Good Luck to our ORCA Marathoners, Half Marathoners and 8km runners in Victoria on October 9th! Go team ORCA go! :)

Oceanside Running Club Association Annual AGM

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting Thursday Nov 17, 2005.
6pm: Optional Run - meeting at Shelley Center in Parksville
7pm: Pizza provided by team ORCA
7:30m: AGM begins at Shelley Center
Would you like to be part of the ORCA Executive? Here are the available positions:
- President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Membership Coordinator
- Publicity
- Special Events
- Communications

If you would like to get involved, please contact Brenda Light at d-light@shaw.ca or anyone on the current Executive by NOVEMBER 1st, so we have an idea of of how many members are interested. We would love to have some new faces and ideas at our meetings!

Most Inspirational ORCA Award

Mike Bourcier and Michele Levesque are sponsoring a new annual "Most Inspirational ORCA Award" in memory of their dear friend, Ken Owen". The recipient of this award will be chosen for his/her "INSPIRATION" to other members of ORCA. Not the best, the most improved, the fastest...but the person who, through his/her dedication, tenacity, comeback, etc has been an inspiration to us all.
The ORCA club is asking for nominations to be sent to Brenda Light at d-light@shaw.ca prior to Thurs Nov 17th. The recipient of this award will be honoured with a trophy at our Annual General Meeting on Thurs Nov 17th. The recipient of this award will also get a free First Aid course (for 2 people). Send your entries in today!

2006 NB Island Series Oceanside 10K

Interested in getting involved with the Oceanside 10K next year (May 7, 2005)? Please contact Rhys Harrison at 468-5466 or email rhysharrison@shaw.ca

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Happy Fall Running!
Melanie Peake
ORCA Newsletter Editor

If you would like to submit a newsletter item or article, please email me at mdpeake@hotmail.com.
Melanie Peake
ORCA Newsletter Editor

UPCOMING RACES:

Oct 9, 225, 8:30am: Royal Victoria Marathon, Half Marathon and 8km run. Email : info@royalvictoriamarathon.com. More info : www.royalvictoriamarathon.com/.

Nov 5, 2005 at 6:30am: Haney to Harrison Relay. 100K 8-person road relay and 100K Ultra. Eight legs of varied length, ranging from 8 to 15K - Maple Ridge. Contact Jerry Tighe 604-737-3174 or Email : jerrytighe@bcathletics.org. More info : www.bcathletics.org/H2H/Race_Info.htm.

November 11, 2005 at 1pm: Harriers Thetis Lake 20K Relay. Team of 4 run 5K each on the main Thetis Lake trail. Contact Bob Reid 384-1520 or Email : breid@islandnet.com. More info: pih.bc.ca/thetis-lake-relays.html.

November 27, 2005 at 8:15am: Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon. Contact Seattle Center 206-729-3660 or Email : info@seattlemarathon.org. More info: www.seattlemarathon.org/.

Dec 4, 2005 at 9:15am: Frosty Footrace, Bowen Park, Nanaimo. 10 am start, registration 9:15. 10km Run, 5km Run or Walk, 1km Tot Trot. Adult $15.00 / Student $5.00. Register on line at www.pacificsport.com. Contact Sherri Wade, PacificSport Vancouver Island at swade@pacificsport.com.

For a full list of Upcoming Races, please visit: Team West Coast

Do you have a request or suggestion for Team ORCA donations? Our goal is to keep our donations local/community oriented as well as running/health/fitness related. If you have an idea, please send a written request to the ORCA Executive (what/why/details) to Brenda Light at d-light@shaw.ca.

Here are some ways Team ORCA plans to give back to the community:
Bursaries:
Team ORCA will be donating $250 to KSS and $250 to Ballenas schools to a graduating student each year who has participated in Cross Country or distance running events of 800 meters or more. Congratulations to Erin Catherall of Ballenas school for receiving this years award!

Tour de Rock:
A donation of $300 was recently made which will go towards childhood cancer research, support systems for children with, or who have had cancer, and for summer camps for these children. Good Luck to Bryan Lapp and Troy Dobson from our community who will be riding through Qualicum/Parksville on Sep 29th. If you would like to make a personal donation, please contact Bryan Lapp at bryan.lapp@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

Island Race Series Sponsorship:
Team ORCA will pay for one full nine race package for one male and one female club member to participate in the Island Series Races of 2006. If you are committed to running most but not necessarily all the Island Series, please send an email to Brenda Light at d-light@shaw.ca. DEADLINE: Thurs Nov 17, 2005. The male and female names will be drawn at the ORCA Executive Meeting on Thurs Nov 17th.

Island Relay Sponsorship:
Team ORCA will cover the Team entry fees for any ORCA Island Relay teams of May 2006 (all participants must be ORCA members with no exceptions). If you would like to be part of this team, or already have a team organized, please email Brenda Light at d-light@shaw.ca.

Cross Country Club:
An amount will be donated to the Oceanside Cross Country club to go towards the kids running events.

Track and Field Club: $1000 donation to go towards the Oceanside Track and Field Club for purchase of equipment and to help needy kids attend track meets.

ORCA Clinics:
Team ORCA will be donating money towards 2006 ORCA clinics. Members will no longer need to pay for these awesome clinics. Stay tuned for more details - more excellent speakers and presenters to come!

Fun Runs:
The ORCA events committee will be organizing various fun runs throughout the year. For example: Run/bar hopping, Run and pizza nights, Halloween run, Christmas run, etc. ORCA will be funding these events.

Welcome New Member

- Barey Carr

ORCA HALLOWEEN RUN

Date: Thurs October 27, 2005
Time: 6pm at Curling Club Parking lot in Parksville What: please dress up in your Halloween costume for a fun evening of running / halloween fun!

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ORCA Christmas Party: this is a note to let you know that the ORCA Christmas party will be cancelled this year. We will be doing a Christmas run instead. Stay tuned for more details.

President and Treasurer: Brenda Light

Past-President: Rhys Harrison

Membership Director: Kim Longmuir

Secretary: Donna Golding

Communications: Melanie Peake

Events: Brian Laslo

ORCA meetings are held every 2 months. If anyone from the club would like to join us, please do so! Goodies are always provided!

Next ORCA Meeting: Annual AGM on Thurs Nov 17. Optional run at 6pm, Pizza at 7pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm.