In Her Footsteps...Celebrating BC Women in Sport
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In Memoriam: Mary Campbell (1910-2009)
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A feminist is “Anyone who advocates for the right of a woman to choose her own lifestyle without hindrance, constraint or judgment”.
~author unknown
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Self Esteem Girl
“Self-esteem isn't everything; it's
just that there's nothing without it.”
Gloria Steinem
The Girls Only Incentive Program
The Girls Only Incentive Program is a partnership between ProMOTION Plus and the BC Recreation and Parks Association and is supported by 2010 Legacies Now and the Federal Government. Its goal is to facilitate the development of new sport programs that are tailored specifically to the needs of girls and women in communities across BC. The project provides workshops and seed funding to BC communities to aid in the implementation of girls only programming. Its purpose is...
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To assist non-active girls in the development of a sense of body awareness and of their own physical capabilities.
- To provide non-active girls with a broader range of choices and opportunities in physical activity so that they are able to experience the many positive benefits of good physical activity including increased self-esteem, increased confidence, a sense of belonging to a group and exposure to strong and nurturing relationships with other girls.
- To bring about systemic change in the way sport and recreation programs are made available to girls and women.
Eligible applications may receive up to $2500 toward their program. Organizations may apply for more than one program.
Note: Applications for the 2009/10 selection are now closed. Please check back for next year's application deadline.
2009/10 Girls Only Incentive Program Recipients Announced
Oct.15th, 2009
ProMOTION Plus and the BC Recreation and Parks Association are pleased to announce that the following organizations have been selected to receive grants of up to $2,500 through the “Girls Only” Incentive Program:
Girls Can Play Hockey Too! (Regional District of Nanaimo)
MODEL - Building Individual Capacity in Girls (Fraser-Cascade School District #78, Hope)
Girls on the Move (City of Courtenay)
Girl Power! Judo Program (Pacific Sport Northern BC, Prince George)
Tennis Clinics for Girls and Women of Salt Spring Island (Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society, Saltspring)
Girls Sport & Social (Gladstone Community Schools Team, Vancouver)
Gibsons Youth Centre Initiative (Sunshine Coast Regional District Parks and Recreation)
Girls Only Running Club (Pender Harbour Aquatic and Fitness Centre)
Women Rowing Independently Program (Creston Valley Rowing Society, Lister)
There were 88 applications from across the province and it was a challenge to narrow down the selection as there were so many worthy proposals received. Congratulations to all and we hope that those who did not receive funding this year, will still endeavour to offer their Girls Only programming.
The “Girls Only Incentive Program” is a partnership between ProMOTION Plus and BCRPA and is supported by 2010 Legacies Now and the Federal Government. The funding is awarded to increase the number of non-active girls and women in BC participating in sport. The incentive funding will support sport programs designed for woman and girls of all ages.
The successful applicants were those who met or exceeded the following criteria:
Demonstrated commitment to increasing the participation of inactive girls/women in sports activities.
Demonstrated commitment to delivering programs by qualified female instructors.
Proposed an innovative program that fit the needs of the community.
Demonstrated commitment to partner with other community groups.
Created a plan for sustainability.
Demonstrated community matching capacity (in kind or cash).
Contact:
Beverley Siver, Executive Director - ProMOTION Plus
604 333 3477, bev@promotionplus.org
2008.09 Girls Only Incentive Program Recipients
Get Active! Girls (Penticton Community Centre)
Girls Badminton Clubs (Killarney Community Schools Team, Vancouver)
Girls - Go Figure! (Victoria Figure Skating Club)
Lacrosse & Canoeing (Canim Lake Band)
Strathcona Summer Basketball Out-Reach for Girls (Strathcona Community Centre, Vancouver)
Spirits of Burns Lake Girls Hockey (Burns Lake)
The Power to Play (Burnaby New Westminster Ringette Association)
The Great Outdoors Girls (The Eagle Valley Sports and Leisure Association, Sicamous)
Tuff Girls Sports (District of Tofino)
Winter 2008 Girls Only Incentive Program Recipients
January 21st, 2008
Strathcona Basketball Out-Reach for Girls (Strathcona Community Centre, Vancouver)
Girls Sport Night (Town of Smithers Recreation, Parks and Culture, Smithers)
Girls on the Go (Coquitlam School Board, Coquitlam)
Girls on the Move (Cowichan Valley Regional District, Duncan)
Girls in the Groove & Girls Can Curl (Eagle Valley Sports & Leisure Association, Sicamous)
Down Hill Girls (Canim Lake Band, 100 Mile House)
Girls Badminton Clubs (Vancouver School Board, Vancouver)
Elders Winter Keep Fit (Chawathil First Nation, Hope)
Girls in Motion, Prince Rupert
The Jim Ciccone Civic Centre in Prince Rupert wrapped up their second season of Girls in Motion this past spring. Girls in Motion, a multi-sport program designed to introduce inactive girls to a wide variety of sports and activities received funding through the Girls Only Incentive Program in 2005/06. The program was a huge success and the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre decided to continue on with it through spring 2007. Congratulations to Pat Holkestad and the Centre for their commitment to programming for girls!
2006/07 Girls Only Incentive Program Recipients
Girls On the Go (Salmon Arm)
Girls Only Sports Program (Prince George
Girls Get Movin’ (Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs)
Go Girlz (City of Courtenay
Just for Girls (Sunshine Coast
Girls Badminton Club (Killarney Community Schools Team)
Hey Girlfriend! (Richmond City
Strathcona Girls Sport Camp (Strathcona Community Centre)
BC Rugby Union
FitForSport (Karate BC)
City Girls (Gitwinksihlkw Athletic Club)
Girls On the Move (Cowichan Regional District)
Ladies City League (Wheelchair Basketball)
2005/06 Girls Only Incentive Program Recipients
Dec.5th, 2005
District of Kitimat Recreation Department
Sunshine Coast Regional District Parks and Recreation Department
Richmond City Centre Community Association
Esquimalt Parks and Recreation, Victoria
Pemberton Canoe Association
100 Mile Junior Secondary School, 100 Mile House
Jim Ciccone Civic Centre, Prince Rupert
Nuxalk Nation Health & Wellness, Bella Coola
Fairfield Community Association, Victoria
Strathcona Community Centre, Vancouver
City of Abbotsford
BC Rugby Union “A Little Taste of Rugby”
YWCA (Health and Wellness Centre and Crabtree Corner) “Sundays with Mom”
Karate BC “Fit for Sport”
MoreSports “Girls and Leadership”
This organization is supported by 2010 LegaciesNow
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