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Annual Report

ProMOTION Plus turns twenty yearsold in 2010 and we are extremely proudas we refect back upon our history andrecognize our humble but signicantachievements. Over the past year we

all experienced the lead-up to the Olympicand Paralympic Winter Games and neverimagined the extraordinary galvanizingeect that these Games would haveon people in British Columbia and indeed

across the entire country. Many other events were heldin our province which also recognized and celebrated girlsand women in sport. Our organization contributedby advocating at all levels or increased participation,rom grassroots to the podium, and 2010 will continueto be a year or us to grow our reach and infuence.

ProMOTION Plus has a story to tell on behal o

women and girls in sport and it is one o enlightenmentand success. Over the past year, we have connectedwith thousands o women rom sport administrators,participants, athletes and coaches to politicians andstakeholders in sharing our vision. We supportednumerous projects and services throughout BC thoughthe Girls Only Incentive program, activity programs orwomen 55 to 70 years old, youth inclusion initiatives,leadership workshops, recognition awards, increasednetworking, and representation on various committees.ProMOTION Plus continues to partner with other like-minded organizations with the goal o building capacity

and sustaining growth.

In order to achieve success, governments and organizationat all levels must actively engage in new strategies. Newpartnerships are critical, including those with the privatesector. A multi-sector approach is essential to being succein todays challenging economic environment. ProMOTIO

Plus is striving to attract the corporate sector to our progrand special events. Our goal is to demonstrate that gettingmore women involved in sport and participating in a healtactive liestyle is good business. We look to expand ourhorizons through new partnerships and an eective netwowhereby we share inormation, increase our prole, anddevelop best practices to include girls and women. Moreimportantly, we plan to work with government to advocator a new policy on women and sport in BC that will genea strategy that makes good economic sense.

Our inaugural Annual Report celebrates a rich and ull twyear contribution to the sport community in British Colu

and contains a snapshot o our successes over the past yeaIt also provides an insight into the our strategic areaso ocus that we will continue to develop over the next20 years.

In closing, I wish to pass on a sincere thank you to ourmembership, Board, sta and partners who have supportethe work o ProMOTION Plus this past year.

Deborah G. PyneChair, ProMOTION Plus

ProMOTION Plus Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activ

for the period end

March 31, 2010

A Year of CelebrationsA Year of Celebrations

elebrating 20 years

making a difference!

Photo courtesy o BC Games Society

Deborah G. Pyne

Photo courtesy o BC Games


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Highlights of Programs

Girls OnlyIncentive ProgramInspires Inactive Women and Girlsin Communities Across BC

Four hundred and ty-three girls and women participatedin the Girls Only Incentive program, 151 o which weredeemed to be inactive. Eleven Girls Only programs were

delivered in 9 dierent communities with 56 coachesand others leading and 74 partners supporting theprogram. Working with the Canadian Association orthe Advancement o Women and Sport (CAAWS),ProMOTION Plus provides On Te Move manualsto all o the project leaders or their Girls Only programs.

Incentive Grants Directedto Increasing Participationof Women aged 55 to 70 in Sport

With the objective o increasing sport participation orwomen between the ages o 55 and 70, ProMOTIONPlus, in partnership with CAAWS, 2010 Legacies Nowand the ederal government, provided incentive grants o$2,000 each to three partner organizations: Go Rowing& Paddling Association o Canada or their 55+ WomensOnly Paddling Pre-season Training and Recruitmentprogram in Victoria; Denman Seniors & Museum Societyor their Exploring Fitness & Sport or Senior Womenprogram on Denman Island; and PacicSport NorthernBC or their Introduction to Functional Trainingor Women 55 to 70 in Prince George.

Photo courtesy o BC Games Society

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Advocating for Gender Equity

ProMOTION Plus continues to build awarenessin the area o gender equity through our presence atmeetings, conerences and workshops, by writing letters

and by speaking out on issues concerning BC womenand girls. ProMOTION Plus played a lead role in raisinawareness o issues pertaining to the inclusion o womenski jumping in the 2010 Olympic Games.

