2023 Ottawa Rowing Club Virtual Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 1 March 2023 at 7:00pm via Google Meet

The Ottawa Rowing Club's virtual Annual General meeting takes place on Wednesday, March 1st at 7:00pm! Be sure to join to stay up to date with the Ottawa Rowing Club!

• All Full season members (coaches, umpires, competitive or recreational members who rowed all three seasons Spring/Summer/Fall) have voting privileges.
• Where a Member with voting privileges is under the age of eighteen years, proxy for that Member is granted to one of the Member’s legal guardians
• Seasonal rowers may attend but do not have voting privilege.
• Clarification of membership status can be directed to registrar@ottawarowingclub.com

ORC 2023 AGM Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call via electronic record

3. Confirm of Quorum

4. Minutes of the Previous Annual General Meeting

6. Business Arising from the Minutes

7. Reports of Officers:

• President Report
• VP Administration
• VP Competitive
• VP Recreational
• Treasurer Report
• Registrar
• Secretary

8. Business Arising out of Reports

9. Presentation of Fiscal 2021/2022 Audited Financial Statement (TBD, Audit still in progress)

10. Next Fiscal Budget and Fee Schedule (TBD)

11. Appointment of Auditors or Next Fiscal Year

12. Election of Officers – See Nomination positions below

13. New Business

14. Adjournment

PROXY

If you are a voting member and unable to attend the AGM you can give a proxy your

vote. Vote using this form: https://forms.gle/ooHeHM5rUB7hMtLbA

NOMINATIONS

The ORC is a volunteer driven organization. The ORC needs motivated people to help manage the ORC. Consider joining the ORC Executive and nominate yourself for one of the following Executive positions by sending an email to the ORC Secretary with the position you would like to consider. Each position is a two year term that that comes up for re-election. We would love to have you as part of the ORC team.

VP Administration Job Description

VP Competitive Job Description

Treasurer Report Job Description

Quebec Provincial Championships Recap

On February 5th, some of our athletes (mostly Juniors) participated at the Quebec Provincial Championships. We couldn’t be happier with the results of the first big event of the year- Every junior who participated won at least one medal, for a grand total of 15 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze medals during the event!

U17 M 2000m: 3rd. Anton Mikhailov   

U17 W 2000m: 2nd. Samaya Khosia, 4th - Ray Purkis

U19 M 2000m: 1st. Euan Coulson  

U19 W 2000m: 1st. Maia Hembruff, 2nd. Dahlia Rostom, 4th - Anna-Katharina Vieten  

Masters W 21-49: 1st. Isabelle Keesey-Teolis (virtual)  

Masters W 50+: 2nd. Melanie Coulson

M U19 4x Relay: 1st. Mikha Ibrahim-Qayyum, 1st. Anton Mikhailov, 1st. Maia Hembruff, 1st.  Euan Coulson  

W U19 4x Relay: 1st. Anna-Katharina Vieten, 1st. Dahlia Rostom, 1st. Samaya Khosla, 1st. Maia Hembruff   

Mixed U19/Rec 4x Relay: 1st. Dahlia Rostom,1st. Anna-Katharina Vieten,1st. Anton Mikhailov, 1st. Euan Coulson 

RCA Learn to Row Coach Workshop In Ottawa!

Last call to get your coach certification! Follow the link below to sign up for the RCA Learn to Row Coach workshop in Ottawa on Feb. 25th. Anyone who coaches at the club this season will have their full fees reimbursed.

If you have any questions, please contact Head Coach Zak Lewis, at

zak@ottawarowingclub.com 

Dock Talk Episode 17: Featuring Olympic Athlete, Marnie McBean

We are excited to announce the third season of Dock Talk, a podcast hosted by Head Coach Zak Lewis! Tune into our latest episode, featuring decorated Olympic Athlete Marnie McBean. Marnie is a 3 time gold medalist, Team Canada’s Chef de Mission Tokyo 2020, Olympic Hall of Famer, and much more. We were thrilled to have her talk about her career and insights! Listen on your favourite platforms by clicking the button below!

Ottawa Rowing Club in the Lowertown Echo!

Everybody Rows Ottawa: Breaking barriers to organized sport

Following the successful application of two Canadian Tire Jumpstart Grants, we are grateful to have the news be picked up by the Lowertown Echo in hopes of amplifying the reach of our Everybody Rows Ottawa (ERO) programming! This program and the ORC strives to bring sports and play to as many communities as possible.

2022 was a great year for the ERO, and we hope to expand it even more in 2023. Thanks to Sandra Milton of the Lowertown Echo for picking this up! You can read the full article by clicking the button below.

Jr. Men's Coach Wanted!

With the departure of coach John Watkins, the Jr. Men’s program will be looking for a new fearless leader over the winter and as they approach the spring 2023 season. 



If you might be interested in helping out with the Jr. Program, or know of someone who might be interested, please contact Head Coach Zak at zak@ottawrowingclub.com

Wes Kuran Award: Nominate an athlete today!

The Wes Kuran award is a $500 scholarship awarded to a deserving university athlete and will be presented at the Annual General Meeting on February 15th, 2023. The scholarship is in honour of Wes Kuran in recognition of his service to the Ottawa Rowing Club as President (1997-2006) and his long service to the club. If you or someone you know is deserving of the award, please follow the application guidelines below.

Eligibility:

• Must have rowed as a competitive athlete for ORC in summer 2022
• Intends on returning to row in summer 2023
• Must be enrolled as a full-time university student in the 2022-2023 academic year
• The athlete demonstrated leadership or volunteerism in rowing or other community activities during 2022. A description of activities and a letter of reference, which includes contact coordinates of the reference, must accompany the application
• The athlete has achieved success in the 2022 on-water season at a major regatta (ex. CSSRAs, Henley, Head of the Charles, etc.), or has had a significant improvement in rowing. Success must be supported with a letter from the coach

The application should include:

• A brief description (less than 500 words) on how the eligibility criteria have been met and why the award is merited
• Supporting letters from references and coaches as detailed above
• Contact information for the scholarship applicant (name, phone number and email address)
• Proof of enrollment for the 2022-2023 academic year

Applications must be emailed to Head Coach Zak (zak@ottawarowingclub.com) by February 1, 2023 with the subject line 'Wes Kuran Award'.

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