Welcome to the October edition of the Volunteer Eye Opener, a monthly volunteer focused newsletter for the 2020 World Women’s Curling

Championships being held March 14-22 in Prince George. Our goal is to keep you up to date on all the happenings leading up to the main event. Is there something you’d like

to know? Someone you’d like us to profile? Let us know!

We’ll do our best to get it into the next edition.

kyla.rushton@curling.ca

FUTURE COMMUNITY EVENTS 6

ORG CHART 1MEET THE:SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE 2, 3PG CURLING CANADA TEAM 4

CONTENTS

PAST COMMUNITY EVENTS 5

EVENT SPONSORS 7

General Manager – Event Operations

Gord McNabb

Chief Executive Officer

Katherine Henderson

Event ManagerTerry Morris

Manager,

Event Marketing

Andy Henry

Manager, Local

Sponsorship Sales

Kim W

Melissa Hicks

Manager,

Merchandising

TBD

Manager

Entertainment and

Production

Lemmon Entertainment

Manager

Food and Beverage

Ken & Ryan Lauzon

CC Event Management

Team

Editor, Event

Daily Publications

Dave Komosky

Coordinator

Photography

Michael Burns

CCNational Office

Director

Championship Services

/Curling Club Develop.

Danny Lamoureux

Director

Information Services

& Technology

Justin Perry

Manager

National Sponsorship

Fulfillment

Marylou Morris

Director

Communications

and Media Relations

Al Cameron

Vice-Chair

Facilities

Glen Mikkelsen

Vice-Chair

Hosting

Anne Davidson

Vice-Chair

Special Events

Shelley Rennick

Signage &

Construction

Mike

Quarenghi

Media Room

Gary

Russell

Statisticians

&

Timers

Dianne

Parnell

Team

Services

Transportation

Dispatch

Scott Dobie

Lounges

Vonda

Robinson

Info

Services &

Decorations

Terry

Phillips

Banquets &

Rallies

Sylvie St.

Pierre

Ceremonies

Michelle

Dyble

Game Day

Marian

Tamkin

Marketing

Coordinator

Kyla Rushton

Director of Event

Services,

Accreditation

Mike Holton

Patch

Bar Services

Jimmie

Musselwhite

Facilities Hosting Special Events

Event OfficeKyla Rushton

Merchandising

Kenora

Designs

Program

Sales Director

Owen

Mathison

Arena, Rocks

Ice

Murray

Kutyn

Editor

Extra End Magazines

Laurie Payne

Coordinator

Sponsorship

Fulfillment

Dixie LorentzInterim Comptroller

Event Financial Services

Stephanie Carbonette

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Shelley RennickVice-Chair, Special Events Committee I grew up in Prince George just blocks away from the local Golf and Curling club.  In the early years I watched my parents curl but did not take up the sport myself until later in life as a recreational curler for a few years – just one of our great winter city sports.  I am excited about renewing the connections with all those old friends.

Although I have a long history of volunteering, both from a recreational as well as a community

development perspective (Prince George Outdoor Ice Oval, Regional District Volunteer Fire Department, David Douglas Botanical Garden Society   and many others) I recently retired from UNBC where I was the Director of Facilities Management and Capital Planning and look forward to getting even more involved in the organization of some of the fantastic regional, provincial and world events coming to our great city. 

As always, a number of enthusiastic Prince George volunteers have already registered to help put on what is going to be a very exciting World Event.   I look forward to working with you and seeing everyone in March.

Sylvie St. Pierre Director, Banquets & Rallies Bonjour, my name is Sylvie. I have worked as a French Immersion teacher for 32 years in PG. I have volunteered in a few organizations such as the 2015 Winter Games, the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships, the Junior Hockey Nationals, and the many events of the French  Canadian Association. I like the logistics of planning big events and meeting inspired other volunteers. I hope that the World Women's Curling will bring new enthusiasm for the game to PG!

