Just For The Fun Of It

Last night one of the 47 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards recognition events that will be held this year around the province took place in Kingston and we were fortunate enough to have eight of our league volunteers recognized with awards for their various lengths of service. Each year the province allows organizations to nominate up to six adults and three youth volunteers for recognition, and this year our youth volunteers were Taylor Young and Megan Major-Thompson, and our adult volunteers were Matt Charlton, Paul Medeiros, Stephanie Charlton, Louise Frink, Laurie Leeman and Mary Willing. In total at the event volunteers were recognized for 1177 years of volunteering and our group represented 58 of those years. Our thanks to the province for holding these events to recognize the impact that volunteers have on the communities in Ontario, and our congratulations to our volunteers and their families for making such a positive impact to the children in our league.

I have found myself thinking constantly the last two days about the Humboldt Broncos players and their families, as well as the people that know and love them. They were a team in the true sense of the word, and the reaction of the sports community everywhere in Canada and beyond our borders shows that they were part of so much more than that. They are part of the extended family that includes every player, coach, team official, referee, parent and fan that has ever climbed aboard a bus, whether it was a highway coach or a yellow racer school bus, a van, a car or a taxi and set out from home to participate in a sporting event. Regardless of which sport any of us have been involved in, thousands of the groups listed above have been on the road and in the air every week pursuing a dream or simply doing what they love to do ever since our games have been played. It is this common pursuit that binds us all and makes this tragedy so much more personal for those involved in sports. My condolences to the families of those that are gone, and my hope for a speedy recovery for those in hospital. For everyone travelling for sports, you now have extra guardian angels watching over you that were taken far too soon. RB

Date: Friday June 22, 2018.

Place: Glen Lawrence Golf Club, 2022 HWY 2

This fund raising event for the basketball league is an 8 am shotgun start.

The cost is $100 per player, and includes a shared cart, green fees, full course chicken dinner and a prize table.

To register please contact Rick Hollywood at 613-539-6765 , rhollywood29@gmail.com, or Pat Adams at 613-770-2265, padams66@hotmail.com.

ALL TEAMS MUST BE CONFIRMED BY JUNE 15, 2018.

Cheques made payable to the Pete Petersen Basketball League. etransfers can be sent to h_hollywood@live.com (password: basketball)

Attention procrastinators! You have until 10 am tomorrow, GAMEDAY Friday March 16 to purchase your discount tickets for the Kingston Frontenacs game Friday night using the link below. We have been offered discounted tickets for the Kingston Frontenacs regular season finale and the tickets are $15 and can be ordered on line only at this price. We will get $2 back from every ticket sold. If you didn’t travel on the March Break this is a great way to finish the week and see some exciting hockey as the Frontenacs get ready for the playoffs.
Here is the link
https://frontenacs.isportstix.com/order/group/PPBBALLMAR16/

We have been offered discounted tickets for the Kingston Frontenacs regular season finale next Friday night (March 16). For every $15 ticket sold through the link on line below, $2 will come back to the league. Whether you are finishing up the March Break or warming up for St. Patrick’s day, this should be an exciting game. Here is the link:

https://frontenacs.isportstix.com/order/group/PPBBALLMAR16/

Today is International Women’s Day and we thought it fitting that we feature on our Facebook page some of our volunteers that not only make a significant contribution to the league, but that also serve as role models for all of the players in our program – both boys and girls. Thank you for what you do for the children in our community. You are making a difference in the lives of all who know you. Be proud of that every day – not just today. Be sure to scroll through the photos of some of the many female volunteers that have made a difference in our program.

Here is the information for the St. Lawrence College Small Ball initiative that teaches basketball skills Tuesday nights from 5-6:30 pm starting April 3 and running until May 29. It is open to boys and girls 8-13 and registration is now open.

Holy Cross Secondary school will again be running summer basketball camps open to boys and girls in grades 3-8 on the following dates:
July 9-13 and August 13-17
Cost for the camp is $190 per week.
Contact Kelly Dixon hcseniorgirlsbball@gmail.com or Robin Dzierniejko dzierobi@alcdsb.on.ca for more details on how to register

This summer St. Lawrence College will once again be running basketball camps on the following dates.

July 9-13 for boys and girls in grades 3-7, and July 16-20 for boys and girls in grades 8-12.

Registration is now open and how to register is on the poster above.