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Call for Nominations: 2010 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award

On November 12, 1995, the sport and recreation community in BC lost a dear friend and colleague, Bobbie Steen. Bobbie left a lasting impression on BC through her passionate dedication to advancing girls and women in physical activity and sport. As part of her legacy, an award has been established to keep Bobbie’s vision alive.

The Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation has been created to provide financial support to charitable activities dedicated to advancing gender equity in physical activity and sport and/or the community betterment resulting from female involvement in physical activity and sport. The Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award in the amount of $1000 is awarded to an emerging leader whose dedication to the women and girls of BC parallels those of Bobbie Steen and the Foundation.

Nomination Deadline extended to: Feb.15th, 2010

Download the nomination and criteria

Donate to the Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation, click here.

Note: The Bobbie Steen Awards of Excellence are separate awards and have a different nomination form: See Here.

2008 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Awards Recipients Announced

Mar.6th, 2008

Pictured: Nicole Bakker of West coast Nordic club, Dee Neukomm

and Legacy foundation recipients - Rae Mitchell and Terrie Pighin (for daughter Brooke)

This year the committee was pleased to award two Legacy Foundation awards, to Rae Mitchell of Vancouver and Brooke Pighin of Port Alberni. They were honoured at a ceremony as part of the Sport BC President's awards at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Vancouver on March 5th, 2008. Brooke's mother Terrie attended on her behalf as she is at school in California.

Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the phenominal work that you do for women and girls in sport.

2008 Emerging Leader: Rae Mitchell

This elite athlete has excelled in the sport of volleyball, playing professionally in Belgium and France and was a member of the Women’s Team Canada Masters in June 2006. Rae has devoted her life to passing on her skill and knowledge as a coach, mentor and role model. She is the founder of the Action Volleyball Club. Rae exemplifies Bobbie Steen’s vision of providing access and opportunity for girls and women.

2008 Emerging Leader: Brooke Pighin

After recovering from a devastating skiing accident in her childhood, this young athlete found her passion in Track and Field. Brooke has successfully competed on the provincial, national and international stage. Her main event is javelin but she has successfully competed in discus, high jump, pole vault and in the challenging heptathlon. As a talented coach and mentor, Brooke is actively developing female athletes in the Alberni Valley and the Lower Mainland. In 2007, she was the proud recipient of the ASRA Athlete of the Year Award.

2007 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Award Recipient

Feb.20th, 2007

The Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation is pleased to present Emily Schultz of Kamloops, BC

with the Legacy Foundation Award for an Emerging Leader. The award will be presented at the Sport BC Presidents’ Awards ceremony on March 14, 2007. Many thanks to all the nominators and nominees for their involvement in the selection process.

Emily Schultz

This honour roll student has demonstrated a passion and dedication to the sport of gymnastics by investing in 22 hours of training per week and by volunteering with younger athletes at the Kamloops Artistic Trampoline and Tumbling School which she joined in 1999. In 2005 Emily received an all-around bronze medal at the BC Championships and qualified for the Western Championships, finishing 9^th overall and 6^th in the Beam. Emily will be starting university next year and is working toward becoming a member of the National Gymnastics team.

Past Recipients

2006 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Recipient
Kathleen Stoody:
Kathleen is a member of the Simon Fraser University Swim Team and has won medals at the Pan American Games 2003 and at the N.A.I.A. championships. She is very involved in her community, coaching the local swim club and running summer camps and swim clinics for 6 – 12 year olds at SFU. Kathleen is an outstanding athlete, coach and role model and an exceptional emerging leader. Congratulations Kathleen!

2005 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Recipients
Karen Henry - Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC (ASRA)
Jessica Baskerville - "Volleyball for All"

Karen Henry currently works as a Program Manager for the Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC, (ASRA). This award will aid ASRA in providing Karen with ongoing training opportunities for the role of Chef de Mission leading up to the 2006 North American Indigenous Games to be held in Denver, Colorado.

Jessica Baskerville currently attendsThompson Rivers University and plans to attend University of British Columbia next September. Jessica created "Volleyball for All", the vision of which is to supply low-income communities with the equipment, coaching and leadership necessary to foster viable girls volleyball programs. Jessica's next project is "Peer Connect" which is a unique approach to recruiting: student athlete role models recruiting student athletes.

2005 Nominees
Carly J. Grigg - Member of the BC Disabled Ski Team
Donna Blackstock - P.E. teacher
Christine Wilkes - Girls On the Move Program
Sarina McKenzie - Women's Only Soccer Camps
Ashlea McManus - SFU Wrestling
Katy Player - UBC Rec. Women in Sport Conference
Lillooett Girls Rugby Team

2004 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Recipient
Alan Anderson - Girls Introduction to Hockey Program

2004 Nominees
Katharine Hobor - BC Games Development Team
Sarina McKenzie - Women's Only Soccer Camps
Olivia Scalzo - Brittania Community Centre Girls Program
Ashlea McManus - SFU Wrestling

2003 Bobbie Steen Legacy Foundation Recipient

Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Association of BC - "Strengthening the Circle"

The Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Association of BC (ASRA) is the multi-sport umbrella organization for the Aboriginal people of British Columbia. Since its inception in 1989, it has been working towards increasing the opportunities for BC’s Aboriginal people to fully access sport, physical activity and recreation activities.

“Strengthening the Circle”, an initiative created by ASRA, involves supporting a network of Aboriginal female leaders dedicated to the development of the Aboriginal Sport Excellence Program. The mission of the Strengthening the Circle initiative is “to engage BC Aboriginal girls and women in the decisions that affect the quality of their sport, physical activity and recreation experiences.” Strengthening the Circle is designed to foster in girls and women the desire to be leaders, and to meet the current and future needs of Aboriginal girls and women striving to reach their full athletic potential.

For more information on ASRA and this initiative, please visit www.asra.ca.

This organization is supported by 2010 LegaciesNow