1994 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

SPORTS COMMITTEE

Flashbacks - November 4, 1991

The Sports Committee of the VICTORIA COMMONWEALTH GAMES SOCIETY
was an interesting committee. In 1991, I served on the committee for a one year period while serving as the Boxing Chairman, and on the boxing committee from 1989 to 1992.

Looking back to November 4 1991, 27 individuals would attend the meeting held at the BC Hydro Building which served as the Victoria Commonwealth Games Society Offices. from 5:00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.

Folks in attendance were a whose who of Greater Victoria sports:
Jim Carter, Kjeld Brodsgaard, Hank Lyth, Ken Porter, Don Smyth, Peter Vizsolyi, Bob Adams, Danny Henry, Wayne MacDonald. John Plantinga, Chris Graham, Bruce Wasylic, Monika Alde, John Edwards, Sandy Peden, Austin Smith, Sandra Stevenson, Brian Zelley, Bob Bearpark, Andre Gallant, Danelle Laidlaw, Norgrove Penny, Gary Taylor, Jim Reed, Terry Wright and serving as the recording secretary - Corrine Lalonde.

In the November meeting 0 the guest was ANDRRE GALLANT of Sports Canada.

In the October 4 the meeting, the guest was SCOTT BRALEY, BC Gymnastics.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW and HOW ARE THEY REMEMBERED SINCE 1994

KJELD BRODSGAARE - WRESTLING

There is a KJELD BRODSGAARD AWARD to be given to two high school wrestlers to assist them in attending National Championships.

KEN PORTER - Track and Field

In 2009, KEN PORTER, received the ALLAN G. RAE BUILDER AWARD for his contribution to sports officials development and advancement which was presented at the
SPORTS OFFICIALS CANADA ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER - September 26, 2009.

PETER VIZSOLYI - Swimming

In the 19-97/98 year, Swimming Coach PETER VIZSOLYI (U. Vic) and
TOM JOHNSON (UBC) received Men's Swimming Coach of the Year Awards at the
CSI Championships.

JOHN PLANTINGA - Parks & Recreation and Vollyball

MAY 3, 2003 - JOHN PLANTINGA presented AWARD of MERIT by the British Columbia Recreation & Parks Association.

DR. J. NORGROVE PENNY - Sports Medicine

2007 - ORDER OF CANADA - Dr. J. NORGROVE PENNY was one of 40 to benamed to the ORDER OF CANADA by Govenor General MICHAELLE JEAN.

SANDRA STEVENSON

In 2005, SANDRA STEVENSON was a recipient of a "INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARD.