Stittsville Volunteer Group of the Year Award
Football isn’t about ‘pats on the back‘ for a job well done. Football is about acting with distinction and doing a job well that needs to be done. It is no different in running a community football program. “We value setting a selfless example for our youth and doing good in our community”, states Paul Stewart, Bell Warriors President.
Having said all of that, it is an honour for our non-profit football club to be recognized in our community for the good work we have done for the past 64 years and continue to do night in and night out. At a ceremony held last night at the CARDELREC-Goulbourn Centre, the Warriors were awarded with their nomination for the Volunteer Group of the Year. On hand on behalf of the Warriors was Warriors VP of Finance Dan Crabtree and VP of Administration Christine Lavigne.
In addition to hosting our three distinct football programs for boys and girls, the Warriors give back to our Warriors players in the form of bursaries and scholarships. The Warriors also plan a series of events to raise monies for our operations; and to expose youth to living an active lifestyle while playing our great sport of football:
- Annually, the Warriors offer two $1,000 post-secondary scholarships to Warriors alumni. Applications are judged on academics, the alumni’s Warriors experience, and their community involvement
- 14 Stittsville residents have won scholarships in the past decade: Andrew Fullerton (’18), Stefano Napolitano (’13 and ’17), Kurtis Schaefer (’16), Sean Stoqua (’15), Charles Keenan (’14), Mitchell Henselwood (’14), Bran Hinton (’13), David Sabourin (’11 and ’12), Sam Sabourin (’10 and ’12), Mike Wierich (’11), and Richard Hobbs (’10)
- $38,000 has been rewarded to date since the launch of our scholarship program
- The Bell Warriors are proud to support our young players on and off the field
- Annually, post-secondary bursaries are also made available to our Bantam and Midget aged Tackle football players and a graduating Girl’s Touch Football program player ($500 each)
- For 23 years, the Warriors host an annual Bell Warriors Golf Tournament (hosted at the Amberwood Village Golf and Country Club, Stittsville)
- Volunteer Appreciation Night: hosted annually at The ALE Lounge & Eatery, Stittsville
- Hosted numerous Warriors Days which were free to expose youth in Stittsville to football
- Hosted free QB clinics (in Stittsville) in the Winter in 2018
- Host Winter Workouts annually to introduce youth of Stittsville to football
- Host two annual banquets and awards ceremonies in Stittsville
- Host our Bell Warriors AGM in Stittsville annually
- Partner to offer region-wide Tyke & Mosquito jamborees each August for Stittsville youth
- Partner to offer region-wide All-Star teams to compete for the Eastern Ontario – Western Quebec Inter-Provincial championship for Stittsville youth
- Offer Inter-Provincial cross-over games for our Bantam and Midget aged tackle football players of Stittsville
- If boys & girls want to play football in Stittsville, then the Bell Warriors Football Club are their team for affordable & accessible non-contact and tackle football programs
