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Honouring a great sport

Sports Institute
programmer Chris Johnson
found himself in good

company last month.

Johnson won the Daryl
Thompson Award from
Sport BC in March,
joining former recipients
such as Rick Hanson and
Terry Fox.

“If I'd been allowed to
make a speech — like at the

Double week leaves students smiling

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Oscars — I would have
thanked Douglas College
for giving me permission to
be able to do what I do,”
says Johnson. “This award
has little to do with
organizing courses and
workshops and more to do
with dealing sports and
acting as a clearinghouse
for all kinds of requests and
concerns. I’m known as the
Dear Abby of New

Westminster!”

Double the Fun, Double the Fund week is over, but the
signature smiles that mark the Foundation’s fundraising

week are still around. The donations have been counted,
and events held during the week raised $6,926 for
student aid (before payroll donations and matching funds

are applied).

“The Dialing for Donors auction raised over $800, while
the 50/50 raised over $1,000,” says Heather Scott,
Administrative Officer for the Foundation. “The smiley-

face chocolate suckers and balloons are always a favourite,

and while they dont raise a lot of money they do raise a lot

of smiles.”

Also a lucky winner, Event magazine raised over $1,500
by selling used books and raffle tickets, funds which will
be matched once again by the Douglas College

Foundation.

The Foundation is still looking for the holder of a red
raffle ticket #874135, sold February 24. Ifyou have this
ticket, call them at 604-777-6176 — you might bea

winner!

m New Westminster Campus, David Lam Campus & Thomas Haney Campus

Johnson's modesty can't
cover what has been an
extraordinary 30-year
career in the development
of sport in BC. He
conceptualized and
developed what is
presently the only
Coaching Diploma
Program in Canada, and
has personally certified
more than 9,000
community coaches
through the National
Coaching Certification

  

Rose Wilson of the Douglas College Foundation

Program. He has also spent
an incredible amount of
time and energy upgrading
the training and
certification of community
coaches, parents,
administrators and athletes.
He says he is motivated by
one goal: to develop an
environment that supports
youth in our communities,
and allows athletes and all
others involved in sport to
strive to be the very best

they can be.

out-smiles the balloons she's selling as a
fundraiser during Double the Fund Week.

Blood Donor Clinic boosts student aid

Squeezing the last drop of blood from Douglas College

  

Scott Schenkey (left) of Facilities Services rolled

   

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up his sleeve for two good causes on March 13.

employees was Chris Johnson’s goal last month.

When the Canadian Blood Services set up a blood donor
clinic at the New Westminster campus on March 13,

Johnson, programmer for the Sports Institute, saw an °

opportunity to double up on a good cause. For every

College employee who donated blood, Johnson donated

one dollar to the College Foundation for student aid.

Then, an anonymous donor offered to match Johnson's

donation. When the College applied matching funds to
that amount, a total of $400 added to the pool for

student aid.

 

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Douglas College Sports Institute programmer
Chris Johnson (right) received Sport BC's Daryl

Thompson Award on Marc
with BC's Premier Gordon

h 13. He is shown here
Campbell.

Grant upgrades labs

Douglas College has
received $475,000 from
the Ministry of Advanced
Education which is
welcome news, says College
President Susan Witter.

“We will use the money for
capital equipment such as
upgrades for science,
nursing and dental labs
and new instruments for
the music department. The
current equipment is
outdated and must be
replaced.”

The grant is part of $10
million that was
distributed to post-
secondary institutions
province-wide.

Douglas College’s budget,
which goes to the College
Board April 17 for final
approval, is moving
forward as expected, now
that the College has
received its budget letter
from the Ministry. For the
2003/04 budget year, the
College will receive
$42,846,558, with an
FTE target of 6,889.

“The news in the budget
letcer is encouraging for the
coming year. It will allow

y and instruments

the College to move
forward with the budget
plan as distributed in
January,” says Karen
Maynes, VP of Finance
and Administration.

The good news was that a
projected decrease did not
occur, giving the College
$1.1 million more in
funding that expected. As
stated in January’s budget
plan, any unexpected
dollars received will be
added to the Legacy Fund
for Capital Expansion,
bringing the fund to
approximately $1.8
million. This fund is
separate from the fund
allocated to the
construction of the fifth
and sixth floors at the New
Westminster Campus.

As the fastest growing
college region in the
province in terms of
population, Douglas
College must plan now for
future growth.

“We have to prepare now
for additional seats and
facilities that we know will
be needed in the future,”

says Maynes.

 

Quote of the Month

“The difference between a team.and a committee is that a team is made up of people with diverse views but a
common goal, whereas a committee is generally comprised of representatives whose job is to make their voices heard.”

Professor Margot Northey, former dean of Queen’s School of Business