1. CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
2. ON THE MOVE INCENTIVE GRANT (ONTARIO)
3. ROW TO PODIUM IS LOOKING FOR WOMEN …
4. CELEBRATIONS

1. CAAWS PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE

Scholarship Application Period: Now Closed – The 2012 Stacey Levitt Women and Sport Scholarship application period is now closed. Thank you to all those who applied this year. CAAWS received over 500 applications from across the country. After a careful review of all submissions, CAAWS will be notifying candidates who have been shortlisted to the next stage of the selection process in July 2012. 2012 Stacey Levitt Women and Sport Scholarship recipients will be announced in August 2012.

CAAWS travels to the North – On May 24 and 25, CAAWS’ own Jennifer Birch-Jones, traveled to Yellowknife NT as part of a 2-day workshop series in partnership with the Sport North Federation. Jennifer facilitated two Addressing Homophobia in Sport: Making Sport Better workshops as well as the Conflict Resolution workshop, one of the five professional development sessions comprising CAAWS’ Women and Leadership Program. In addition, CAAWS trained facilitator Sheena Tremblay delivered the On the Move workshop as part of the workshop series.

Addressing Homophobia in Sport: Making Sport Better – This month, staff members from Sport Canada participated in CAAWS’ Addressing Homophobia in Sport workshop lead by Jennifer Birch-Jones, CAAWS Project Lead and Consultant, and Dr. Guylaine Demers, CAAWS Board Member and Professor at Laval University. The Making Sport Better workshop aims to raise awareness and educate sport leaders to better understand the issues around homophobia in sport, providing participants with an opportunity to really understand what homophobia is and the important role Sport Canada personnel and leaders can play in making sport more accepting of sexual diversity.

Moving, Mentoring, Motivating Mothers – CAAWS recently delivered its final workshops of a 13 cross-Ontario workshop series as part of its Mothers in Motion (MIM) project. With funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, CAAWS’ MIM Master Trainers delivered workshops across the province between April and June 2012 – one for stakeholders and one for mothers - to mobilize communities to increase physical activity and healthy opportunities for mothers and their families.

Deemed a success, the workshops allowed the participants to share physical activity and sport challenges and opportunities specific to mothers and their families, to network and to discuss collaboration and local action to make a difference in the lives of mothers and families in their community. Workshop sites across Ontario included: Sturgeon Falls, Tyendinaga, Owen Sound, Brantford, Petrolia, Ottawa (2 different sites / 1 French, 1 English), Sioux Lookout, Terrace Bay/Schreiber, and Toronto (4 different sites). For more information on CAAWS’ Mothers in Motion project, please contact Stéphanie Parker or visit the website at www.caaws.ca/mothersinmotion/e.

2. ON THE MOVE INCENTIVE GRANT (ONTARIO)

CAAWS, with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, is offering incentive grants to Ontario-based organizations interested in increasing physical activity and sport participation among girls and young women (ages 9-18).

Ten incentive grants of $2,000 are available. Funding can be used to cover a variety of expenses related to developing and delivering the proposed project, including staff time, instructor fees, training, facilities, equipment, transportation, child care, admission or registration fees, administration, and/or promotion and communication. Projects must comply with CAAWS' On the Move Concept and Top 10 Success Factors. Projects must be completed by June 15, 2013. Final reports must be submitted by July 15, 2013.

To download the Grant Guidelines and Application Package, click here. The deadline for proposals is July 9, 2012. For more information contact Sydney Millar, National Program Director.

Response to the first wave of incentive grants was tremendous. Pilot programs are now being rolled-out across the province. Look for program highlights in future editions of CAAWS’ eNewsletter!

3. ROW TO PODIUM IS LOOKING FOR WOMEN …

Row to Podium is Canada’s official talent identification and development program for rowing, molding new athletes into future Olympic and Paralympic Champions. Row to Podium is designed specifically to find tall, young and fit athletes with no experience in rowing. Athletes are fast tracked on a path to the podium by expert coaches and sport scientists.

Row to Podium is the premier talent identification and development program and the first of its kind in Canada. Searches for talented athletes are conducted in high schools, college campuses, university campuses and athletic centres, or by recommendations from other sport organizations Athletes train at 3 talent development centres, 1 National Development centre and 1 National Training Centre in Ontario.

More information on Row to Podium, visit: www.rowtopodium.ca

4. CELEBRATIONS

Danielle Goyette named assistant coach of Canada’s National Women’s Hockey team for 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons. Carly Clarke named head coach of the Ryerson University Rams women’s basketball team.

Ms. Karen O’Neill (3-year term) and Dr. Wendy Bedingfield (3-year term) appointed to the Canadian Soccer Association Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee.

Cross-country skier Beckie Scott, the 2006 Olympic women's hockey team, synchronized swim coach Julie Sauve and the late Sarah Burke are among this year's inductees into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

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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