1. CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
2. GRANT OPPORTUNITY: INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT PARTICIPATION FOR ONTARIO WOMEN 55-70+
3. ON THE MOVE INCENTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED (ONTARIO)
4. CANADIAN SPORT POLICY 2012 – NOW AVAILABLE
5. SPORTS DAY IN CANADA
6. STRONG GIRLS, STRONG CANADA: LEADERS FROM THE START
7. UPCOMING EVENTS
8. CELEBRATIONS

1. CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

CAAWS celebrating Women and Games - Following the successful performances at the London 2012 Olympic Games, be sure to visit CAAWS’ “Following Canadian Women to the Olympic and Paralympic Games” website to continue celebrating the achievements of Canadian women athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers. These women will amaze and motivate you. During the Games, follow CAAWS on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on women's events. Visit Women at the Games on http://caaws.ca/olympics/.

2. GRANT OPPORTUNITY: INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT PARTICIPATION FOR ONTARIO WOMEN 55-70+

CAAWS, with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, is offering incentive grants to groups and/or organizations interested in increasing physical activity and sport participation among Ontario women aged 55-70+. Activities that will be funded include:

• Modification of existing physical activity/sport programs (communication, structure, leaders, environments, etc.) to make them more appealing to women 55-70+;
• Development of new physical activity/sport programs specifically for women 55-70+;
• Training women 55-70+ to be physical activity/sport leaders.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2012
Project Timeline: October 2012 – April 2013
Funds available: $2,000 per grant (five grants being awarded)

To review and/or download the application form and guidelines, visit CAAWS’ website at www.caaws.ca/women55plus. Grant decisions will be made by October 1, 2012. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Shelley Callaghan at purpledog@sympatico.ca or 613.798.8029.

3. ON THE MOVE INCENTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED (ONTARIO)

Response to CAAWS' Call for Applications for On the Move Incentive Grants was overwhelming – more than 70 applications from organizations committed to increasing sport and physical activity opportunities for inactive girls and young women were received.

Through this opportunity, supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, CAAWS is excited to announce the following recipients:

• City of Hamilton (Hamilton)
• Corporation of the Town of St. Marys (St. Marys)
• Elgin St. Thomas Youth Employment Counseling Centre (St. Thomas)
• Elora Fergus Ringette Association (Fergus)
• Four Villages Community Health Centre (Toronto)
• Le Centre de ressources communautaires de la Basse-Ville (Ottawa)
• Lutherwood Children’s Mental Health Centre (Waterloo)
• Montcalm Secondary School (London)
• Niagara Region Public Health (St. Catharines)
• Town of Milton (Milton)

Two additional programs will also receive funding, through CAAWS' partnership with Motivate Canada:

• Katarokwi Native Friendship Centre (Kingston)
• Red Lake Indian Friendship Centre (Red Lake)

For more information about On the Move, visit: http://www.caaws.ca/onthemove/e/index.htm

4. CANADIAN SPORT POLICY 2012 – NOW AVAILABLE

Following two years of consultation the renewed Canadian Sport Policy (CSP) 2012 was endorsed by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for sport, physical activity and recreation on June 27, 2012 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

The CSP 2012 sets the direction for all governments, institutions and organizations that are committed to realizing the positive impacts of sport on individuals, communities and society. The CSP has been designed to be implemented by complementary action plans developed by governments individually and collectively, and by non-government organizations (NGOs) in the sport and related sectors.

To read and/or download the Canadian Sport Policy 2012 and its summary, visit: http://canadiansporttourism.com/news/canadian-sport-policy-2012-now-available.html

5. SPORTS DAY IN CANADA

September 29, 2012 is Sports Day in Canada - a national celebration of sport at all levels, in communities across the country. Why not build on the excitement and plan a special event for girls and women in your community?! Event ideas, an event manual, and promotional tools (posters, e-blasts, media kit) are available online. Register soon and they’ll ship you a FREE event celebration kit with materials such as banners, tattoos and posters, while supplies last. Plus, your event could be featured on the CBC Sports broadcast, airing on Saturday, September 29.

