Growth of Gymnastics in B.C.

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Gymnastics BC members 46,360 for 2013-14.

About the cover Justine Diersch, Joyce Percey and Tom Diersch volunteered for the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships. Along with 400 others, they helped stage one of the most successful international events held in B.C.

Gymnastics BC is a proactive voice for Our values fair play and adherence to the spirit of the gymnastics and a provider of quality Excellence - We conduct our activities at rules. programs and services to its membership. the highest possible standards. Professional - We establish and pursue Leadership - We are recognized as an educational opportunities that will allow Our mission Positive and diverse organizational leader within the British our gymnastics community to grow and gymnastics experiences for province wide Columbia sport community and Canadian prosper. participation at all levels. gymnastics community. People - We recognize, support and Our vision A province leader in the Transparency - We disclose information, celebrate the contributions and successes delivery of quality foundational and high opportunities and decisions in a clear, of our athletes, coaches, officials, performance programs and services that open and accessible manner. volunteers, club members and staff. foster lifelong sport participation. Ethical - We ensure a safe environment for all gymnastics participants, encourage Gymnastics BC – This is ALL ABOUT YOU!

Gymnastics BC has a long history of continuous to all gymnastics and related evolution and strategic decision making by its activities. board, staff and volunteer committees. The result, We heard you say that the we are viewed as a leader by the Province of B.C. in membership structure is overly B.C.’s sport system and by Gymnastics within the complex and not user friendly. Canadian gymnastics community. The Response: Streamline the We are enormously proud of the work of our athletes, membership and registration coaches, judges, volunteers and staff! We have experienced process by simplifying successes from Gymnastics For All participation and events reporting, tracking and right through to the highest levels of competitive endeavours! accounting; make it easy How do we know this? This past April, Gymnastics BC’s to understand membership fees; provide a universal volunteers and staff hosted one of the most successful Pacific membership and have ongoing annual membership. Rim Championships ever held in Canada! We have a lot to We heard you say that there is a serious problem with celebrate and we have great people doing great things in the supply of certified and qualified coaches, judges and gymnastics! volunteers. So, what is next? The Response: Champion education and certification Recently, we heard our members thoughts about several initiatives that support building a strong foundation by areas and we listened. We have taken our members simplifying the existing system for coaches and judges; feedback to heart and responded! Our call to action is loud create B.C. specific coach training/certification programs; and clear! create innovative B.C. education programs; address We believe that “Gymnastics BC is committed to building the coaching, judging and volunteer needs; remove strong foundations that support gymnastics club success and geography as a barrier to education and certification and meaningful participation by all!” We are also “club focused arm clubs with a roadmap for success (best practices, risk and value transparency, simplicity and integrity!” management, governance, business operations etc) With this in mind, Gymnastics BC undertook a new strategic We heard you say that communication between the office planning process. And it is unlike any previous plans! There and our members is not meeting your needs. were numerous opportunities for members to take part and The Response: Provide access to information through be heard. The result was a two-day board and staff retreat communication strategies that meet the needs of member where we worked on a plan. It’s goal, a plan that is truly clubs by clarifying the roles and responsibilities of responsive to member needs and leads our association staff, board and committees; host regularly scheduled forward! We are a member services organization and this is opportunities for feedback and engagement; implement and YOUR PLAN! communicate a comprehensive public multi-year calendar; What is different? provide timely and meaningful information and increase the lead time on communication to members; clearly This plan is in direct response to the feedback and concerns communicate what GBC does; and communicate what we we have heard from our members! From the member know as soon as we know it. feedback we arrived at six strategic priorities: We heard you say that there is a need for enhanced We heard you say that the current insurance program is marketing and sponsorship opportunities and a disconnect complex, convoluted and does not meet member needs. between “Play Gymnastics” and recreational programs! The Response: Provide insurance programs that work, are The Response: Create a long term strategy that positively simple to understand and give comprehensive coverage influences the general public’s perception of gymnastics; 3 revisit “Play Gymnastics”; promote developmental continue. Following presentation of this new strategic plan (recreational) gymnastics; promote gymnastics coaching as at our AGM the staff will begin implementing the PLAN! a profession; develop a sponsorship strategy that supports They will take its priorities and focus areas to create the fully gymnastics province wide; advocate on behalf of members developed detailed operational plan. This plan will detail the to partners, stakeholders and funders (such as Gymnastics timelines and steps that will make the strategic plan come Canada and the provincial government) and celebrate our to life and be delivered. This will be no small task! Our successes! board will provide guidance and approval where needed. Our committees will provide their input and direction where We heard you say that clubs do not clearly understand the needed! roles and functions of the board, the staff and the committees of Gymnastics BC. The PLAN will evolve year to year based on member feedback and expressed needs! This is YOUR PLAN and we The Response: Provide clarity and transparency around the are all committed to making it work for our members! GBC structure and functions by communicating to clubs the roles and functions of the board, staff and committees; re- Respectfully, examine the board and zone composition and structure to ensure meaningful representation; proactively involve club members to share their insights, experiences and concerns

