Events Calendar:

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Click on the calendar entries to see more information on the various events. Click the down arrow to the right the Agenda View to filter your search.

Events and Announcements:

• September 8 - 22, 2010
• All Levels, Ages 7 and up
• $95.00 per Person (9 hours)
• Fee includes a full 4 on 4 game in the 9th hour

See the poster here.

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Fall/Winter 2010/2011 Registrations

NOTE THAT SOMHA HAS ADDED ANOTHER DATE FOR HOCKEY REGISTRATIONS - SEE BELOW.

Registrations for Maples 2010/2011 Fall/Winter Basketball and Indoor Soccer will be accepted at Maples Community Centre gym on:

• Thursday August 26, 2010 - 7 PM - 9 PM
• Tuesday August 31, 2010 - 7 PM - 9 PM
• Wednesday September 8, 2010 - 7 PM - 9 PM

To register for Hockey parents go to Red River CC (293 Murry Avenue) on:

• Thursday August 26, 2010 - 7 PM - 9 PM
• Tuesday August 31, 2010 - 7 PM - 9 PM
• Wednesday September 8, 2010 - 7 PM - 9 PM ***NEW DATE

Any questions regarding hockey registration please contact Tara Bjornson by email at tarabjornson10@hotmail.com or by phone at 339-9120.

Late registrations are subject to late fees so please register early.

Maples WILL NOT ACCEPT CHEQUES. All Payments at Maples can be made by cash, debit, visa and mastercard.

Your child's Manitoba Health Services Registration or a copy of their birth certificate should be brought to registration to verify their age.

Karate classes begin in mid-September on Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 PM, Maples gym, and registrations are accepted at class - see head coach Sensei Jamie Reyes.

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Maples Hosts $10M Funding Announcement

July 6, 2010 - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Mayor Sam Katz were on hand at Maples to announce the joint Province/City Building Communities Initiative (BCI) program. The City and Province are investing $5M each for capital works at community centres, parks and other public spaces throughout Winnipeg.

Maples was apportioned $250,000 from BCI as well as another $200,000 as part of a ward allotment through Old Kildonan city councillor Mike O'Shaughnessy. A new outdoor basketball and tennis court will be installed at the main Adsum site. Maples' satellite site at Elwick School will see the addition of a kid's basketball court and Maples' cricket pitch will undergo drainage upgrades, the installation of new paving, fencing and player benches.

See the Province's press release here.
See a few more pictures of the event here.

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Maples KidPro Goldeyes Clinic Picture Gallery is Up!

A computer melt-down resulted in delays but we've finally managed to post up the pictures from the Maples KidPro Baseball Clinic with the Goldeyes.

Go here to see the gallery.

Anyone interested in obtaining copies of photos please contact our Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator Tom Barak at 772-7321. Please note that the pictures in our gallery represent only a small sample of the pictures that were taken on the day.

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Maples Girls and Boys Teams win City WMBA Championships!

A few Maples teams made the 2010 WMBA City Playoffs and we happen to catch the
Boys 10 taking the championship on Saturday June 19, 2010 and the Girls 13-14 winning their division on Sunday June 20, 2010. Both teams were destroyers, and cleaned out their divisions with 11 straight wins each throughout the season.

Another great job by our coaches this season and we're proud of all our players for their hard work and dedication. WAY TO GO MAPLES BASKETBALL TEAMS!!!

The Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association has done a good job of posting 2010's playoff results on their website here.

See the Basketball City Finals photo gallery here.

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Maples Basketball to go International

Officials from the Maples Basketball and Marketing programs have been hard at work over the Spring to secure a slot on behalf of Maples Basketball for the Timberwolves Basketball clinic.

We were notified on June 4, 2010 that we were accepted and we've paid a deposit to hold our slot!

As a result Maples plans to send about 40 of our basketball kids to the clinic which will include a two night stay in Minnesota, a day-long clinic at the Target centre on the NBA court and an NBA game afterwards. We were informed that it is common for the Timberwolves players to drop in on these clinics for pictures and autographs.

An actual date cannot be set for the trip until the NBA schedule is released in July/August of 2010. Shortly after the date is announced we'll start accepting registrations for the trip. The outing will be sponsored by Maples Basketball to help keep registration fees low. Stay tuned for details!

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Lighting and thunderstorms didn't stand a chance against Maples community spirit as our 2010 mini-soccer festival was a smash! We've posted a photo gallery of the event - click the link below to hop over to the Soccer gallery. This photo depicts our Maples Monarch posing with a WFD fireman and mini-soocer participant. Attenders enjoyed soccer games, a firetruck, bouncers, kid's games and face painting! There was also a major funding announcement at the Cricket matches at Elwick on the same day where a very special guest visited us! See below.

See the Mini-Soccer Festival photo gallery here.

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RCB Foundation Funding Announcement
 

L to R - Mohinder Saran (MLA Maples), Sindy Brar (RBC), Jill Officer (RBC Olympian), Derek Dabee (Maples Cricket Manager), Kamta Singh (Maples Cricket Head Coach), Dan Ricard (MRAI President), Mohamed Alli (MRAI).

The RBC Foundation has donated $20,000 to Maples for the construction of Cricket batting cages at the Elwick site. This newest addition is the groundwork for future developments scheduled at Elwick.

Maples was honoured to host Jill Officer for the occasion. Ms. Officer is a gold and bronze World Champion curler, and her moving motivational speech stirred the many kids, volunteers, visitors and media in attendance.

See the photo gallery here.

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Maples Martial Arts Program Awards Its First Karate Black Belt

This past Saturday, April 19, 2010, at the Maples gym, our Marial Arts program intructor Sensei Jamie Reyes awarded Paul Ricard with a first dan (shodan) Karate black belt.

We contratulate Paul for successfully completing his Kata and the promotion is the result of his hard work, dedication and discipline.

We wish Paul well in his new status as "Senpai" (senior student) and his achievement as the very first Karate black belt awarded through the Maples Martial Arts program is a proud day indeed.

In addition to his black belt Paul was awarded a certificate of achievement. Paul is an inspiration to the other students in the program as well as to all of us at Maples. WAY TO GO PAUL!!!

See a picture of the certificate here.
Visit the Martial Arts photo gallery here.

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