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Weekly Newsletter
ROWONTARIO IN ACTION: members of the staff will be at the Tony Biernacki Memorial Masters Regatta this weekend.
Ontario Championships and Masters Championships information and registration available now!
Canada Post Mail Strike: ROWONTARIO would like you to hold off on sending payments and mail by Canada Post. Please hold onto the mail until we have confirmation that the mail is back to normal. In order to send something to us please use an alternate courier. All invoices are being sent by email from us. Please contact us to get an update on payment or invoice status.
Parents, coaches, athletes help out your favorite regatta by becoming an umpire. Can't make it to one of the clinic dates- we will come to you! Get 3 friends together and we will do the rest!
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( Any additional information to each announcement will appear as blue links)
RCA Announces the Junior National Team including 9 athletes and
2 coaches from Ontario. See full team here.
Umpire Clinics, Recert Sessions and Exam Dates:
Umpire Clinic on July 30, 2011 at Henley Island
Re- Cert Session on August 4, 2011 at Henley Island.
Umpire Exam: Saturday August 6, 2011 at Henley Island
New Classifieds Post -UWO Boat Sale: don't forget to check out our classifieds for items for sale.
Volunteers are needed for a study for sport participation after acquiring a disability in adulthood.
We are interested in learning how athletic identity and other factors influence the amount of sport participation individuals get after they experience a disabling injury/illness. Your participation would involve completing two short questionnaires (20 minutes and 5 minutes) either by phone or through an online survey (
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZY9HMCX). As a token of appreciation, we are offering a $5 Shoppers Drug Mart card after each interview. If you would like further information, please feel free to contact MJ at
8mp38@queensu.ca
Job Postings: Coaches there are several job postings on our website. See them now
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Adaptive Rowing Workshop a HUGE success!
June 11th and 12th saw over 30 rowers and coaches from across Canada and the US assembled at the Argonaut Rowing Club boathouse on the shore of Lake Ontario for a weekend of adaptive rowing. Building on almost 10 years of growth, fueled by a gold medal at last year's Rowing World Championships, and driven by dreams of the 2012 Paralympics in London, England, adaptive rowing is growing in Ontario and across Canada.
The weekend was organized by the ROWONTARIO Adaptive Committee and made possible by grants from Rowing Canada Aviron and the Coaches Association of Ontario - three groups with a strong history of support for adaptive rowing.
Highlights of the weekend event included participation from the SoldierOn program supporting wounded veterans, new rowers and coaches from across Ontario, and training with the gold medal winning Canadian Adaptive National Team and their coach.
Special thank you to Thomas Merritt and the Adaptive Committee for organizing and running this weekend.
For information on adaptive rowing in your area visit the ROWONTARIO web site.
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Mark Your Calendar!
June 18- Tony Biernacki Memorial Masters Regatta, WIFC North Course
June 25- CORA Guelph, Guelph Lake
June 25- Thunder Bay Regatta, Kam River, Thunder Bay
July 1- Canada Day Regatta, Toronto Island
July 2- CORA London, Lake Fanshawe, London
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As you plan your rowing season don't hesistate to be in contact with ROWONTARIO if we can help you with anything!
Executive Director - Derek Ventnor
High Performance Sport Program and Club Services- Ashley Lethbridge
Lead Coach, National Development Centre Ontario - Phil Marshall
Assistant Coach, National Development Centre Ontario- Siobhan McLaughlin |
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ROWONTARIO OFFICE BLOG
Welcome new readers:
During the CSSRA's Derek and I had the pleasure of meeting a number athletes, spectators, family and friends. If you stopped by our booth you left with free ROWONTARIO gear and maybe even a subscription to this newsletter! We hope to keep people informed about what ROWONTARIO is doing for you, the members. We are working to bring you new programs and services to help start or keep you rowing. Please forward our newsletter to friends and family and stop by our next booth and say hi!
As side note- as we enter our busy season for regattas I am reminided of just how many people are involved in making an event happen. You can help make sure regattas keep running by contributing yor time as an umpire.
There are still a few umpire clinics left this year so REGISTER NOW! If you are interested in volunteering for a particular event CONTACT US! I look forward to seeing you at the next event!
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