Our work has just begun! Twyla Ryan We are calling this a process because the evolution will President of the Board of Directors

What a year!! process was launched and is Wow, the 2013-2014 year seems to have flown by and as the foundation for Gymnastics I look back at everything that took place, I can’t help but BC’s new strategic plan. smile! Clubs were given numerous opportunities to provide their I continue to be impressed by the dedication, commitment feedback on Gymnastics BC’s and passion that binds our great community together. operations. The result is the Gymnastics BC’s strength is without a doubt our members new 2015 – 2019 Gymnastics and their love for gymnastics. BC strategic plan that will This was evident in everything we undertook in 2013-14. pave a very clear path for the From the GBC Congress in Vancouver, to the 2014 BC organization. It responds directly to the club feedback and Gymnaestrada in Vancouver, the annual GBC Awards in will guide the future for both Gymnastics BC and the sport of Burnaby and the GBC Championships in Kamloops and gymnastics in B.C. for many years to come! Abbotsford gymnastics in BC shone brightly. It was certainly an exciting and action packed year and And for the first time since 2004, international gymnastics we’re poised for many more great and exciting times as returned to B.C. as we hosted the 2014 Pacific Rim we move forward. Together, we will lead gymnastics in BC Gymnastics Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval, towards greater strength and years of successes. Our amazing team of more than 400 volunteers welcomed Thank you for your support and commitment to the over 550 athletes and delegates from 16 countries, gymnastics community in B.C. I am very fortunate to be able attracting 7,000 spectators and over 55,000 views on to work with such dedicated and passionate people! the webcast. The event organizing committee volunteered Sincerely, thousands of hours to pull off an unbelievably successful event. So successful, that many participants called it the best international gymnastics competition hosted in Canada! We quickly took the energy from the Pacific Rim Brian Forrester Championships and began another very important initiative. CEO In May 2014 a comprehensive organizational review 4 Financial highlights

Fiscal responsibility and strong fiscal The charts below illustrate and give an overview of management remain top operational priorities how GBC’s operational funds were both generated for Gymnastics BC. Following the success of the 2014 and dispersed this past year. Detailed audited financial Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, Gymnastics BC information can be found in the Audited Financial achieved a positive year-end surplus position of $79,959 Statements prepared and provided by Wolrige Mahon. at June 30, 2014. Programs remain strongly supported and positioned Revenues have increased by approximately $789,000 for ongoing success thanks to the development and to $2.49M, through a combination of Pacific Rim management by staff of yearly budgets and close Championships revenue ($676,000) and increased monitoring of revenues and expenditures. The Gymnastics membership, technical programming and resource sales BC Finance Committee and Board of Directors continue to activity. carefully monitor financial progress through regular reports, The resulting surplus has put Gymnastics BC in a position to meetings and evaluations. make important and timely investments in both membership Moving forward, the financial operations of the services and coaching education development that respond organization will remain a foundational priority and will directly to the needs of members during the 2014-2015 enable a strong focus on the continued support, growth, fiscal year. development and progression of gymnastics in B.C.

