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Subject: CAAWS' 2009 WISE FUND NEWSRELEASE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephanie Sutton (416) 426-7150 ssutton(at)softballontario.ca DATE: November26, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAAWS' 2009 WISEFUND NORTHYORK, ONTARIO- Softball Ontario is pleased to distribute information to femalesoftball enthusiasts across Ontario about the Canadian Association for theAdvancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) WISEFund. TheWISE Fund was created to help sponsor female sport initiatives and assistmembers of the sport community in Canada. Since 2004, CAAWS has supported 56individuals and organizations through this Fund, dispersing over $48,000 tomembers of the sport community. For 2009 CAAWS will provide twelve (12)grants in the amount of $900 each to girls and women and/or organizationsoffering sport programs targeted to girls and women who meet the grantcriteria. To be eligible for a WISE Fundgrant, applicants must meet the following criteria and fit into one of the twocategories: Category: Coach/Official/Sport Administrator are a female coach,official, sport administrator, instructor, volunteer, teacher who isinteracting with girls and women in a sport AND/OR; have NCCPcoaching certification or are in the process of completing it AND/OR; have an affiliation with a provincial sport organization SoftballOntario/Provincial Womens Softball or national sport organization SoftballCanada or a multi-sport organization (example: CoachingAssociation of Canada) or work/volunteer for a club/team who is a memberof one previously mentioned Category: Organization are representing a club orteam that has an affiliation with a provincial or national sport organizationSoftball Ontario, Provincial WomensSoftball Association/Softball Canada AND/OR; are applying onbehalf of a provincial sport organization Softball Ontario/Provincial WomensSoftball or national sport organization Softball Canadaor multi-sport organization (example: CoachingAssociation of Canada) who has a partnership affiliation indirectly ordirectly with Sport Canada AND/OR; are a community-based orschool sports group (such as a club or team) AND/OR; are planningto use the WISE Fund grant for an initiative (new or existing) intended toprovide opportunities for girls and women to participate insport and/or intended to promote sport to girls and women Grant monies can be used forequipment, league/team fees, promotion/marketing of a program/event that istargeted to girls and women, professional development or professionalcertification, a clinic or skills day, etc. The WISE Fund is not intended tohelp offset costs related to post-secondary education, such as tuition fees,housing costs, etc. Due to restrictions on the funding received from SportCanada, the WISE Fund is also not intended to support physical activityprojects and recreational initiatives.CAAWS has set the following deadlines for selectingshort-listed candidates and for the announcement of the winners. The followingdeadlines will be in effect for the 2009 version of the WISE Fund: November21, 2008 to December 12, 2008 - CAAWS acceptsapplications for the 2009 version of the WISE Fund. December13, 2008 to January 9, 2009 CAAWS reviewsapplications and notifies short-listed candidates that they have moved intothe next round of the selection process. If applicants have not heard fromCAAWS by January 9th, most likely the application has not been short-listed. January 9, 2009 to January 30, 2009 Short-listed candidates provide additional application information to CAAWS;WISE Fund selection committee reviews applications and selects winners. February13, 2009 CAAWS announces 2009 WISE FundRecipients For more informationabout CAAWS Wise Fund, please contact Krista Beniot via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or by telephone613-562-5667. Softball Ontarios role is topromote and develop the sport of Softball for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs and services at all levels ofcompetition. Softball Ontario administersthe following program to all softball associations in Ontario: Umpire Program;Coaching and Athlete Development Program, Scorekeeping Program, ParticipationProgram, Communication/Promotion and Resources. If you have anyquestions about Softball Ontarios programs, please contact Stephanie Sutton via email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or416-426-7150. Softball Ontario isthe governing body for the sport of softball in Ontario. Our goal is topromote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes, officials andvolunteers by providing programs and services at all levels ofcompetitions. Al's Fastball News *Email: fastball(at)pmihrm.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEWS-1: http://www.AlsFastball.com/ NEWS-2: http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball VIA http://www.webbox.com
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