Strong Leadership and SupportProvided by Victoria Chapter

On June 16, 2009 ProMOTION Plus co-hosted ourAnnual General Meeting with our Victoria Chapter.e AGM and reception, held in Victoria, attracted 50people the highest attendance or an AGM to date.ProMOTION Plus continues to strengthen our regiona

representation and by working with ProMOTION PlusVictoria we are supporting more programs or women angirls, including the Proud to Play Like a Girl awards.

Keeping Bobbies Dream of Equityand Fairness Alive

2010 Bobbie Steen Award Recipient Sandi Vyse o the Kamloops Long Bwith Award partners, Olympian Denny Morrison and Minister Ida Ch

e prestigious Bobbie Steen Awards were presented

as part o the annual Sport BC Presidents Awardsheld March 31, 2010 in Richmond. Supported by ourpartners, Sport BC, the BC Games Society and theSport Branch, ProMOTION Plus presented DeniseCoutts o Richmond with the Award o Excellenceor Career Achievement and the Kamloops LongBlades Association with the Award o Excellence orDevelopment. e Bobbie Steen Legacy FoundationAward is an award given out in partnership with theBobbie Steen Legacy Foundation. Sabrina ChanandJennifer Engshared the Emerging Leader awardor 2010 or their outstanding commitment to girls

basketball in Vancouver.

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Partnerships Make it Happen,Again and Again

Working in partnership with the Coaches Associationo BC and the BC Games Society, ProMOTION Plusprovided 8 emale apprentices and 8 mentors rom 10

communities (representing 6 zones) with the opportunityto be actively involved in the 2010 Coaching Mentor/Apprentice program or the BC Winter Games in Terrace.

ProMOTION Plus is one o 10 partner organizationsthat coordinated the Olympic and Paralympic YouthLeadership Academy, held in March during the 2010 BCWinter Games. ProMOTION Plus delivered its YouthInclusion and Awareness workshop to 22 youth leadersrom across the province.

Representatives rom ProMOTION Plus, 2010 LegaciesNow and the Sport Branch attended a reception at Canada

House in support o the Canadian Womens HockeyTeam during the 2010 Olympic Games. is prestigiousevent was hosted by CAAWS and the Canadian OlympicCommittees Womens Committee Chair, Martha Deacon.ProMOTION Plus Chair Debbie Pyne was one o threecontacts or CBC TV who provided comments on theperormance o Canadian emale athletes during the 2010Olympic Games.

Community SportLeaders Recognized

Each year, ProMOTION Plus nominates candidates to

be recognized in sport, recreation, physical activity, health,education, community leadership and other recognitionprograms. Anna Schnell o Vancouver was presentedwith the ProMOTION Plus Leadership Award at theBC Rugby Unions Hall o Fame Gala annual awardsdinner in May, 2009 or her excellence and leadershipin womens rugby. On March 4, 2010, Lucy Praughto Terrace was awarded a Leadership Award at the BCWinter Games held in Terrace. Lucy, owner o the OutSpokeN Bike Shop, brings together women o all abilities,body types, and aspirations to enjoy cycling together.

Honouring and CelebratingBC Women in Sport

In partnership with2010 Legacies Now,the BC Centreo Excellence orWomens Health, andthe BC Sports Hallo Fame and Museum,

ProMOTION Plushonours up to threewomen in sport andrecreation in BCannually. e In HerFootstepsCelebratingBC Women in Sportevent was held on October 23 at the BC Sports Hall o Fame 2009 honourees included Shirley Olafsson (athletics)and Darlene Currie (basketball). Wendy Ladner Beaudrywas the third recipient, honoured posthumously or heroutstanding commitment to sport as an athlete and builder.

To date, a total o 43 honourees have been interviewed andare recognized in the In Her Footsteps gallery at the BC SpoHall o Fame.

