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REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
Date:
October 3, 2005
Resolution #:
Report #: CSD-14-05
File#:
By-law #:
Subject:
Clarington Sports Hall of Fame Alumni Club
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report CSD -14- 05 be received for information.
Submitted by:
J eph P. Caruana
irector of Community Services
Reviewed bQ~
Franklin Wu \
Chief Administrative Officer
JPC/BT/SC
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOW MANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-5506
REPORT NO.: CSD-14-05 PAGE 2
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 The Clarington Sports Hall of Fame was initiated in 2003 and has become a
significant event in the local sporting community.
1.2 Over the last two years 66 Clarington athletes have been inducted into the Sports
Hall of Fame as Athletes, Builders or members of a Team.
2.0 COMMENTS
2.1 Inductees into the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame are honoured at the Annual
Induction Ceremony and plaques acknowledging their accomplishments are placed
on public display in the Hall of Fame at Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex.
The recipients have expressed how much they enjoyed their evening in the
spotlight and how proud they were to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. In many
cases, the evening provides the opportunity to renew friendships and exchange
anecdotes with team mates and fellow inductees that they have not seen for a
period of time.
2.2 The Hall of Fame Committee has been investigating opportunities to develop a
living legacy for our local sporting heroes which would build on the sense of pride
and accomplishment of the inductees. Last year, in partnership with the
Bowmanville Eagles Junior “A” Hockey Club, the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame
Weekend was initiated. Tickets for the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony were
honoured by the Eagles for free admission to the Eagles home games on the
Friday and Sunday of the weekend and the inductees were acknowledged at the
games.
2.3 This year, The Clarington Sports Hall of Fame Committee have instituted the
Clarington Sports Hall of Fame Alumni Club. All of the inductees from the previous
years will be invited to an Alumni reception sponsored by The Bowmanville Eagles
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at Garnet B Rickard Recreation Complex. on Friday October 21 prior to the
Eagles home game. Invitations will also be extended to the Charter Sponsors,
including the Mayor and Council, St Mary’s Cement and Ontario Power Generation.
Representatives of the Alumni will be involved in a ceremonial face off at the
hockey game and all of the alumni will be acknowledged. In addition, the Eagles
have purchased Hall of Fame hockey pucks for the weekend games which will
include the Clarington Sports Hall of Fame logo.
2.4 The Clarington Sports Hall of Fame Alumni Club will provide the opportunity for the
community to continue to acknowledge the significant accomplishments of the Hall
of Fame inductees and also provide the forum to nurture the camaraderie,
friendships and sense of pride of Clarington’s Sports Hall of Fame Alumni.