Ticket Orders UBC Okanagan Athletics Valley First/UBC Okanagan The University of British Columbia provides students with more Online: visit goheat.ca/breakfast than a world-class education. Athletics Scholarship Mail: complete the order form below and return it to: UBC Okanagan − Athletics & Recreation Our varsity athletics program at UBC’s Okanagan campus features Breakfast GYM 106 − 3211 Athletics Court, Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7 nationally recognized coaches, outstanding facilities, and high- quality competitive opportunities. With membership in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (U Sport) (men’s and women’s basketball, FIRST NAME LAST NAME Friday, April 7, 2017 | COAST CAPRI HOTEL soccer and volleyball), the Canadian Collegiate Athletics' Associa- tion (CCAA) (men’s and women’s golf and cross-country running), Doors open 6:45 AM | Program 7:15–9:00 AM COMPANY and club competition for men’s and women’s rugby, UBC's Okana- gan campus is committed to post-secondary sport. MAILING ADDRESS Our goal is to attract high-achieving students with the athletic CITY PROVINCE POSTAL CODE ability required to be competitive at the national level. We recruit these students from within the Okanagan Valley, throughout PHONE EMAIL the province, and across the country. Our Athletics Scholarship Endowment helps us provide the financial assistance needed to I would like to reserve: attract and support these outstanding UBC student athletes. _______________ table(s) at $1,250 each Please choose one option: Creating the endowment 10 guests 8 guests + 2 student athletes* Exceptional athletics programs are built with the help of excep- * UBC will select the student athletes tional supporters. Being a UBC student athlete requires a substan- _______________ ticket(s) at $125 each tial commitment of time and effort throughout the entire academic year. UBC is dedicated to providing the financial support to ensure I cannot attend but would like to donate: our student athletes receive both a quality athletic and academic _______________ table(s) at $1,250 each experience. Through your contribution, you are helping to build _______________ ticket(s) at $125 each upon and improve this outstanding varsity athletics program. _______________ other Matching your donation Payment information (please indicate one): The University of British Columbia recognizes the value of varsity Visa MC Cheque (payable to: UBC) sport as a vital component of a university education and has demonstrated this recognition by offering to match the gift portion of all ticket sales for the Athletics Scholarship Breakfast. Our goal CARD NUMBER EXPIRY DATE is to build an endowment that will provide support for our student athletes today and for decades to come. NAME ON CARD SIGNATURE This endowment is a fast-growing component of our student athlete financial assistance program. To date, more than $750,000 I would like a donation receipt(s): has been raised from Breakfast proceeds. As a result, some $95/ticket (as per Canada Revenue Agency policy) $23,400 in awards is available this year to our student athletes. $950/table (as per Canada Revenue Agency policy) UBC would like to thank Valley First for their ongoing and gener- No tax receipt required ous support of our scholarship programs. 2017 marks Valley First’s twelfth year as title sponsor of this event. The tax receipt is: Business Personal FOR MORE INFORMATION: goheat.ca/breakfast or 250.807.9707 Student speaker Featured speaker MEGAN FESTIVAL DOUGLAS Women’s Volleyball, MITCHELL UBC Okanagan Heat CM, AOE, QC, LLD Former CFL Commissioner Megan Festival is a graduating fifth-year student from Calgary, A truly inspiring Canadian, Doug Alberta, completing her final year Mitchell has been a driving force in the Management program in our nation’s amateur and at UBCO. She joined the UBC professional sports and is a trans- Okanagan’s Women’s Volleyball formative leader in Canadian law, Team in 2012 and had the opportunity of playing two years business and volunteer organizations. alongside her older sister, Jillian Festival. Having only played in Born in Calgary, Alberta, Doug earned an arts degree at the CIS league, she has experienced the tremendous growth Colorado College before pursuing a law degree at UBC, where and success the Women’s Volleyball Team has accomplished in he played football with the Thunderbirds and later with the BC five short years. During her time at UBCO, Megan has been an Lions in the Canadian Football League. integral part of the volleyball team’s successes, most notably the program’s bronze medal finish at the 2016 CIS National Doug served as a memberof the National Hockey League’s Championship tournament last March. Megan’s enrolment Board of Governors representing the Calgary Flames from in UBCO’s Management program has provided her with the 1980 to 1984, and from 1984 to 1989 he served as CFL Com- opportunity to work with local businesses and participate in missioner. He is currently Chair of the Calgary Tourism Sports case competitions. In both the Third Year Management Live Authority, and played an important role in the reestablishment Case Competition and the John Molson Sports Marketing Case of the Olympic Hockey team for 1980 Winter Olympics. Competition, Megan and her teams were selected as finalists. Doug has served on several boards, including the Board of A leader in the classroom as well as on the volleyball court, she Directors of Calgary Olympic development for the 1988 has been recognized three times as being an Academic All- Olympics, the Board of the Canadian Olympic Foundation, and Canadian. Her final year will be spent exploring her interest the 2001 World Track and Field Championships in Edmonton. in Finance, serving as teaching assistant for a Management He currently chairs the board of ParticipACTION. IT class and battling for a gold medal at the CIS Women’s Doug's exceptional record of community service has garnered Volleyball Nationals. numerous honours, including membership in the Order of Canada and the Alberta Order of Excellence. He is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, the UBC Football Hall of Fame and the BC Football Hall of Fame, and a recipient of the Lester Pearson Award as an outstanding alumnus of the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union. Be a part of the legacy – order your tickets today! goheat.ca/breakfast.