Water Polo Canada revealed its 2014 Volunteers of the Year at the national federation’s annual general meeting held in Winnipeg from June 6 to 8, 2014. The group of outstanding recipients were selected with the help of representatives from provincial water polo organizations, and each was recognized for their significant contribution to the sport in the past year.
“I truly believe that water polo is privileged to count on some of the very best volunteers in all of sport,” said Water Polo Canada Executive Director Martin Goulet. “The Volunteer of the Year nominations are a small token of our appreciation for what we know has represented a lot of passion, time, and effort poured into our sport. I would like to offer my most sincere thanks and congratulations to everyone who has been selected this year,” he said.
The following individuals received the Volunteer of the Year Awards through their provincial sport organization:
British Columbia: Willy Arundel
Alberta: Darren Carrier
Saskatchewan: Brenda Kelly
Manitoba: Steve Grahame
Ontario: Mike Ciciretto
Quebec: Daniel Lizotte
New Brunswick: Michele Boland
Nova Scotia: Joey Postma
“It is well deserved,”said JC Besner, president for WPNB. “Michele have kept the Greater Moncton Youth club running for a second straight year, and have demonstrated outstanding loyalty and the ability to juggle all the demands of a club. We need more people like her to keep water polo growing in our Province”.