Sponsorship/Fundraising (0%, $2k) Revenue Other Income (5%, $131k)

Membership Fees (32%, $809k)

Public Funding (19%, $482k)

Programs (12%, $297k)

Events (32%, $778k)

Administration (7%, $174k) Expenses Salaries (19%, $450k)

Membership Services (16%, $392k)

Programs (28%, $678k)

Events (30%, $732k)

5 PLAY: Gymnastics For All

The Gymnastics For All Committee continues to KCM was promoted at the BCTF New Teacher’s invest in recreational coaches. The summer retreat in Conference; the Douglas College PE teachers conference; Kamloops and the winter retreat in Maple Ridge featured and the Surrey Teachers Association Conference. workshops and discussion on recreational programming The Pacific Sport regional centres were very active in KCM areas such as coaching, special needs, recreational promotion. This was also the first year that Action Schools events, Interclub, school programming, and other club delivered their ‘movement sentences’ program, which programming. The retreats also provided coaches with the is based on KCM. This program was delivered at 10 opportunity to connect with other coaches and coordinators workshops and conferences throughout the year. from other clubs to share ideas and resources. There were two instructor training sessions held: one in The 2013 GBC Congress in Vancouver featured a coaches August 2013 in Vancouver and the other in Delta in June ‘bootcamp’ targeted to CITs and beginner coaches. The day 2014. covered lesson planning; class organization; progressions; The ACRiX program was delivered at a school in Coquitlam error correction and detection; and spotting. The workshop this past year in partnership with Tri City Movement and was well attended with close to 30 coaches participating. Club Aviva. Participant, parent, and community feedback was very positive. Quality programming offers a wide variety of There was a review of the Interclub program held at the opportunities for participation in recreational summer retreat. Changes for the 2013-14 season included gymnastics. an age adjustment for the performance plus category, as Kids CanMove (KCM) programming was delivered in over well as revisions to the scoring chart to place a greater 70 schools. There were also over 160 classes that visited a importance on the execution score. gymnastics club for a field trip.

Gymnastics BC hosts fun and meaningful opportunities for B.C.’s recreational gymnasts. Nineteen clubs took part in the 2014 BC Gymnaestrada in Vancouver hosted by Britannia Gymnastics Club in May with the theme: ‘Musicals – East Side Story.’ Close to 500 participants took part in workshops including afro and cuban dance, marimba, drumming, circus theatre, yoga, tumbling and sport aerobics. The weekend was highlighted by two performance shows for family, friends and the community. New for 2014 were an athlete and coach socials, extended workshop lengths, the return of the mass routine and an exciting opening ceremony.

6 PERFORM: Competitive gymnastics

Gymnastics was once again identified as a potential podium success and therefore one of the sports part of the Integrated Performance Gymnastics BC took a different approach to event System (IPS). With funding and support from the planning this year, giving the host clubs more ViaSport and Canadian Sport Institute (CSI), the IPS control over the GBC Championships. GBC created program assists coaches and athletes in their preparation an event guide, providing the host club with full details of to win medals for B.C. and Canada. how to run GBC events. Feedback from the organizing Targeted athletes have now been working for three to committees regarding the new format was very positive. The four years with the same group of approximately 10 guide was helpful and GBC was still available for support practitioners. The Integrated Support Team (IST) includes when required. physios, dieticians, mental trainers and strength and The 2014 BC Championships were conditioning specialists and any other expert as needed. hosted by Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre in Services provided by the experts to the targeted athletes conjunction with Wild West Fest in March. The event was a include functional assessments and group and individual great success with over 600 registrants. consults in nutrition and mental training. Non targeted The 2014 Trampoline Gymnastics BC Championships were athletes can attend (upon request and approval) for a hosted by Flip City Gymnastics in conjunction with the Flip nominal fee. Coaches can also benefit from professional City Invitational in Abbotsford. This event was once again a development sessions where specific topics are discussed great success. with the IST: gymnastics specific strength and conditioning seminars, athlete functional assessments reviews, etc.