Meet the Special Events Committee

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Michelle DybleDirector, Ceremonies

Hi, my name is Michelle Dyble. I have volunteered in various capacities over the years with many different organizations. This has included the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, the 2010 Para Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George and most

recently the 2019 Para Nordic Skiing Championships in Prince George. I am excited to be a part of the

Special Events Committee!

Marian Tamkin, Director, Game Day I have been a volunteer all my life in charitable, sport and community development organizations. I love contributing to worthy organizations in my community, and now that I am a retired College instructor, I have more time to do that. I am excited to be involved in some of the planning for this World Class event. Game Day is all about making the event spectacular for the spectators and I’m looking forward to this being one of the best championship experiences for everyone who attends.

We’re looking for more great volunteers! If your family & friends want in, ask them to

register now!

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Kyla RushtonMarketing Coordinator

Hi! My name is Kyla Rushton. I grew up in Prince George, but haven’t lived here in over ten years. I’ve taken on the role of Marketing Coordinator for the 2020 WWCC and am super excited to be back in my hometown until the end of March. In my past I’ve worked a lot of events for non-profit organizations; my roles have always been jack-

of-all-trades, and I thrive within this kind of environment. I look forward to marketing this event at a local level and to

work closely with our amazing volunteers to make this event as successful as it can possibly be!

Terry Morris

Event ManagerI love doing the World Events because you meet people from all over the world and Canada. I have been with Curling Canada for 14 years as Manager of Event Financial Services and an Event Manager since 2010. I have a history and passion for the sport and before working for Curling Canada have championed many events in Edmonton. I volunteered on the Executive committee for 1987 Brier Vice Chair Facilities, 1999 Brier Chairman and 2005 Brier Chairman. I was the Event Manager for the 2018 Women’s World Championships in North Bay that set the existing attendance record. I hope to better the attendance record set in North Bay with this event in Prince George. I look forward to working with all volunteers.

Meet the Curling Canada Prince George Team

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Past Community Events

Our community marketing team was once again out and about promoting the 2020 World Women’s Curling Championships throughout Prince George. We can’t name them all but below we’ve named a few:

BCNE - August 15 through 19

Our amazing volunteers were set up at the BCNE in August. If you visited the fair, you likely saw the street curling set up in KIN 1. This was a family fun event that gave Prince George it’s first taste of street curling!

CONGRATULATIONS to our draw winners! Marlene Jones, Tara Chiasson, Anne Chrisp and Isaac Slavic

FOODIE FRIDAYS - Every Friday in September

Rain or shine our volunteers would be set up at Foodie Fridays in Canada Games Plaza. This exciting weekly event features food trucks from around the city. What better time to try out floor curling than after a yummy meal?

CONGRATULATIONS to our draw winner! Krista Radway

COUGARS HOME OPENER - September 20

CONGRATULATIONS to our draw winner! Dean Craven

We had volunteers fighting over being at this community event! Who wouldn’t want to attend the Cougars home opener? We had table top curling set up - the three Cougars fans to the right couldn’t get enough of it!

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Upcoming Community Events

Weren’t able to volunteer at the above community events? Don’t worry! We still have lots of exciting community events coming up all around Prince George! Check out where to find us next:

OPEN HOUSE - Saturday, October 12, Prince George Golf & Curling Club

SPRUCE KINGS GAME - Friday, October 18, Rolling Mix Concrete Arena

COUGARS GAME - Saturday, October 19, CN Centre

JOIN THE EXCITEMENT! Encourage your friends & family to

volunteer at upcoming community events!

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Thank YouTO OUR PARTNERS

THE WORLD WOMEN’S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP IS A PROPERTY OF THE WORLD CURLING FEDERATION, OPERATED IN CANADA BY CURLING CANADA.

PRESENTING PARTNER OFFICIAL PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

OFFICIAL PARTNER OFFICIAL SUPPORTER FRIEND

SEASON OF CHAMPIONS PARTNERS

COMMUNITY PARTNERSMEDIA PARTNER

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