Dear BMXers,
I hope you all are doing well and for the North Americans ready for the
summer when it finally arrives !!!!
By now, most of you would have either visited our website or were informed
by one of your dedicated committee members of our upcoming 6th Annual BMX
Family picnic. For those who are not aware, I wish to offer my personal
apology for the delay in sending out a newsletter. Anyway, you still have
time to purchase your lunch tickets. Plse either email your request or
contact any of the committee members listed below. From the last count by
our Treasurer, Trevor D'Silva, the tickets are almost sold out so please
rush to finalize your purchase no later than 13th July 2008 as we have to
give the final count to the caterers.
We attach herewith a picnic flyer, or log on to our website
www.bmx2004.com . For your ease of reference the main
details are follows:
Picnic: Sunday, July 20th 2008 from 10 a.m. Holy Mass onwards
Games: Registration starts at 10:45 a.m. and kids games starts at 11:00
a.m.
Location: Centennial Park, Site #6 (same site as last year)
Lunch: $8.00 per person
Kids lunch: Free hot dog & pop
Parents of BMXers: Free lunch
Tickets Sales
For catering purposes, all ticket sales for lunch will close on July 13th,
2008. To purchase your tickets please contact a committee member in your
area.
Area Intersection Names
Phone
Miss. Central Mavis/Eglinton Lissette &
Kevin 905-813-7787
Miss. Central Mavis/Eglinton Freda &
Jacinto 905-502-0312
Miss. North-West Winston Churchill/Argentia Sidney &
Monica 905-785-8771
Miss. North Creditview/Derry Myra & Paul
905-567-1125
Miss. South Queensway/Mavis Jenifa &
Aggie 905-277-0568
Aurora Yonge/Aurora Side Road Remo & Marina
416-784-7526
North York Yonge/Steeles
Rolfe & Albertina 905-886-0063
Thornhill John St/Don Mills
Orlando & Lourdes 905-771-1993
Markham North 16th Ave/McCowan Road Max & Joan
905-927-0895
Markham North Steeles/Markham Road Evelyno Braganza
905-201-9751
Scarb. South Kennedy/Eglington Trevor &
Rita 416-752-7547
Scarb. South Morningside/Kingston Clara &
Xavier 416-282-6957
Scarb. North Morningside/Finch Joe & Pam
416-357-0040
Courtice Courtice Road/Bloor St. Stephen &
Lorna 905-432-1590
Similar to last year "Free kids meal tickets" must be requested for in
advance. Also for BMXers only, thanks to the generosity of an "anonymous
donor" your parents are our invited guests this year. However, you must
obtain a "Free parents lunch ticket" in advance. Therefore, when
purchasing your lunch tickets, please ensure that you request for the two
categories mentioned above.
Picnic Sponsors
As you will appreciate in order for us to maintain the high standard set
in our picnic we require sponsors to run the event. Thanks to the
following sponsors:
The sponsors are:
Main Sponsor :-
Sponsored by SkyBlue Contracting through BMXer, Aggie DeMello
DJ and Public address system
Sponsored by BMXer, Hyacinth DeSouza, of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo W.L.L. -
Commercial Group -Bahrain
Kids Lunch Sponsor
Sponsored by BMXers, Trevor and Rita DeSilva
Bottled Water Sponsor
Sponsored by BMXer, Kevin Saldanha, of Creditview Animal & Bird Hospital
BMXers Parents Sponsors
Sponsored by Anonymous BMXer
Kids and Adult Game Prizes
Co-Sponsored by BMXer, Edgar De Souza, of DeSouza Financial Corp
Co-Sponsored by Consolidated Group of Companies
Photography Sponsor
Sponsored by Sony of Canada
Tea Sponsor
Co-Sponsored by BMXers, Matthew & Evelyn D'souza
Vacant - 1 sponsor of $100
Volleyball Prizes
Sponsored by BMXers, Paul and Myra Remedios
Soccer Shootout Prizes
Vacant $100
Ladies Throwball Prizes
Vacant $100
General Picnic Expenses
Vacant - 6 sponsors $50 each or 3 sponsors of $100 each
As you will notice the majority of the sponsors are BMXers and we wish to
thank all of them for stepping forward with their support not only for
this year but over the last few years. We still have a few vacant spots.
Please contact any of the committee members if you would like to donate
for this event. This year we intend to donate the net proceeds to the most
deserving BMXer or BMXers resident of Ontario. The criteria for selection
will be formalized by the BMX Toronto Committee. If anyone is able to
obtain corporate sponsors, we would be pleased to send you official
request letters.
Picnic Volunteers
Without your help it is almost impossible to have a successful event.
Please contact any committee member if you are willing to volunteer either
for set up at 9:00 a.m. or for any activities including the clean up at
the end of the day. Thank you in advance.
BMX - Toronto Scholarship Awards
We hope to announce the winners of the 2nd and 3rd BMX Toronto Scholarship
Program at the Picnic.
Special Request
We are desperately looking for a volunteer web-support technician, who we
hope will be a BMXer. Please contact any committee member for this
important position ASAP.
Special Item of interest :-
1) This year we have a surprise participation from Sony of Canada who will
be displaying their latest technology to you first hand and to capture
some of the moments on DVD and still photos which will be produced at the
Picnic as a memento.
2) Toronto Police will have their usual presence and the timing could not
be any better as it coincides with their latest drive to recruit members
from the community. We hope our members take advantage of this unique
opportunity not only for the recruitment drive but to also learn about the
hard work and sacrifice the force puts into making our City safe.
3) Those who wish to participate in the various games are recommended to
select your Teams well in advance. You can register your Teams in advance
or as early as possible on the day of. There is a maximum of 8 Teams for
most games as we want to finish all the games in good time.
As you are all aware Toronto is hosting the GOAN INTERNATIONAL OVERSEAS
CONVENTION under the great leadership of BMXer, Kevin and Lisette
Saldanha. It is an honor for BMX Toronto and together with the rest of the
Goan community, we proudly endorse and support the hard working committee
in this important event. We urge all our members to take full advantage of
this unique opportunity. Please visit their website for further
information: http://2008goanconvention.com/
Our next newsletter will provide details of:
- the Goa winners of the 2009 BMX Toronto Scholarship Program
- the 2009 BMX Reunion hosted by BMX London
- BMX Toronto vision for 2009
- various commitments by the BMX movement to be completed in 2008.
We thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing as
many BMXers on Sunday 15th July 2007.
God Bless you,
Joe Nunes
President -BMX Toronto