GBC’s gymnasts around the world

DTB Stuttgard World Cup Briannah Tsang (Flicka) Toyota Cup (MAG) Zachary Clay (Twisters): (WAG) Robert Watson (Twisters): Ken Ikeda (Twisters) Elite Gym Massilia (WAG) Shallon Olsen (Omega) Steven Chaplin (Twisters) FISU Games (MAG) Joshua Stuart (Richmond): University of Calgary Cup Scott Morgan Flicka) Mexico Open (MAG) Joshua Stuart (Richmond) (MAG) Zachary Clay (Twisters) Robert Watson (Twisters) Junior Pan Am Championships Ben Blais (Shasta) Ken Ikeda (Twisters) (TG) Kyle Carragher (TAG/Shasta) World Age Group Competition Douglas Armstrong (Flip City) Pacific Rim Championships Scott Morgan (Flicka) (TG) Trevor Stirling (Okanagan) (MAG, WAG, TG) Aaron Mah (Phoenix) Jared Khalifa (TAG) Shallon Olsen (Omega) Kyle Carragher (TAG/Shasta) Ben Blais (Shasta) Danielle Gruber (DEKA) Pan American Senior Briannah Tsang (Flicka) Emma Tucker (DEKA) Championships Rachel Stone (DEKA) Stanford International (MAG) Scott Morgan (Flicka) World Championships (MAG) Scott Morgan (Flicka): 8th FX Zachary Clay (Twisters) Ken Ikeda (Twisters) Robert Watson (Twisters) World Championships (TG) Samantha Smith (Okanagan) Ken Ikeda (Twisters) Tamara O’Brien (TAG) Joshua Stuart (Richmond) Scott Nabata (Kamloops) World Cup - Denmark (TG) Samantha Smith (Okanagan) Devy Dyson (Richmond) World Cup - Portugal (TG) Samantha Smith (Okanagan) Steven Chaplin (Twisters) 7 Women’s artistic gymnastics

There were just over 1,400 competitive female Shallon Olsen (Omega) and Briannah gymnastics in 2014. This is a 10 percent decrease Tsang (Flicka) both competed over 2013 which may be due to incorrect reporting in internationally. 2013 which showed some of the biggest gains in recent Tsang was on the World Cup GYMSTART history or that 2013 was a particularly good circuit, while Olsen medalled at the Junior Pan year for young athletes to take interest in pre-competitive. America Games and Pacific Rim Championships. For 2014, the gains appear to have reverted to more At Elite Canada, ten athletes from three clubs normal levels. It is interesting to note that quite a few athletes qualified for the HP senior, junior and novice decided to remain in P4 and our National levels are filling categories. from P5 and CPN which have steady interest.

By the numbers Gymnasts 2014 2013

2,000 GYMSTART 239 342 KIP 46 79

1,500 CPP - Level 1 441 471 CPP - Level 2 336 331

1,000 CPP - Level 3 150 157 CPP - Level 4 83 69

500 CPP - Level 5 43 53 Pre-Novice 28 30

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 National / HP 52 51 TOTAL 1,418 1,583

Team BC events including the Yokohama Festival in Japan and members on Team BC the National Stream Cup Quebec. for the 2014 Western Kamloops hosted a successful Gymnastics BC Championships. Canadian Gymnastics All zones had great participation. Championships. Another 49 20 competed in the While there was minimal changes to the CPP Western Invitational and GYMSTART, the end of the season brought significant change. At the WAG AGM in April, the membership voted in favour of adopting USAG’s Junior Team BC won 10 medals at the Canadian Olympic program for the provincial levels beginning next Championships, led by Olsen with five medals. season. The selection process was revamped in 2014 to attempt Following significant changes the previous year, there were to send stronger teams. The system emphasizes individual minimal updates and addendums to the FIG Code of Points. athletes with the strong apparatus contributions. In The Integrated Support Team camps have been directed addition to more medals, this system may encourage towards sport science and have been well received by the more athletes to compete longer and for younger athletes clubs. to join Team BC. Athletes gained valuable experiences at partially funded

