62 Great Years & Counting
“2017 marked the 62nd anniversary of our league (NCAFA) and the Bell Warriors Football Club. It is unimaginable to consider how many people and hours have been generous given to our community to mentor our young youth over those many years. We have so much to be proud of, grateful for and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of this year’s volunteers for all they did to make the ’17 season a resounding success”, summed up Paul Stewart, Bell Warriors President at the Warriors AGM held Feb 27.
Here are some highlights from the President’s report:
- Team banquets in conjunction with the 5th Annual Silent Auctions (raised >$6,000 a new record!!!)
- All helmets reconditioned, recertified and inventoried for the ’17 season – Jan 11
- AGM – Feb 7
- CFC Coaches Clinic (10 Warriors Coaches attended) – Feb 18
- Warriors Instagram account launched and Warriors News & Events Facebook group: this enabled us to sponsor ads and events for the 1st time on social media – March 19
- Primo Organizing Day: 9 volunteers sorted all our tackle program equipment and assessed our needs for the ’17 season – March 25
- 3 week Indoor Clinic – March 26 – April 9
- NCAFA Planning Session: April 8
- Indoor QB Clinics w/ Warriors/NCAFA Director of Non-Contact Football Rodney Moors: April 15 – April 29
- Warriors Planning Meeting – April 25
- 6th Annual Warriors Day Bayshore – May 13
- Flag Football: 6 weeks in May and June – Flag Football returned after a sabbatical of over 10 years.
- Liquid Gym Openhouse and BBQ: our newest GOLD SPONSOR hosted our Warriors – June 17
- Tackle Football Tryouts started May 23rd : 115 players selected eventually (compared to 134 in ’16)
- Gee Gees take part in Spring Tryouts : May 30
- Girl’s Touch Football Championship : June 25
- Inaugural NCAFA Spalding Cup U15 Roster named: July 3
- 22nd Annual Warriors Golf Tournament : July 22
- 50/50 Tickets Sales Starts: August 10
- Exhibition Games vs Wolverines: August 19
- Tackle Football Season Opener: August 26
- Warrior Wear Catalogue : deadline September 5
- Scholarship Winners announced : September 6 Jack Rabb, Stefano Napolitano ($36,00 to date)
- Dion Broad Memorial Fund donation: Sept 15
- Gordon Thiessen Donation: Sept 16
- EPA Donates Cleats: September 27
- REDBLACKS at the Warriors Practice: September 28
- NCAFA Bantam Bursary Award Winner: long-time Bell Warriors player Brandon Graff wins this year’s Bantam Bursary – November 1
- Zach Souliere Donations at Canteen: October 15
- Warriors at the REDBLACKS (Ti-Cats): October 27
- Poppies and Pink Ribbons on Helmets October and 1st week of November
- Grey Cup Tickets Raffle: starts Oct 27
- Jacob Baylin Donation: Oct 27 (Mayor’s City Builder Award Winner)
- Poppies and Pink Ribbons on Helmets October and 1st week of November
- Final Practice: November 2
- Warriors named “CTV Team of the Week”: November 8
- 1st Intra-Provincial Pee Wee/Bantam/Midget Championship: November 19
- Equipment Return: Nov 6-9
- Dev & Steve Jude win Grey Cup draw: November 25
- Warriors Alumni Volunteer at Grey Cup: November 28
- Veronica Papalia receives Warrior Volunteer of the Year Award : November 30
- 5th Annual Volunteer Appreciation night: November 30
- Helmet Reconditioning : Dec 12
- Our Sponsorship Program raised: $4,045
Elections determined that the 2017 Bell Warriors Executive would be:
- Paul Stewart, President
- Tim Sheahan, VP of Operations
- Barb Dodge, VP of Administration (NEW)
- Dan Crabtree, VP of Finance
Director positions are listed on our Contact page and supporters are encouraged to contact the Warriors at info@bellwarriors.ca if they are interested in applying to fill any vacant positions.
