Media Event Reminder – 2 outstanding awards events this weekend!

Sport Manitoba
WHAT                            
Two of our favourite annual events, our coaching awards and sport awards, are this weekend. We invite you to share the amazing stories of our inspiring athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers as well as our newest members to join the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame.

WHEN                          
Saturday, April 23, 2016

• 10:00am 2016 Coaching Manitoba IMPACT Awards presented by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries …please click here for detailed event outline
   
• 7:30pm 2016 Night of Champions presented by Manitoba Chicken Producers…please click here for detailed event outline

WHERE                          
Club Regent Event Centre
1425 Regent Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba

OTHER

• Program outlines are available by clicking the links under ‘when’. We have a professional event manager resulting in a fantastic show that typically runs on schedule. If you haven’t been in a few years, it’s worth checking out!
• If you are attending the event please let me know and I may release winners names under embargo.
• If you are interested in a particular nominee please check the event outline to discover when that category will be recognized.
• We have hired a professional photographer. Photos will be posted (post events) on our Facebook page. You may use any photos from the events album collection which will be posted here. 
• We will livestream the CMIA events on Sport Manitoba’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sportmb
• We will livestream the NOC events on Sport Manitoba’s Twitter account: www.twitter.com/sportmanitoba
• We will live tweet the events from @sportmanitoba
• A media release announcing winners will be emailed after each event ends.

ABOUT
Sport Manitoba is a not for profit organization and the lead planning, programming and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. Located in the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre, Sport Manitoba partners with over 100 organizations to deliver sport in our province and is responsible for programs including the Power Smart Manitoba Games, Coaching Manitoba, Team Manitoba, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Fit Kids Healthy Kids, and KidSport. Services provided include the Sport Medicine Centre, Sport Performance Centre, and Paul Robson Resource Centre for Leadership and Coaching.

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LINKS:

Link to Coaching Manitoba IMPACT Award nominees and finalists

Link to media release announcing our Night of Champions nominees (media release contains link to nominee postal codes)

Coaching Manitoba IMPACT Award Event Page

Night of Champions Event Page

Sport Manitoba’s Media Centre

For more information please contact:
Tara Skibo
Communications/Public Relations Officer
Sport Manitoba
Office: 204-925-5735
Cell: 204-781-1438
tara.skibo@sportmanitoba.ca