Welcome to the monthly President’s Corner update!
The monthly President’s Corner is an opportunity to see what’s happening within the Club, to hear about what our Board of Directors is working on, and to learn about what we discuss at our monthly meetings.
What happened at our last Board meeting?
The Ottawa Lions Board of Directors met on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 over Zoom. Richard Johnston kicked off the meeting by discussing the possibility of hosting meets if restrictions are eased later this month. We are hoping for good news and are eager to see some High Performance and Twilight meets at Terry Fox this summer and early fall!
Richard and Jessica have also been hard at work applying to various grants. We are happy to report that we have grants coming in from Young Canada Works, Canada Summer Jobs, and the Renewable Recreation Grant, among others.
Jennifer D. also announced that our Club has signed a one-year contract with uOttawa Varsity Athletics for the upcoming 2021-2022 season. This marks an important step in reinforcing our ongoing relationship with the University of Ottawa.
What are our Champions up to?
We presented our new strategic initiative last month and our Champions are already off to an exciting start.
- Working with Richard, Andrew and Kirk – our Diversity and Inclusion Champions – have discussed the possibility of involvement with the North American Indigenous Games.
- The Alumni Relations Champions, Noah and Zeena, are looking forward to reconnecting with former Lions and hearing how they may want to get more involved with our Club.
All of our Champions are looking forward to continuing working with you to achieve our Club’s vision to be a leader in the community as well as in the realm of athletics and to be the most inclusive, comprehensive and successful Track & Field club in Canada.
See you next month!
We hope everyone is continuing to stay safe and healthy. Check out our club’s Strava feed to see how our members are staying active and keeping up with their workouts!
Jennifer Dumoulin
President, Board of Directors
Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club
president@ottawalions.com
(prepared jointly with Zeena Rashid, Secretary, Ottawa Lions Board of Directors)