Inaugural Canoeing Ireland Awards Gala & Dinner

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Got this email from Canoeing Ireland incase anyones interested in going or nominating anyone.
Dear Members,

Canoeing Ireland would like to invite all members and friends of canoe sport in Ireland to the Inaugural Canoeing Ireland Awards Gala 26th January 2019 in the Lucan Spa Hotel! This event aims to recognise our volunteers, celebrate the achievements of our athletes and bring together members from all over the country and disciplines for a night of celebration. The night will consist of a three course dinner, a keynote speech from a prominent sporting personality, followed by presentation of awards. The night will conclude with a night of music and dancing.

Tickets:
Tickets are priced at €35 per person or a family ticket (4 persons) €120 plus booking fee available via Eventbrite. Link to tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/inaugural-c ... 3152327041

Award Nominations:
Nominations for the following categories are open until 23rd December 2018. Please send your nomination and a short paragraph explaining why this person/team deserves the award to [email protected]. Further info: https://canoe.ie/canoeing-ireland-awards-gala/

Club Volunteer of the Year 2018
The volunteer of the year can be anyone within a club environment, an ordinary member, a coach, an assistant, a parent, a supporter. This award recognises volunteers for their outstanding contributions to canoeing and kayaking activities at Canoeing Ireland member clubs. The contribution can be related to activities by the candidate over a period of years or to a specific event or program during a particular year. The award cannot be awarded to a current employee of Canoeing Ireland.
A panel of independent adjudicators will decided the winner of this award.

Athlete of the Year 2018
Each of the 7 competitive disciplines will have the following categories;
Best Senior Male
Best Senior Female
Best Junior Male
Best Junior Female
The athlete of the year award will be based on results and performances of 2018. Nominees will only be accepted from the discipline committees and/or national coach.

Community Impact Award
This is based on the give back to the local community from a Canoeing Ireland club. Example – Charity event for a local good cause, participation programmes for disadvantaged areas, inclusion programmes.
Clubs can nominate themselves, they will have to make their case.
The Board of Canoeing Ireland will adjudicate on this award

Best Event of 2018
Every Canoeing Ireland member is free to nominate a canoeing/kayaking event. Members are asked to nominate their favourite event of 2018!
This award will be decided on via an online public poll

Best Team of 2018 (Perpetual Award)
Dedicated to our team sports; This award recognises outstanding achievements made by our teams. Club teams and/or national teams can be included in the nominations. One team will be selected based on their achievements of 2018.
This award will be adjudicated on by the HP Unit of Canoeing Ireland.

Video Footage:
If you have any video footage to support your nomination or just have some footage you wish to have features as part of the awards ceremony please send this to [email protected] or contact Fiona Kelly directly and she will direct to a Dropbox folder for easy uploading.


Any other questions or feedback please contact [email protected] or [email protected] .

Merry Christmas,

Canoeing Ireland.
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