Presidents Award Winner Long TimeSupporter of ProMOTION Plus

Debbie Pyne, Chair o ProMOTION Plus,presented the annual Presidents Awardto Irene Schell on March 31, 2010 at the SpoBC Awards evening in Richmond.Irene has been on the Board rom 2003to 2010, serving as the Chair rom 2004

to 2008. She chaired the Steering Committethat brought together 99 women sport leade

rom around the province in January 2009 or the WomenIn Sport Leadership initiative.


Sue Grifn, Anna Schnell and Lynda Cannell at BC Rugby Awards

Canada House Receptionat 2010 Olympics Honourees Shirley Olasson and Darlene Currwith Michel, Jenna and Maya Beaudry

Irene Schell


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Board of DirectorsExecutiveDebbie Pyne, Chair, White RockDiana Chan, Vice Chair, North VancouSue Grifn, Secretary, VancouverDenise Coutts, Treasurer, RichmondIrene Schell, Past Chair, Victoria

DirectorsKim Appleton, VancouverKirsten Close, SurreySamantha Coutts, North Vancouver

Anne Holmes, Prince GeorgeSue Lissel, KamloopsKelly MacDonald, North VancouverIrene Wallace, Victoria

Honorary DirectorsBryna Kopelow, VancouverMarion Lay, Vancouver

StaffBeverly Siver, Executive DirectorTo November 2009

AJ Murray, Administrative andCommunications Coordinator

Marietta Kozak, BookkeeperTo December 2009

Maria Ramirez, BookkeeperJanuary 2010 to present

Our VisionAll girls and women in the provinceo British Columbia will participatein and have access to a complete rango opportunities, choices and resourceor positive experiences in physical acand competitive and recreational sporand have equity as participants and le

Strategic FocusProMOTION Plus has a our-pillar strathat communicates and reects the ne

EducateIncrease awareness o the beneftso physical activity and sport or girlsand women in British Columbia.

DevelopDesign programs and services to develeaders and increase the participation women and girls through training, eduand mentoring.

ConsultIncrease opportunities, identiy and rebarriers through solution-based consuand positive reinorcement.

RecognizeIncrease the visibility o girls and womin physical activity and sport.

Financial Highlights


Statement of Operation and Change in Net Assetsevenue 204,415

xpenses Administration 112,717Program Expenses: Gaming 32,707Program Expenses: Core Programs 40,169Program Expenses: Recognition 6,056

xcess o revenue over expenses 12,766et assets, beginning o year 12,670et assets, end o year 25,436

Statement of Financial Position 2010 2009urrent Assets: Cash 45,361 39,826

Restricted cash 44,434 46,030 Accounts receivable 8,104 7,079Prepaid expenses 9,058 12,211

106,957 105,146

Equipment 10,284 10,284 Accumulated amortization 8,940 8,364

1,344 1,920

108,301 107,066

iabilities: Accounts payableand accrued liabilities 4,109 21,473

Deerred revenue 78,756 72,92382,865 94,396

et Assets 25,436 12,670108,301 107,066

for period ending March 31, 2010

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Richmond, BC V7B 0A2

Telephone: 604 333 3475

or 1.877.55.PROMO (Toll Free in BC only)

Fax: 604 333 3450 ino@promotionplu

www.promotionplus.org

e inormation above is taken rom ProMOTION Plus review engagement completed by KPMGLP Chartered Accountants. Please contact us to obtain a copy o the ull review engagement.

ur 20th anniversary provides us with an opportunity to honour the outstanding vision,

etermination and hard work that has brought ProMOTION Plus to this point, and to look aheadhow we will ulll our vision over the coming decade and beyond. We have come ar, and will gorther, building on our existing strengths. One o the most important o those is the partnerships

nd relationships that we have created during the past 20 years.

e economy in 2009 and 2010 has presented its challenges and we are concentrating oneveloping new streams o revenue and enhancing current small revenue sources, such asembership and individual and corporate donations. We believe that we are positioned or a strongture and we invite you to share the celebration and join us as we move orward. Please contact usr more inormation on how to become a member or donor.

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