8 Men’s artistic gymnastics

Scott Morgan (Flicka) made history There were 270 competitive male gymnasts at the 2013 World Championships. from 23 clubs registered in 2014. This is a His outstanding exercise routine nine percent decrease over 2013. There is at least earned him a spot in the final and he one club in each of the eight zones with registered became the first Canadian to competitive male artistic gymnasts. do so. Team BC won 13 medals at the Canadian Championships, with Robert Watson Canada Games long list camp and the provincial kick-off (Twisters) winning the senior men’s title. Also camp. of note was Scott Morgan winning medals on the The annual Elite Camp was held in November in Langley. three events he competed and the novice men’s team There were 27 athletes taking part and ranging from Elite winning the bronze. 3 to Senior. The new Gymnastics Canada strength and For the Western Canadian Championships, 30 flexibility tests were introduced in preparation for Elite gymnasts qualified for Team BC, winning 44 Canada and the Canadian Championships. individual medals. They added four team medals. Langley was also the site of two Team BC preparation Twenty one B.C. gymnasts competed at Elite Canada, camps for Westerns and Canadians. This camp is winning 14 medals. mandatory for all Team BC members. In March, 151 gymnasts traveled Judging numbers continue to be a concern. to Kamloops for the Gymnastics BC There are currently 50 judges and while that number Championships. All eight regional zones were sounds adequate, many are coaches and athletes. These represented by at least one gymnast and four zones experienced judges are busy on the floor for the sessions produced all around champions. when the most experience is required. B.C.’s gymnasts and coaches benefited from B.C.’s seven FIG level judges are Hardy Fink, Jeff numerous training opportunities. In August, Thomson, John Carroll, Todd Sader, Michael Hood, Chris age group expert Hideo Mizoguchi presented at the Sheremeta and Jeff Sutherland. In addition there are three 2013 GBC Congress. He also lead two camps: the national level judges: Norm Rowe, Gord Robinson and Mike Hood. By the numbers

2014 2013 Provincial Level 1 106 127 Provincial Level 2 17 20 300 Provincial Level 3 58 62 250 Provincial Level 4 28 33

200 Provincial Level 5 4 17 National Open 11 9 150 Elite 3 & 4 22 8

100 Novice 5 2 HP Junior 6 7 50 HP Senior 13 11 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 TOTAL 270 296

9 Trampoline gymnastics

Competitive trampoline gymnastics participation continues to increase in B.C. There By the numbers was an increase of close to 27 percent this year with a 500 total of 461 gymnasts. The 2014 Trampoline Gymnastics BC Championships 400 featured over 250 competitors from 16 clubs. Athletes from North Peace Gymnastics (Fort St. John) competed for 300 the first time. 200 B.C. athletes continue to have strong results nationally and internationally. There were 11 100 B.C. gymnasts on the Canadian team; six junior and five senior. 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 At the 2014 Canadian Gymnastics Championships, Team BC’s 55 athletes won a total of 26 medals (10 gold, Gymnasts eight silver and eight bronze). There were 22 first time 2014 2013 gymnasts and tiered funding was awarded to the top 36 10 & under Trampoline 30 22 gymnasts. DMT 28 21 B.C. hosted the 2013 Western Canada Cup in Port Moody with 10 clubs and Team BC’s nine-members. Tumbling 0 12 The technical committee is committed to growth Provincial male Trampoline 40 34 and success. The third annual trampoline retreat was DMT 34 30 held in October. Delegates from around the province Tumbling 10 11 joined in open discussions to express ideas and concerns Provincial female Trampoline 94 82 about the trampoline program. Among the challenges the committee is working on is how DMT 87 81 to attract athletes and coaches from outside the Lower Tumbling 57 39 Mainland to training camps and clinics. National / HP male Trampoline 20 20 Trampoline gymnastics is scheduled to join the Canada DMT 17 19 Winter Games in 2015. Work has been done in Tumbling 3 4 preparation for this new competitive opportunity for B.C.’s trampoline gymnasts. National / HP female Trampoline 21 20 The GCG competitive program was much easier DMT 16 19 to navigate this season. However, there are still Tumbling 4 5 challenges for scheduling at BC Provincial Cups and TOTAL 461 364 GBC Championships. The multitude of levels and age groups is resulting in low number in many categories and contributing to the time required to run a competition.

