Team Vancouver eNews

TEAM Vancouver eNews

eNews September 05, 2006

BRAVO TEAM VANCOUVER!

Bravo to all members and supporters of Team Vancouver’s participants in Gay Games Vii and the 1st World Outgames. Combined numbers for both Chicago and Montreal totaled 400.

A special thank you to our sponsors for their faith and incredible support and to all volunteers who helped Team Vancouver reach its goals.

Finally around of applause for our dedicated board members for this and previous years who guided the Team to another successful appearance on the world stage.

Congratulations everyone!


Team Vancouver Athletics Society Annual General Meeting Wednesday September 20th 7:00 pm in the Vancity Board Room Terminal & Quebec Street in Vancouver (Science World Skytrain Station) Nominations are requested for new board members interested in continuing the development of Team Vancouver as an integral part of our LGBT sport and cultural community. Current Board members have been nominated for the following positions: Dan Quon - Co-President Pat Hogan – Director Eric Hoppe – Director Glenn MacDonald – Director Nominations are open for the following positions: Female Co-President Secretary Treasurer Directors Board members are charged with the responsibility of overseeing development and examining policies in conjunction with our membership and are responsible for playing an active role in fund-raising activities which are a key part of board service, as well as participating in committee work. The committee work includes implementing facets of the Strategic Plan in the areas of: increasing our relevance and value to members building our organizational infrastructure changing the face of Team Vancouver to incorporate the diverse ethnic fabric of members of the LGBT Community promoting Team Vancouver and its member teams. Ideally, board candidates are committed, involved members of Team Vancouver who are willing 'to go the extra mile' and who have demonstrated leadership and vision in their sport team or other organizations in the LGBT community. New board members will take office at the Team Vancouver AGM on Wed. September 20, 2006, attend board meetings monthly, throughout the year, dates to be set by the new Board, and participate on at least one committee. When it comes to planning for Team Vancouver’s future, , the people who can do it best are those who know it best. Please take a moment to volunteer yourself, or to nominate someone with the skills that will help Team Vancouver grow. Please send nominations, along with a brief rationale and the nominee's complete contact information, before September 18, 2006 to: info@teamvancouver.net

TEAM VANCOUVER VICTORY CELEBRATION Meet your team mates, share your photos and stories, wear your medals and uniforms as Team Vancouver celebrates success at Gay Games VII and the 1st World Outgames. The Oasis Sunday September 24th 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to relive the memories from the amazing summer 2006.


Congratulations to organizers, staff and volunteers of this year’s very successful Queer Film Festival. And a special thank you to the Great 8’s Rowing Team for supporting Team Vancouver’s co presentation of the German film Sommersturm (Summer Storm) about the sexual awakening of a rower on the high school team. The screening was sold out providing a great opportunity to promote the rowing club, Team Vancouver and LGBT sport. This is a valuable demonstration of the impact of partnering with community organizations to broaden awareness of each other. Well done, everyone.

Golden Tea Dance Support the Great 8's Rowing Team Sunday September 10 3pm to 7pm Vancouver Rowing Club $8 Advance $10 at the Door

Gay Games Chicago Sale Second Chance Gay Games Memorabilia Sale extended to September 15th. The official supplier of Gay Games Chicago merchandise has agreed to extend the deadline for online "re-order" sales of sports shirts, sweatshirts, pins, posters and other great memorabilia. The new deadline is Friday, 15 September. Demand has been huge so order soon. You can also place advance orders for the Gay Games VII memorabilia DVD Online Store

Montreal Info Montreal hosted a very successful 1st World Outgames with representatives from 111 countries participating. A major achievement of this first international event was the Outgames Human Rights Declaration drafted at the International Conference on LGBT Rights. The full declaration is available online.

And Thank You to our Sponsors Team Vancouver could not have done it without the incredible support of our sponsors. Please support them and they will continue to support us. They are our Platinum Medal Winners.


Dennis Dahl