CALLING ALL SPORTS
Penetanguishene Sports Hall of Fame is looking for its 2009 nominees
Posted By CHRISTINA BERNARDO
Posted 1 year ago
The Penetanguishene Sports Hall of Fame is looking for its next set of elite athletes to induct as they put out the call for nominations for 2009.
David Dupuis said hall of fame executives are looking especially for high school athletes and teams, as there have as yet been no nominations from those two areas.
"It would be neat to have someone take on the cause of one of the nominees and make it like a school project by doing research," said Dupuis. "I think it will build school pride. I think it bolsters a kid today to excel.
"If the basketball team was nominated and went into the hall of fame, I would think that would prove to be a shining example for the current basketball teams."
Curling teams have also yet to be nominated.
"We don't have one curling team in our sports hall of fame," he said.
Dupuis said it's better that the public nominate a person or team, and ad-v ised that people making the nomination ensure their entries are thorough.
"Get as much information as you can," advised Dupuis. "Include letters of support or copies of newspaper articles.
"If you firmly believe in the person or team that you're nominating, make the effort to make it a good package. We've so far got two very excellent packages -- people really went the extra effort."
He said the more information included for the committee to use and weigh in its deliberations, the better the possibility for induction. Other information that can be included, but not limited to photos and press clippings.
It is not the committee's responsibility to research information on possible nominees.
If the candidate's nomination is successful, then this information will be used in the hall's information packages, press releases, certificates, and/or plaques as well as displays.
Nomination forms are available at the sports hall of fame in the Penetanguishene Memorial Arena, the municipal office, or can be printed from the PSHOF web site, www.pshof.ca.
The deadline for nominations is May 31.
For more information, contact Dupuis at 549-8050 or Waxy Gregoire at 549-7912.
There are presently 51 inductees in the hall of fame, including 26 athletes, six teams and 19 builders for a total of 157 individuals.
The 2009 PSHOF induction dinner and ceremony will be held on Oct. 3.
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INDUCTION CRITERIA
Suitable nominees will have:
* been born in Penetanguishene/ Tiny Township and spent their formative years here, or
* not born in this area, but moved here and lived a minimum of five years before or during their sporting accomplishments, or
* said athletes may be considered even if they eventually have moved away from the area
* is/has been employed and/or been instrumental in the development of sport and sporting accomplishments in Penetanguishene & northern Tiny Township
Induction into the PSHOF shall take place in one of two categories -builder or athlete (individual or teams):
-A builder includes league or team officials, referees, umpires, sponsors, executives, trainers and coaches, etc. who's work for sports here, provincially, nationally or internationally over an extended period of time has been outstanding.
-An athlete is an individual(s) or teams who has/have competed and or excelled on the provincial, national and/or international sports scene over an extended period of time. The individual athlete will have been retired from his/her sport a minimum of five years from the end of their last sporting season. Team eligibility for nomination shall apply five years from the date of the team's dissolving. Team individuals may still be playing actively in their various sports.
