to take on Russia at 4:00pm. To purchase tickets or for more information, click here! Also, don't forget that the Gatorade Garden City Complex in St. Catharines will play host to Sweden vs. Switzerland on December 23rd at 7pm for a Pre-Competition game.
Prior to the tournament the Bob Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, ON will host Team Canada as they prepare for the World Juniors. The team will start practices at the arena on December 18th before heading to Buffalo. Be sure to come out and wish Team Canada luck prior to their departure at the team's Pep Rally, being held at the Bob Gale Centre on December 24th.
The event, sponsored by the Winter Festival of Lights and Bobs Fast and Fresh Convenience, will run from 11:30am until 1:00pm and feature face painting, giveaways, music and public skating. Team Canada players and coaches will be in attendance as the guests of honour. Tickets will be available for $10 each or $32 for 4. Come out to show your support and don't forget to wear your red and white!
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Girls Hockey Day in Niagara
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The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) is coming to Niagara! Members of the Canadian Olympic team, including Gillian Apps, Sami Jo Small and more will take part in an exciting game featuring Brampton vs. Toronto. The puck drops at 4pm on December 18th, 2010 at Jack Gatecliff Arena in St. Catharines. Tickets are only $25 for a family pack of 4 or $10 each, with proceeds supporting March of Dimes.
Tickets are available for purchase at Boston Pizza (St. Catharines locations), the St. Catharines Garden City Kiwanis Hockey Office and the St. Catharines March of Dimes Regional Office. An autograph session will take place following the game and the 2010 Olympic gold medal will be on site! Come out and see some world-class hockey while supporting a worthwhile cause.
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| What's your Economic Impact? | |
The Niagara Sport Commission will be partnering with Brock University's Sport Management program to provide local sport organizations with economic impact assessments of their events. As part of their course requirements, Sport Management majors will apply the Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model (STEAM) on site at sporting events throughout Niagara to examine each event's impression on the local economy. Organizations that choose to take part will then receive an economic impact report that breaks down the monetary value of their event.
If you have a sporting event that falls between January 15th and April 1st of 2011 and want to see its financial benefits to the region, you are can participate in this offer. Click here to send us details as well as the date of your event. If you have events that fall after April 1st let us know so that we can add it to our events calendar!
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| Welcome Niagara Accessible Sport Commission | |
The Niagara Region is pleased to announce the creation of the Niagara Accessible Sport Commission. This commission will be the place people with disabilities go to, to find accessible sport information in the region. With the hope to make people aware of all disabled sports in the region, the commission will also have a presence on the Niagara Sport Commission website and newsletter. They will also develop a resource that details all programs that currently exist in the Niagara Region and create a universal calendar on Google.
Long term, The Niagara Accessible Sport Commission hopes to promote and profile the commission at Legion B at Mohawk Sports Park in June 2011, and at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in July 2011, Para pan games in 2015. They will also tackle the huge issue of inter-regional transportation. The commission is happy to be receiving $2500 from Parasport Ontario; this money will help them to start advertising our existence.
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| Gather some items for an Electronic Auction! | Welcome to the next chapter of The Niagara Sports Commission's commitment to helping our Niagara Region sporting community. Coming this January, we will be offering all sports organizations in the area an electronic auction platform to help your organization raise funds. This simple platform allows the 450,000 residents of Niagara to bid on the items that you've been able to garner for your auction.
What does this mean? It means a higher price paid for your auction item with that many people able to bid. What other advantages? Well, the item you are able to get donated can remain at the donator's place of business. Rather than having to go to all the businesses that contributed, collect all of the items and cart them down to a location where there will only be so many people in attendance to bid on them, the auction platform accepts the bids, takes the credit card transaction and then promptly sends the winning bidder their Winning Bidder ID. That person then simply prints off that email and brings it to the contributor's place of business to collect their winnings.
So, the only thing you need to do now is to garner the items for auction. A simple and easy way to capture fundraising dollars - with the help of The Niagara Sports Commission. Contact us at info@niagarasportcommission.com
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| Upcoming Sport Events | |
For information about upcoming sport events happening in Niagara Region visit our Events Calendar
If you would like to have details about your event included in our events, please email us. |
| Food Mountain Sports Challenge | The Niagara Sport Commission is happy to sponsor Seaway Mall's Food Mountain Sports Challenge. This friendly food drive competition allows local sports teams the chance to win gift cards for their team by gathering as many food items as they can, to be donated to the Open Arms Mission in Welland. You can register your team now at the Customer Service desk at Seaway Mall!
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