Double silver at the World Championships for B.C. gymnasts. Samantha Smith (Okanagan, left, centre) helped Canada to the team silver on trampoline in Sofia at the 2013 World Championships. Meanwhile, Tamara O’Brien (TAG, right, third from left) and her Canadian teammates won silver on DMT. 10 PROGRESS: Development and learning

GBC’s membership programs continued to evolve Gymnastics BC continue to offer learning this year. A simplified process for club membership opportunities for members. The 2013 Gymnastics BC reporting has resulted in improved on-time reporting and Congress was hosted by Vancouver Phoenix Gymnastics. significantly reduced club frustrations. This year’s event saw an increase in participation from last Invoices are now sent only from GBC’s accounting system. year. Participants took part in sessions for WAG, MAG, TG, This has simplified the process for clubs. GFA and business administration. DEKA Trampoline Ltd. joined GBC as a full member club.

Over 200 people attended the 2013 GBC Awards and Scholarship reception on October 26 in Burnaby. The event honoured GBC’s talented and dedicated athletes, coaches, judges, volunteers and members who make this association great. Among, the highlights were: • The Gymnastics BC Life Member award was presented to Sheila Mozes for her dedication to gymnastics in Canada, B.C. and Whistler. • Member of Distinction awards were presented to Vivien Symington (Club Aviva) and Chiyoko Ikeda (Twisters). Symington was recognized for her ground-breaking work with gymnastics for children with special needs. Ikeda was honoured for her lifelong commitment to recreational gymnastics. • In 2013, four scholarships in the amount of $500 were awarded to Christina Marr (Vancouver Phoenix), Scott Nabata (Kamloops) Poppy Quinlan (Shasta) and Trevor Stirling (Okanagan) • The silent auction raised $532 towards future scholarships. In other awards, Kyle Carragher (TAG, Shasta) was named as one of the three finalists for Junior Male Athlete of the Year for the 2014 Sport BC Athlete of the Year awards. Whistler Gymnastics was selected by Gymnastics Canada as the 2014 Ed Brougham Club of the Year for their commitment to outstanding programming and athlete development.

11 Coaching By the numbers

Courses Participants 2014 2013 2014 2013 Seventy-three NCCP coaching courses were run GF Intro 21 21 258 247 throughout the province during the 2013-14 fiscal GF Theory 17 12 190 144 year. This is an increase of six percent. Course attendance GF AG 14 12 137 149 was just under 800 participants; an increase of just over five GF TG 7 7 49 50 percent. GF ActiveStart 4 4 46 43 This year, Gymnastics BC had 1,090 registered coaches: 776 L2 MAG 1 1 14 9 recreational, 257 competitive and 57 Pre-CITs. L2 WAG 6 4 71 53 L2 WAG/MAG 0 0 0 0 Increase in the number of L2 TG 2 4 17 31 courses held in 2013-14 L3 WAG/MAG 0 1 0 19 over the previous year. 6% L3 TG 1 1 7 3 MED Module 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 73 67 789 748

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GF TG L2 TG 12 Communications and public relations

