2011 CANADA GAMES - EMAIL NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 6 - DECEMBER 30 2009


Hello, [Contact.First Name] ! What's New? Season’s Greetings from the Board and Staff Deloitte Gives Halifax 2011 Canada Games the VIP Treatment Changes to School Calendar support 2011 Canada Games Anni & Sammi on Ice! New Games stories from Deidra Dionne and Richard Dalton Milestones Anni & Sammi unveiled as official Games mascots Dust off your skis and snowboards, Ski Martock and Ski Wentworth are preparing for the season Anni and Sammi took a trip to the Ski Wentworth Open House event to take a peek at the hill. Check out the pics The floats at this year’s Parade of Lights were amazing. . . here are the photos to prove it Anni and Sammi love the holiday season. They shared their festive spirit at the HRM Tree Lighting The Dartmouth Tree Lighting was blast! Anni and Sammi’s tails are still wagging from all the excitement You're invited to... The 2010 Eastern Canadian Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2010 Eastern Canadian Biathlon Championships Join Anni and Sammi as they count down to 2010 during “A” channel’s New Year’s Eve 2009 on December 31st in Halifax Grand Parade. Our favorite mascots will be on stage along with several other special guests - so make sure that you and your family join in the fun. Visit Anni and Sammi’s website to find out where the mascots are headed next! Experience the new Martock Nordic Ski Club! A new Nordic ski club is launching this fall and will be based at Martock with a satellite operation at Shubie Park in Dartmouth. The club will actively promote both cross country skiing and biathlon and encourage more people in N.S. to become active skiers. The new Martock Nordic Ski Club will offer great skiing, lessons, training, recreational and competitive ski events, social events, and membership in Cross Country Ski Nova Scotia and Cross Country Canada. Anyone can join. If you’re interested in receiving more information about the MNSC, please e-mail Derek Estabrook at Derek.Estabrook@farmersdairy.ca First comes the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and then comes the 2011 Halifax Canada Games. Be a part of the commitment to foster Canada’s next generation of Olympic athletes as they compete to win gold. Become a sponsor and support the Canadian athlete movement. Contact Angie Lynch, Friends of the Games Coordinator for more information at angie.lynch@canadagames2011.ca		GET INVOLVED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Are you a leader? Want to be in the mix of the Halifax 2011 Canada Games? Want to meet new people? Gain valuable experience? Be part of a HUGE event in NS? If the answer is 'Yes', then we want you to help out with part of the V-Teams. The V-Team Rep will represent their respective functional area on the Venue Team (V-Team) for an assigned venue, leading up to and during the Games, working closely with volunteers and staff at the Host Society. The V-team Rep will liaise and share communication between the V-Team, their functional area and staff. Other Volunteer Opportunities: Ceremony Services - IT Division Volunteer Administrator Pool Minor Officials (Multiple Opportunities) Planning Volunteer (Multiple Opportunities) Volunteer Mascot Pool (Multiple Positions) Volunteer Mascot Helper (Multiple Positions) Sports Results/Timing/Scoring -IT Division Volunteer Project Manager (VPM) (multiple positions) Assistant Division chair, Volunteer Division Scheduling Coordinator, Volunteers Division To apply for these volunteer opportunities, visit: canadagames2011.ca/volunteer Come work for the Games CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES: Translator CANADA GAMES ONLINE Visit our new mascot website Flip through photos on our Flickr page View the latest clips on our Youtube channel Become a fan of our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter QUICK POLL RESULTS In your opinion, what’s the greatest legacy the Canada Games can leave behind? Better sport and recreation infrastructure (52%) Better athlete training and development for the region (21%) A focus on healthy, active lifestyles and communities (28%) Total Respondents: 225 Go to our website to answer the latest Quick Poll question! 420 Days to go!

Volunteer Profile Anne James Committee Lead, Needs & Assignment Volunteer Division		Q: Why did you want to get involved in the games? A: When I volunteered to get involved with the Games I knew I wanted to be part of an amazing experience. Already, it has been a great experience. Throughout my life, I have seen young (and older) people grow and develop as they participate in sporting activities. Sport teaches teamwork and self-discipline but most of all it creates a circle of friends and acquaintances with whom you will always have something in common. I want to witness firsthand the intensity of the sport and the friendship of the Games. Q: What will you bring to the games? A: My professional experiences in HR, operations, and planning are some of the assets I bring to the Games. A sense of humour can help too, but more importantly, I hope it is my passion and my enthusiasm that helps make these the best Games ever. Q: What do you do when you are not volunteering for the games? A: I am the Director of HR for Commissionaires Nova Scotia. Other volunteer activities include Chair of the Board of Directors of the Halifax Camerata Singers, (an amazing choral group), member of Parish Council for St. Clement's Parish and secretary of our parish's Society of St. Vincent de Paul. In my spare time, I try to stay in touch with my three nieces and two nephews who I happen to believe are the greatest. I also enjoy playing at a few sports including cycling.

Staff Profile Peter Sullivan Warehouse Coordinator		Who's who? The Games wouldn't happen without our volunteers, and here to assist those awesome individuals are some equally awesome staff. Each edition will highlight a different Host Society staff member. Peter Sullivan If Peter Sullivan wasn’t already working for the Halifax Canada Games Host Society, he would surely be one of our most enthusiastic volunteers. Peter is so excited about the Canada Games coming to Halifax that when he met our CEO, Jean-Paul Deveau, at a hockey game over a year ago he offered to be a volunteer right on the spot! Born and raised in Halifax, Peter resides with his wife and two children in the north end of the city. He has done a fantastic job of combining his passion for sports and Halifax through volunteering for many major sporting events: the World Men’s, Women’s and Junior Hockey Championships, the Memorial Cup, the Briar, and the Olympic Curling trials – just to name a few! The Canada Games Host Society is proud to have Peter on staff as our Warehouse Coordinator. If you can imagine being in charge and taking care of all the sport and non sport related equipment, asset control, plus the logistics and arrangement of everything and anything that needs to be transported, you can begin to imagine the large scope of Peter’s role with the Games.
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