For details and to register an event, please visit www.cbcsports.ca/sportsday. For questions, please contact Kasey Liboiron, Project Manager, at 613 521 9533 x3219 or kliboiron@truesport.ca.

6. STRONG GIRLS, STRONG CANADA: LEADERS FROM THE START

This coming October, Canada will celebrate the first International Day of the Girl and Women’s History Month 2012. This year’s theme - Strong Girls, Strong Canada: Leaders from the Start - gives Canadians the opportunity to recognize girls as leaders and to celebrate the leadership role girls have played in Canadian history. From girl guides to hockey players, and from entrepreneurs to community organizers, girls and young women have been important leaders in their community, and on the national and international stages. There is also growing recognition around the world that support for girls and their basic human rights is key for healthy communities. In other words, Strong Girls will help build a Strong Canada that is safe, innovative and economically prosperous.

During October, girls’ and young women’s roles and achievements in Canada's history and development will be highlighted, as well as the challenges and opportunities they have faced over time. October 11, 2012 marks the world's first International Day of the Girl. This day aims to make a difference in the lives of girls and young women as citizens and powerful voices of change within their families, their communities and their nations.

The new poster, ways to celebrate and facts about Canadian girls in history will be coming soon to http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/whm-mhf/index-eng.html.

7. UPCOMING EVENTS

While CAAWS is not hosting any workshops and/or presentations in the coming weeks, the following events may be of interest:

Elle Project: Leadership Training for Young Women - On November 14-18, 2012 the Girls Action Foundation will bring together 25 inspiring young women for five days to learn new skills, explore passions, dream, share and have fun. Participants will learn to organize projects in their communities, use multimedia (like photography and video) as a tool for change, meet like-minded young women from across the country, and connect with mentors and other inspiring people. All expenses are paid. The deadline for applications is September 3, 2012. For more information, click here.

Bone Fit Advanced Workshops – Developed by Osteoporosis Canada, this 2-day workshop was designed to help kinesiologists, physical therapists, certified exercise physiologists and other healthcare and exercise professionals “bone up” on the development of safe exercise programs that can help reduce the risk of fractures due to bone loss. The next workshop will be hosted by Women’s College Hospital in Toronto on September 8 and 9, 2012. Registration is now open, with an early bird registration fee available until August 23. For more information, click here. Congratulations to Elizabeth Stanton, a member of CAAWS’ original Women 55-70+ Advisory Committee, for her leadership on this project.

NCCP Women-Only Workshop – Coaching Nova Scotia will deliver a Women’s Only NCCP Multisport Competition Introduction Part B workshop this coming October. Hosted at Acadia University, the workshop will run from October 19-21, 2012 and consists of the following three modules: Design a Basic Sport Program, Teaching and Learning, and Basic Mental Skills. The two-day course will be facilitated by Ann Dodge and features keynote speaker Natasha Burgess, Canada~Snowboard Sport Development Manager and Atlantic Freestyle Development Coach, Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic. Registration is now open for this FREE workshop. For more information, click here.

8. CELEBRATIONS

Congratulations to the Canadian women athletes, coaches, leaders, media and support personnel who participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games! All of these women are an inspiration and deserve great credit for their accomplishments.

Congratulations to the women named to Baseball Canada’s Women's National Team. Roster highlights includes: twelve returning players from the 2010 World Cup Team that finished 5th (Armstrong, Asay, Bérubé, Cornelssen, Gilroy, Hartley, Luchanski, Mills, Psota, Riopel, Savoie and Stephenson); eight new players that will be participating in their first IBAF Women’s World Cup (Boyd, Chan, Flannigan, Martensen, McLaren, Northcott, Sliwkanich, Wall); and former National Team players turned coaches Patricia Landry (St-Étiene-des-Grés, QC) and Samantha Magalas (Burlington, ON) who will be coaching in their first World Cup.

Good luck to all the women athletes, coaches and support personnel who are getting ready to compete in the London 2012 Paralympic Games!

In the Loop celebrates women’s accomplishments in the sport and physical activity community. Send career notices, changes, awards and recognitions to CAAWS c/o sparker@caaws.ca to be included in the next issue.

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