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Sports Calendar

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Tonight's Schedule...

Scholastic girls

Field hockey — Watertown at RFA, 5.

Gymnastics — RFA at Baldwinsville, 5.

Soccer — VVS at Notre Dame, 6:15.

Swimming and diving — Thousand Islands at South Lewis, 5.

Wednesday's Schedule...

Scholastic boys

Soccer — Remsen at Westmoreland, Camden at Little Falls, 4:30; Central Square at RFA, 5.

Scholastic girls

Field hockey — Whitesboro at Camden, VVS at Clinton, 4; Holland Patent at New Hartford, 5:15.

Soccer — RFA at Central Square, 7.

Tennis — Whitesboro at Holland Patent, Clinton at VVS, Camden at Notre Dame, 3:30; Herkimer at Westmoreland, Baldwinsville at RFA, 4:30.

Volleyball — RFA at Baldwinsville, 6:30.

Scholastic boys and girls

Cross Country — Remsen at Westmoreland, Adirondack, Little Falls and Sherburne-Earlville at Ilion, Canastota at Oriskany, RFA at Oswego, 4:30.

Note: The schedule for some events is weather-permitting.

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A how-to kit for sports groups wanting to ban smoking

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 06:40 PM PDT

Posted By Karena Walter, Standard Staff

Updated 4 hours ago

Sports clubs hoping to make their facilities completely smoke-free but who are unsure how to do it can score a new toolkit made especially for them.

The free kit is aimed at helping organizations manoeuvre through a complex grant process so they can obtain money for no-smoking signs or other tobacco-free initiatives.

"We're going step-by-step through the grant process for them," said Scott McRoberts, director of the Niagara Sport Commission, which is holding an information session next Wednesday.

The commission and Niagara Region Public Health teamed up to create the kit that provides "cheat notes" for filling out a standard grant application form.

Clubs that butt out could apply for patches or jerseys with a smoke-free logo or related signage at their facilities. They can also target the use of chewing tobacco, which is gaining popularity with youth.

Club Roma Wolves in St. Catharines is the only known club in Niagara that has gone smoke-free at its outdoor field. There are more than 300 sports organizations in the region.

"It's great for Club Roma to step up," McRoberts said. "They'll be a catalyst at this event next week."

He said it's not just outdoor clubs that can choose to go smoke-free because they have fields. Gymnastics clubs, for instance, can ban smoking outside their doors to prevent members walking through second-hand smoke.

The tobacco-free grants are from the Ministry of Health Promotion and are managed by Sport 4 Ontario with the Play, Live, Be Tobacco-Free provincial collaborative. The Niagara toolkit project received a $1,500 grant.

McRoberts said the plan is to make Niagara's toolkit available for sports organizations to use province-wide.

There is only one more round of tobacco-free grants currently scheduled.

"We're hoping there will be more organizations that want to step up," said Marty Mako, a health promoter with Niagara Region Public Health.

Mako said local sports organizations are often run by volunteers who have never filled out confusing grant applications before. Grant writing is a skill and something that has to be learned, he said, and the health department and commission think they can pass on some expertise.

They also hope to help clubs work together and share tips about going tobacco-free.

Health promoter Grace Toki said the tobacco-free initiative is not just about saying "don't do this," but also aids people who want to quit smoking.

The department wants to incorporate its educational message at smoke-free clubs, for instance, by including telephone help lines in club flyers or at events.

"We know it's difficult," she said. "We know it's an addiction, so that message is attached to it, too."

McRoberts agreed.

"It's about education," he said, "Not just the children, but the adults as well, the parents as well."

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Tobacco-free grant presentation

What: Free information session about making your sports facility smoke free and how to apply for tobacco free grants

When: Wed. Sept. 22, 2010, 4:45 p.m.

Where: Club Roma, 125 Vansickle Rd.

Contact: Please register as there is limited space. E-mail info@niagarasportcommission.com or call 905-354-5557

For more info: www.niagarasportcommission.com

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