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Softball Ontario is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Softball Association Fundamental Excellence Awards.  A total of fifteen (15) S.A.F.E. Awards were awarded, providing training opportunities for 234 volunteers across Ontario.

What is a S.A.F.E. Award?
A Softball Association Fundamental Excellence Award is an award of $500 for Softball Associations to use in one of four (4) categories:

• Volunteer Development
• Community Coach Development
• Competitive Coach Development
• Umpire Development

Softball Ontario’s new S.A.F.E. Award recognizes the efforts of local Softball Associations to improve its volunteer base, and helped Softball Associations to train volunteers for the 2010 softball season.  The S.A.F.E. Awards, along with Softball Ontario’s new Softball Association Fundamental Excellence (S.A.F.E) Star Rating Program, help softball associations across Ontario improve the quality of softball by promoting volunteer development, organizational development, long term player development, and ensuring a strong link with Softball Ontario. 

The winners of the 2010 Softball Association Fundamental Excellence Awards are:

• For Community Coach Development
  • Kawartha Softball
  • Richmond Hill Softball Association
  • Toanche Parks & Recreation
  • Burgessville Minor Ball Association
  • Port Perry & District Minor Softball Association
  • Waterloo Minor Girls Softball Association
• For Umpire Development
  • Stittsville Minor Softball Association
  • Don Victoria Softball League
  • Oshawa N.A.S.C. Softball
  • Pickering Softball Association
  • Belleville Minor Softball Association
• For Competitive Coach Development
  • Orleans Amateur Fastball Association
  • Port Perry & District Minor Softball Association
  • Waterloo Minor Girls Softball Association
  • City of Vaughan Softball Association

“Softball Ontario’s new S.A.F.E. Awards and the S.A.F.E. Star Rating Program will help us continue to reward great softball associations and set new standards for quality softball programs across Ontario,” said Rory Quigley, chairman of Softball Ontario’s Participation Committee.

Thanks to the support that Softball Ontario receives from a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, each organization who is presented with a S.A.F.E. Award will receive a commemorative plaque as well as a cheque for $500.00 to support their volunteer training and development initiatives.

Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softball in Ontario.  Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes, officials and volunteers by providing programs and services at all levels of competitions.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.  Their mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary sector, through investments in community-based initiatives.