"DREAMS FOR TEAMS"
Hosted by Gary and Kay Anderson for 11 years
Sept 2015: An update for everyone regarding "Dreams for Teams". After 10 years of our "events" we are taking a break from event planning.
Our mission remains, so we ask everyone to help continue the financial support when you are looking to make a donation to support our community youth.
Canmore Collegiate High School is still in need of financial support for their athletic programs - feel free to send donations directly to them including a note to support Dreams for Teams, send your cheques made out to CCHS to: 1800 8th Avenue, Canmore, AB T1W 1Y2.
Gary and Kay Anderson will continue to provide the academic scholarships for the Top Male and Female Athletes of the Year at CCHS. Thank you to everyone for their support these past 10 years - we could not have achieved the results we did without all of our sponsors, donors, participants and volunteers!
Our mission remains, so we ask everyone to help continue the financial support when you are looking to make a donation to support our community youth.
Canmore Collegiate High School is still in need of financial support for their athletic programs - feel free to send donations directly to them including a note to support Dreams for Teams, send your cheques made out to CCHS to: 1800 8th Avenue, Canmore, AB T1W 1Y2.
Gary and Kay Anderson will continue to provide the academic scholarships for the Top Male and Female Athletes of the Year at CCHS. Thank you to everyone for their support these past 10 years - we could not have achieved the results we did without all of our sponsors, donors, participants and volunteers!
MISSION:
To make a positive difference in the lives of Bow Valley School Athletes, primarily through providing financial support, to assist them to become Leaders, Valuing Teamwork, and Achieving Athletic and Academic Excellence.
To make a positive difference in the lives of Bow Valley School Athletes, primarily through providing financial support, to assist them to become Leaders, Valuing Teamwork, and Achieving Athletic and Academic Excellence.
Darren Andersen, Jeff Howatt, CCHS Male Athlete of the Year 2016: Zach Waldbauer, and Gary Anderson.
Darren Andersen, Gary Anderson, CCHS Female Athlete of the Year 2016: Tillie Heighington, and Deb Sellers.
HISTORY AND WHO BENEFITS
From Golf to Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Curling, Badminton, Rugby, Soccer, Track and Cheerleading - for young men and women, we want to help reduce the expenses of the various school sports teams so that any youth can participate in the athletic programs in the Bow Valley. Schools that have participated in subsidized funding for their school athletic programs include Canmore Collegiate High School (CCHS), Lawrence Grassi Middle School (LGMS), and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy.
Every youth should have the opportunity to gain the benefits associated with being an active participant in team sports. Over $430,000.00 has been raised since our fundraising began in 2005!
Academic Scholarships: Our events have also established funding to provide Academic Scholarships to the Top Male and Females Athletes. Students that have received scholarships for post secondary education are from Canmore Collegiate High School and Banff Community High School. Scholarships awarded in 2016 to: CCHS Male Athlete of the Year, Zach Waldbauer , CCHS Female Athlete of the Year, Tillie Heighington. Each top athlete continues to receives a $500.00 Academic Scholarship directly from Gary and Kay Anderson.
Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota states 40 Developmental Assets that are building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up to be heathly, caring, and responsible. The average young person only experiences 18 of the 40 assets. We can significantly increase assets for our youth to achieve, through athletics. Some key ones are as follows:
*Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports at school
*Youth to receive support from three or more nonparent adults (ie athletic coaches)
*Both parents and teachers (teachers are their coaches) encourage the young person to do well
*Young person reports that "my life has a purpose"
*Young person is optimistic about his or her personal future
*Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently
*Young person's best friends model responsible behavior
*Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth
These are just some of the benefits to youth. If we invest in our youth, we all reap the rewards.
From Golf to Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Curling, Badminton, Rugby, Soccer, Track and Cheerleading - for young men and women, we want to help reduce the expenses of the various school sports teams so that any youth can participate in the athletic programs in the Bow Valley. Schools that have participated in subsidized funding for their school athletic programs include Canmore Collegiate High School (CCHS), Lawrence Grassi Middle School (LGMS), and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy.
Every youth should have the opportunity to gain the benefits associated with being an active participant in team sports. Over $430,000.00 has been raised since our fundraising began in 2005!
Academic Scholarships: Our events have also established funding to provide Academic Scholarships to the Top Male and Females Athletes. Students that have received scholarships for post secondary education are from Canmore Collegiate High School and Banff Community High School. Scholarships awarded in 2016 to: CCHS Male Athlete of the Year, Zach Waldbauer , CCHS Female Athlete of the Year, Tillie Heighington. Each top athlete continues to receives a $500.00 Academic Scholarship directly from Gary and Kay Anderson.
Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota states 40 Developmental Assets that are building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up to be heathly, caring, and responsible. The average young person only experiences 18 of the 40 assets. We can significantly increase assets for our youth to achieve, through athletics. Some key ones are as follows:
*Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports at school
*Youth to receive support from three or more nonparent adults (ie athletic coaches)
*Both parents and teachers (teachers are their coaches) encourage the young person to do well
*Young person reports that "my life has a purpose"
*Young person is optimistic about his or her personal future
*Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently
*Young person's best friends model responsible behavior
*Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth
These are just some of the benefits to youth. If we invest in our youth, we all reap the rewards.
Donor Opportunities
There is also a fantastic opportunity for everyone to support our mission statement by becoming a Donor of any of the categories listed at any time. Cheques should be made out to Canmore Collegiate High School, with a notation in the memo area reading stating Dreams for Teams. A cover letter should also be included noting if there is a specific team or category the donation is to be applied to, and the name of the company or individual who would like to be recognized for the donation. Local companies could even seek out support from their out of town vendors to widen our circle of donors. Cheques can be mailed directly to CCHS at 1800 8th Avenue, Canmore, AB T1W 1Y2. Any questions: email GAPerfectSeason@aol.com
$500 and under:
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$2,000.00 to $3,000.00:
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Partnership with KidSport, Bow Valley Chapter
"Dreams for Teams" is partnering with KidSport in the Bow Valley to help spread the word about the positive impact that KidSport is now making in our valley. KidSport helps remove the barriers to children playing organized sports by offering up to $500 per child (by application) to pay for the registration fees associated with organized sports. The main goal of the Gary Anderson Golf Tournament FORE Kids is to help significantly reduce the overall costs of organized sports within a school setting, and KidSport helps individual children get funding to pay the registration fees for participation in those sports. Our mutual goal is to get more kids playing organized sports and our efforts compliment each others programs! See their website for more information and ways to support their program: http://www.kidsport.ab.ca/index.php?page=bowvalley_home