{"id":16204,"date":"2017-01-04T12:12:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=16204"},"modified":"2017-01-04T12:12:31","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T17:12:31","slug":"volunteers-lauded-for-contributions-to-sport-in-aurora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/volunteers-lauded-for-contributions-to-sport-in-aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers lauded for contributions to sport in Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/p>\n

Volunteering can sometimes be a thankless passion, but not in Aurora.
\nSport Aurora held its annual Magna International Volunteer Appreciation event last month, in the Pearl Room at Aw, Shucks.
\nSixteen volunteers from across the Sport Aurora family were recognized by their organizations and the governing body for their work throughout the year, receiving plaques and thanks from family and friends on hand.
\nSport Aurora has thousands of volunteers that give their time to the 40+ organizations within its membership.
\n\u201cVolunteering is not a nostalgic relic of the past,\u201d said Steve Kimmerer, President of Sport Aurora. \u201cIt is our first line of defense against social division. Today, maybe more than ever before, caring and sharing our time with others is a necessity.\u201d
\n\u201cToday, our member organizations have made a concrete and public act of thanking one of their own volunteers,\u201d said Kimmerer. \u201cBut in reality, they are thanking all of them. Without volunteers, most of what we do doesn\u2019t get done.\u201d
\nRon Weese, Past President of Sport Aurora and current chair of the Aurora Sports Hall of Fame, was named the Volunteer of the Year. Weese also received the inaugural Sport Aurora Award for ten years of service, a jacket embroidered with the Sport Aurora logo.<\/p>\n

Congratulations also go out to:
\nAurora Barbarians Rugby Football
\nClub \u2013 Khalil Ajram
\nAurora King Baseball Association
\n\u2013 Allen Wilson
\nAurora Lawn Bowling Club
\n \u2013 Tom Keeble
\nAurora Sports Hall of Fame
\n \u2013 Kristen Dajia
\nAurora Youth Soccer Club
\n\u2013 Dave Stephens
\nCentral York Girls Hockey Association \u2013 Richard Clarke
\nDucks Swimming Club
\n\u2013 Stuart Lindsay
\nNewmarket Redbirds Lacrosse
\n\u2013 Dawn Beal-Nacevski
\nNordic Pole Walking
\n\u2013 Ann Wallace
\nSpecial Olympics Ontario-Aurora
\n\u2013 Dan Banks
\nStorm Volleyball \u2013 Jon Anderson
\nYork North Basketball Association
\n\u2013 Dave Bannister
\nYork Oldtimers Hockey League \u2013 Bill Orton
\nYork Simcoe Minor Football Association \u2013 Sue Abaza
\nYork Synchronized Swim Club \u2013 Lara Clair<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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