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2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection Contents 2 Organization Description ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Board of Directors ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Non-Voting Members .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 2020 Strategic Plan ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 A Year in Review .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Events...................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Alberta North Sport Conference ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards ...................................................................................................................... 8 Try-It Day ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Men’s & Master Men’s Fast Pitch Championships ........................................................................................................... 10 World Junior A Challenge .................................................................................................................................................. 11 Organization Re-Brand ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Analytics ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Website ............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Social Media ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Facebook ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Twitter ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 E-Newsletter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Tradeshow & Presentations .............................................................................................................................................. 16 2019 Connections ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Sport Organizations ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 Regional Municipalities ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 STEAM 2.0 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Community Supporters ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 Thank You! ............................................................................................................................................................................ 21 2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection 3 Organization Description The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection (GPRSC) is a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization representing and serving the sport community. We serve as a collective voice for sport in our region, striving for quality sport experiences for all. VISION To have a participant centered sport delivery system that provides a quality sport experience to all. MISSION Our goal is to influence and support the growth and enhancement of sport in the Grande Prairie Region. We do this by: • Promoting sport in Grande Prairie and Area • Facilitating increased access to education and training for athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers • Increasing communication lines between sport organizations enabling them to collaborate and reduce redundancies • Supporting individuals or organizations in hosting or bidding for sport events • Recognizing coaches, athletes, volunteers, and corporate contributors to sport in our region • Providing a vehicle for discussion and information sharing • Supporting the Grande Prairie Regional Recreation Committee in implementing the Joint Recreation Master Plan 2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection 4 2019 Board of Directors 2019 Board of Directors Leigh Goldie Jodi Minton Lindsey McNeil Melanie Bell-Fournier Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Eunice Friesen Linda Waddy Holt Humphrey Garett Richardson Melissa Renfree City of Grande Prairie County of Grande Prairie Director Director Director Councillor Councillor Christine Rawlins Katie Biberdorf Krista Schuett Kenneth Hilderbrand County of Grande Prairie: City of Grande Prairie: GPRRC Coordinator: Town of Sexsmith Councillor: Director Non-Voting Director Non-Voting Director Non-Voting Director Non-Voting Staff New Position, Events & Partnership Assistant We added a new member to the team in 2019. Our search for a person that was passionate about event management, partnership development and community sport took us to Paige Grasby. Paige has been a strong addition to the team Karna Germsheid Jolaina Hahn Paige Grasby and has helped us significantly increase our Executive Director Administrative Assistant Events & Partnership capacity for event hosting & supporting, Assistant sponsorship procurement and stewardship and sport promotion! 2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection 5 2020 Strategic Direction COMMUNITY SERVICE • Build and maintain an extensive • Foster strong connections with database of sport organizations, municipalities, school districts and facilities, stakeholders, and other vested stake holders parties • Add full time partnership and events • Support sport orgs to attract and host more events position • Redesign and maintain engaging • Host Sport Excellence Awards website that acts as an all in one access • Host 2 annual Try it Days for sport groups & resources • Assist LSOs with grants and • Develop, maintain, and market funding sponsorships resources for athletes, coaches, and teams EDUCATION ADVOCACY • Increase awareness of sport and • Regularly update regional councils recreation opportunities in the on sport related community region interests • Lead organization in hosting Sport • Share sport trends and data with the community Leadership Conference • Advocate benefits of multi-sport • Develop & host information session and workshops • Collect STEAM info for regional • Continue to provide education events and resources on sport safety • Support GPRRC in implementing the Join Recreation Master Plan 2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection 6 10 2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection 7 The Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection hosted the first Alberta North Sport Conference. The conference brought together a team of professionals offering sessions addressing anxiety and sport performance, LGBTQI2S in sport, grassroots sport sponsorship, sport nutrition and more to help sport volunteers, coaches, parents, and teachers to better support their athletes and create a safe, healthy and fun sporting environment. 11 Sponsors 65+ Attendees 9 Educational Representing 40 Different Sessions Organizations • Jennifer Sygo • Hamish Black • Wayne McNeil • Ron Thomson • Brent Barootes • Matt Bain • LJ Bartle • James Philips • Kristopher Wells • Jodi Minton Including: 10 Speakers 2019 Annual Report – Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection 8 The Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards is an annual celebration that recognizes and celebrate volunteers, athletes, coaches, and officials in Northwestern Alberta. Attendee Breakdown Sports Represented: 1% • Hockey • Bouldering • Volleyball • Rock Climbing 12% • Beach Volleyball • Track & Field • Soccer • Swimming • Football • MMA • Gymnastics • Jiu-Jitsu • Trampoline & • Basketball Tumbling • Judo • Cheerleading • Rugby • Pistol Shooting • Racquetball 87% • Kayaking • Snowboarding Total: 21 Total Attendees: 300 Sport Groups Community Sponsor/Media Award Categories: