Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition Volunteer Application

The Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition is looking for additonal volunteers for the Executive and Selection Committees. Interested applicants should possess a passion for sports. Applicants must be ages 18 or over to be considered.

About the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is comprised of 9 to 12 volunteers and meets the third Wednesday of each month, except in July and August. Meetings are held at the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre, located at 254 North Park Street in Brantford.

The Executive Committee works together with City of Brantford assigned staff to help coordinate the following activities:

• Be responsible for formally inducting and recognizing those local individual athletes on a yearly basis who have achieved the highest standards of excellence in their sport within Brantford, County of Brant, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. This also includes the induction of those individuals, organizations and / or teams, who have contributed in a significant and exemplary way, in a supporting role in sport.
• Continue to coordinate with the assigned City staff to help with the ongoing collection, research, and exhibition of sports artefacts along with any other relevant sporting artefacts from inductees that have been donated and / or loaned items to the Sports Hall.
• Work in co-operation and collaboration with City staff to seek contributions for the Sports Hall Reserve Fund which is established to support future upgrades and / or capital improvements and provide input to the City staff as requested relative to the on-going operational and maintenance requirements for the Sports Hall.
• Establish Standing and Sub-committees to perform assigned roles and responsibilities as required.

About the Selection Committee

The Selection Committee is comprised of 9 members appointed by the Executive Committee and meets 1 to 2 times per year.

The purpose of the Selection Committee is to select candidates from submitted nominations to the Sports Hall, as per the defined criteria and procedures.

Personal information on this form is collected and authorized under Section 10(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001 and will be provided to the Sports Hall Executive and Selection Committees for the purpose to select volunteer members to the Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition Executive and Selection Committees. Questions about this collection can be directed to the Manager of Tourism, Culture and Sport, 58 Dalhousie Street, P.O. Box 818, Brantford, Ontario, N3T 5R7, by emailing tourism@brantford.ca or calling 519-759-4150 ext.5567.