June 30, 2014 marked the conclusion • GBC’s communications were streamlined, resulting of Gymnastics BC’s first comprehensive in more awareness of GBC programs and events. communications plan. Some of the highlights from A new plan is ready to be launched to build on the work that plan were: from 2013-14. • 63 percent of survey respondents reported Social media played an even larger role in that in the past 12 months Gymnastics BC’s Gymnastics BC’s communications. Twitter and communications have improved. Less than six Facebook continued to grow , while Pinterest and percent felt that the communications had become Instagram were added. worse. By using a variety of methods to communicate with • Club use of the PLAY brand increased. Twenty-five members, Gymnastics BC’s communications are PLAY banners were ordered within one week. The enhanced. newsletter is also exceeding expectations with 563 GBC Facebook and Twitter: Facebook has 1,035 subscribers – 28 percent more than the goal of 400. followers, up from 843 in 2013; and Twitter rose to 930 Clubs are using the monthly articles to enhance their from 734 in 2013. own promotions of recreational gymnastics PLAY Facebook and Twitter: Facebook has 63 followers, • Evaluation of the new website reported that close to up from 39; and Twitter rose to 99 from 69. 83 percent of individuals were satisfied with its ease of navigation.

to the PLAY Gymnastics page views on the BC website. More than Gymnastics BC website 20k half of our online visitors with almost 100,000 were looking for a GBC visits. A new site was member club. 400k launched in October with enhanced capabilities visits and a new layout.

Gymnastics BC continued to promote and encourage participation in gymnastics. Some of the initiatives included the Canadian Gymnastics Week took place February 9-15. National initiatives included a Facebook photo contest, as well as downloadable posters, stickers, tattoos, wristbands, and zipper pulls for purchase. Provincial initiatives included a colouring contest and release of a ‘flash mob’ dance routine that could be used by all clubs. GBC also went into the community to offer information and “come try gymnastics” areas at the: • Pre-school Fair (Burnaby, February 2014) • Wellness Fair (Vancouver, February 2014) • Diversity Health Fair (Vancouver, March 2014) • Valley Fair Mall Health & Wellness Event (Maple Ridge, March 2014) • Pacific Rim Championships: (Richmond, April 2014). 13 Four hundred volunteers come together to make Pacific Rim a major success

The 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics More than 400 volunteers from The event has been called the Championships coincided with around B.C., Canada and even best international event held the National Volunteer Week. And from as far away as in Canada. And judging by the the timing couldn’t have been came together to make the event smiles seen around the venue we better. a huge success. couldn’t agree more!

THANK YOU!!!! 14 THANK YOU!!!! 15 Gymnastics BC team

Board of Directors Provincial Advisory Staff (As of June 30, 2014) Committee (As of June 30, 2014) (As of June 30, 2014) Twyla Ryan (1,3) Brian Forrester President TBA CEO Chair Dorothy Sitek (1) Andrée Montreuil Vice President Vivian Hughan Technical Director Zone 1 Director Ryan Finner (1) Sandra Lewis Director Finance Heather Ivantiz Communications Director Zone 2 Director Marc Crippen TBA WAG Technical Chair Ken Stewart Coaching Coordinator Zone 3 Director Michael Hood Aimee Kapil MAG Technical Chair Carlene Lewall Gymnastics For All Coordinator Zone 4 Director June Booth (3) Brittany Cawson TG Technical Chair Cari Wilson Membership and Events Coordinator Zone 5 Director Mary Morice (3) Chantelle Judd GFA Chair Heather Lapage Administrative Coordinator Zone 6 Director Andrea Donohoe (2,3) Gurdit Mann Director at Large Pam Allen Bookkeeper Zone 7 Director Su Bailey Nancy Beyer Director at Large Lucia Fendelet WAG Technical Coordinator Zone 8 Director TBA John Carroll Director at Large MAG Technical Coordinator

Board Committees Debbie McBoyle (1) Finance & Personnel Committee TG Technical Coordinator (2) Governance Committee (3) Awards Committee Richard Ikeda Provincial Coach

Gavin Leung Integrated Support Team Coordinator

Marc Crippen Equipment Coordinator

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