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16 economist sunsuntribune sports saturday dec 6 2003 or local hockey leaders behindthescenes workers to be honoured for contributions to the game the men and woman who make minor hockey work in canada could soon be cast into the spotlight ip hockey canada is teaming up with rbc financial group hockey commentator ron maclean and the hockey hall of fame in the rbc local hockey leaders program this program recognizes and rewards those behindthescenes individuals who work to support grassroots hockey while helping young athletes realize iheir potential we are looking for the tireless volunteers who go beyond the normal call of duty and inspire others through their dedication and actions maclean said these leaders may coach teams shovel outdoor rinks organize fundraising cam paigns or teach hockey and life skills the things that make hockey such an important and accessible part of community life in canada regional winners to be selected thirteen regional winners will receive 5000 towards a registered charityhockey cause in their community recognition m the hockey hall of fame and a signed team canada jersey v maclean will present one national winner with 25000 to benefit a hockeyrelated cause in their community this person will be selected from 13 regional winners one from each of hockey canadas 13 branches look around your community and nominate the people who most deserve this award because without them hockey simply would not happen said ann louise vehovec senior vicepresident rbc financial group with the help of our partners at hockey canada the hockey hall of fame and the entire amateur hockey community we want to make sure these leaders are recognized for the role they play jj hockey is a way of life for millions of canadians involved as volunteers whether they are coaches players officials adminis- registration christmas show and sale elliot moose art prints signed books and toystoo andrea beck dec 11th 1 4th mckay art centre 197mainstunionville thurs 1 01 5 800 fri sat 1 01 5 500 sun 1 21 5 500 announcement mr philip h allan chairman of the board of directors of pickering college newmarket is pleased to announce the following board appointments ms jennifer mitchinson jennifer mitchinson has been a volunteer with pickering college for the past three years and has led the school in the development of its vision arid mission jennifer is a specialist in organizational development over the past 17 years she has gained a broad perspective on workplace issues through indepth consulting to business ownersceos human resource departments and leadership teams prior to starting mitchinson consulting in 1994 jennifer worked for nine years at seneca college consulting to business and industry in strategic planning management development adult education and training jennifer has served on the board of directors of markham board of trade and has also served on the york region district school board special education advisory committee ms mitchinson was elected to the corporation of pickering college in 2003 mr gerald w gerry smith gerry smith is president chief executive officer and a founder of changepoint corporation a software company headquartered in richmond hill ontario with offices throughout the united states and europe since founding changepoint in 1992 gerry has grown the business from 0 to 35 mm won the business of leading global companies such as microsoft and siemens and raised over 60 mm from venture capitalists and institutional funds prior to changepoint gerry was an environmental consultant at gore storrie limited a 450 person engineering practice headquartered in toronto he is a member of the young presidents association ypo and was honoured in 2003 as one of canadas top40 under 40tm gerry is a licensed professional engineer in the province of ontario mr smith was elected to the corporation of pickering college in 2003 pickering college is a coeducational nondenominational learning community with classes from junior kindergarten to grade 12 founded by the quakers in 1842 for more information visit wwwpickeringcollegeoncd pickering college 16945 bayview avenue newmarket 9058951700 v to advertise in this space please call 905 2942200 trators or parents hockey canada president bob nicholson added rbc is investing in canadian communi ties through this program and we are proud to be a part of recognizing some of the great people and volunteers at the minor hockey level panel picks winners a panel including maclean and hockey canada officials will select winners from nominations submitted on the program web site wwwrbchockeyleaderscom nominations will be accepted until midnight jan 10 forfurther information contact chris pepper at rbc financialgroup 4169742124 mcmullen races off to his goal gormley resident fifth in the fran am 2000 north american pro championship series dan mcmullen was hoping to con clude the fran am 2000 north american pro championship by earn ing a topfive finish in the overall series standings and when the racing series recently concluded in phoenix arizona the 20- yearold gormley resident achieved his goal occupying seventh in the overall standings entering the final weekend of competition which was comprised of three races mcmullen began his assault by driving off with a second- place finish in the 12th race of the 14- event series in the following race run under extremely windy conditions mcmullen qualified in sixth and was just six tenths of a second away from reaching the podium as he settled for fourth place with the top three places already locked up in the overall standings mcmullen entered the 14th and final race by qualifying sixth mcmullen had a good start and manoeuvered into third place by races end that enabled mcmullen to accumu late enough points to vault him into fifth place in the final standings further information on mcmullen and the fran am series is on his website wwwdanmcmullencom and atatts website wwwatlcom in the get in the game 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