IMPORTANT Meeting for AA and AAA Parents and Athletes, Sunday, June 22

For any athletes (and their parents) who plan to be part of the AA or AAA competitive programme next season (ages 16+U or 18+U age groups, or those thinking they may 'play up' from Bantam), there are meetings scheduled for Sunday, June 22, Carleton University, Norm Fenn Building Room 1410 (the old athletics building adjacent to the newly built one).

8:30-9:30am- BOYS and their parents (boys in Supplementary Training have permission to stay at the meeting and miss first 15 minutes of the practice, if they wish).
11:30am-12:30pm- GIRLS and their parents

We will provide a detailed explanation of the programme plans, training schedule and team selection process for the upcoming competitive season. Letters of invite will go out the following week to athletes.

Please try to attend this meeting. It is critical that parents and athletes have a good understanding of the upcoming season's programmes.

Titans AGM Held Saturday June 14

More than 70 people were in attendance last Saturday afternoon for the Titans Annual General Meeting. The afternoon kicked off with a presentation by Linda Duxbury on the findings of the Competitive Survey completed recently by athletes and parents. The Annual General Meeting included a presentation on program plans for the 2008-2009 season, as well as proposed budget scenarios.

Competitive Survey Results and handouts provided at the June 14 AGM are available at www.titanswaterpolo.ca under Admin. This includes the Annual Report, the Budget 2008-2009, the Organization Chart 2008-2009, information on Programs 2008-2009, and the Proposed Practice Schedule 2008-2009.

Here you can also meet your new Board of Directors. You can find out more about our new Board members by going to the document called Board Nominees 2008-2009. All five were elected. Note that some documents, including draft AGM minutes, are forthcoming, and will be posted in this area once available.

To all Loblaws families
Submitted by Evelyn LaRoche

Please note that the July Loblaws cards distribution will be delayed to mid July because of my vacation schedule.
I will be in touch as soon as the cards are ready to be picked up.

Thanks, Evelyn eve.laroche@rogers.com

Titans Summer Camp Registration Underway

If you plan to register for the 2008 Titans Summer Camp, we would appreciate if you could notify us, as we are planning the programme and hiring coaches. The camp will take place August 17-22 at Nepean Sportsplex. For competitive athletes born in 1993-1998 and recreational athletes born in 1996-1999. This camp is not intended for players participating in Team Ontario or National Team programmes. Those athletes participating in Ontario Summer Games are welcome to register for Titans Summer Camp! Information can be found here: http://titanswp.hypermart.net/2007/docs/2008/SummerCamp2008.pdf For inquiries, or to give notice of intent to register, please contact General Manager Deanna Barry at INFO@titanswaterpolo.ca or 613-741-1224.

Help Needed Over the Summer!

One of our strategies for the coming season is to grow the ILWP/ Academy portion of our Club, in order to ensure we can remain sustainable at all levels.

We plan to do some recruitment for our Academy and ILWP athletes over the summer and we need your assistance- you do NOT have to be a family currently involved in the ILWP or Academy programs to participate.

Are you a parent who could help with distribution of flyers and posters in an area of the City? (this is unskilled labour, we just need the donation of your time!)
Or with writing short articles for local papers?
Are you familiar with Microsoft Publisher software, and could help update our ILWP brochure?
Are you an athlete you could help with demonstrations at free clinics and the occasional special event?

These are only some of the many ways we can really use your help this summer! Please contact General Manager Deanna Barry at 613-741-1224 or INFO@titanswaterpolo.ca

Titans Awards Banquet a Big Success!

Submitted by Bev Davis and Judy Thomas, Banquet Co-Chairs

This year's banquet capped the end of another successful water polo season for the Titans club. It was great to see so many athletes, parents, special guests and club members three to celebrate our successes. We want to thank you for supporting the live and silent auctions as well as the 50-50 draw - athletes Simon Mills, Aidan Robern, Emma Jackson and Maria Lapins were very successful in selling 50-50 tickets! We raised the most money ever! A big thank you to them.

Many thanks to others who also helped make the banquet a success, in particular, Paul Walker for being our official photographer, Biljana Pavicevic for the superb slideshow, Clem Pelot for taking on the emcee job for another year, and those who helped with the silent auction, notably Joan Schwarzfeld and Diane Tushingham. Additional volunteers included Liz Parsons, Alka Steenkamer, Lynne Bullied and some others who stepped in at the last minute. We really appreciate your assistance. Of course everything ran smoothly again this year because of the "behind the scenes" work of Deanna in organizing the tickets and the awards. Thank you Deanna! Photos, when available, will be posted at the Titans website under the new Honours Section. Have a good summer everyone!

Summer Camp Looking for Lifeguards

One of our Titans alumni, Patricia Yeung, has passed along a lead for anyone looking for summer employment as a lifeguard. The job is with The Salvation Army - Jackson's Point Camp and Conference Centre. This is located near the town of Jackson's Point on Lake Simco. The camp requires lifeguards for both the pool and waterfront. Minimum qualifications: Bronze Cross and Standard First Aid. Room and board included. The position runs from the last weekend of June to August 23. If interested contact Bruce Aitken at bruce_aitken@can.salvationarmy.org or 905-722-5751. More info and staff application online at ilovecamp.ca