West Rouge Sports & Recreation Association

President’s Report Spring 2010

By Martin Bugden, President

The West Rouge Sports & Recreation Association, now in our 50^th year, was founded in February 1960. Today’s objectives have not changed much over the years.

Our aim is to organize and promote social, sporting, cultural and recreational programs and activities in order to encourage a spirit of community within the West Rouge area and to ensure an equal opportunity exists for all residents to participate in all programs and events.

SPECIAL 50^TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

We wanted to do something special to mark the 50^th year of West Rouge Sports and Recreation Association. So we will. We are inviting any of the Board members from the past 50 years to contact us and participate in the celebration.

And we could not think of a better time to celebrate our 50^th Anniversary than at our Annual Family Day. The event has grown since its founder, retired Board member Don Burnet, first dreamed of the idea almost two decades ago and partnered Sports and Rec. with the Parks and Recreation staff to make it happen.

Our Annual Family Day is always a huge success with crowds estimated to be over 3000 people each year.

The 2010 Family Day will be held on Saturday, September 11, 10 am to 3 pm, at the West Rouge Community Centre, 270 Rouge Hills Drive.

Please mark your calendar and join us for all the fun of Family Day and to help us celebrate our 50^th Anniversary year.

Youth Dances- Under the leadership Lynn Sheppard, Nancy Kish and Susan Crawford, the extremely successful dances continue to be attended by 450 Grades 5 to 8 students.

Summer concert- We continue to sponsor one of the 3 very popular free summer concerts. Once again Sports and Rec. will sponsor entertainment by Peter Occhipinti on Sunday, July 11 at the Port Union Community Centre. Special thanks to Barbara Broadley for her help partnering with the Centennial Community Association and Port Union Seniors to make the Concert Series a success.

October 24- A “Free” Halloween party for all Rouge tykes 6 and under at the West Rouge Community Centre from 2-4 PM. For information contact Lynda at 416 282-7916, lyndahansen at primus.ca (repleace the " at " with "@" before sending the e-mail).

January 22, 2011 – Yuk-Yuk’s Comedy. What more can we say? Yuk Yuk’s send along their brightest and best and we provide the food and atmosphere. Come out for the fun.

Scholarships and Sports Support- We use the proceeds from the Youth Dances, Yuk Yuk’s Night and New Years Eve Dinner to fund Family Day but we also provide support throughout the community. In the last year we have provided scholarships and sponsored awards to music students and athletes at Mowat Collegiate.

In addition, we have sponsored teams for Toronto Stars Girls Field Lacrosse, West Hill Baseball, West Hill Hockey and West Rouge Soccer.

Sports and Rec. also contributes financially to Winterfest and The Waterfront Festival.

Our Board of Volunteers

Current West Rouge Sports and Rec. Board members are: Barbara Broadley, Tammy Browes-Bugden, Martin Bugden, Laurie Cobbett, Susan Crawford Darlene Cross, Brent Duguid, Lynda Hansen, Nancy Kish, Debbie Kravis, Peter Ratsch and Lynn Sheppard.

We are always seeking out fresh ideas. If you would like to join our Board or have any suggestions for events, please contact any Board member.

Please visit our web page at www.sportsandrec.ca.

Watch our sign on Lawrence Avenue at Port Union for information and event news.

The West Rouge Sports and Recreation Association is proud of our continued contribution to our community.