TEAM YUKON 2024 - UPDATES

ERA has hosted our Fall Gathering this November 9th and we discussed some of the Canada 55+ Games Updates with Team Yukon.

Preliminary Information - Team Yukon 2024

The Canada 55+ Games is a significant multi-sport event with over 2500 participants from across the country competing in 26 different events. The Canada 55+ Games are open to adults aged 55 years and over as of December 31 of the year the Games are held.

The Games focus on the participants' social, physical and psychological well-being through participation in a multi-day event. The Games are held over four days in late August every two years. This year’s games will be held in Quebec City, Quebec. The schedule will follow as we progress towards the games.

Participate, compete, enjoy!

The Games offer opportunities for participation in various athletic, recreational and social events. Although the very nature of the Games is to declare a winner or winners, winning is secondary to the social side related to reuniting with friends from the Games’ past or meeting others, both on Team Yukon and across Canada. Who knows, you might meet up with a long-lost friend from the East Coast!

Over the Games, participants are treated to several days of competition, Opening Ceremony, Special Events, and a Closing Ceremony with a banquet and dance.

Team Yukon Organizing Committee

TEAM YUKON 2024!

We are calling all interested, enthusiastic volunteers!

TEAM YUKON is going to Quebec City in August 2024 for the Canada 55+ Games, and ElderActive has some great volunteer opportunities coming up! These are not your ordinary volunteer positions-these are FUN, POSITIVE, CREATIVE, SUPPORTED, MENTORED, and so APPRECIATED by TEAM YUKON participants!

Brenda's Powerpoint was shown at the AGM.

We need the following volunteers for our Team Yukon 2024 Organizing Committee (TYOC)

• Committee members (4) help arrange accommodations, provide information on travel options, order team uniforms, help Co-Chefs organize the Information Sessions and Pep Rally, and keep Team Yukon members informed of timelines and event updates. 

Members of the committee will assume leadership of one or more of the task areas-Uniform Lead, Travel Lead, Accommodations Lead and Media Lead. These committee members can also compete at the Games.

Policy: TYOC + including Expectations, Roles and Responsibilities.

(ii)     Co-Chef (2) we are looking for two enthusiastic volunteers to fill the 2 Co-Chef positions. The two Co-Chefs support Team Yukon before, during and after the Games. Co-Chefs do not compete at the Games. 

Volunteer Position Description Chef de Mission. 

The term of the TYOC is September 2023 to October 2024. 

If any of these great opportunities interest you, read through the attached position descriptions and policies to familiarize yourself with what is required. Then submit an Expression of Interest (online or paper copy) to ElderActive. The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2023.

Expression of Interest. Word.docx

Fillable and Submittable PDF

Your Expression of Interest should indicate the following:

• the position you are interested in

• your relevant experience, and,

• other qualifications that make you a suitable candidate for selection.

TYOC meetings are monthly and will begin in mid-September 2023!

If you have any questions about the positions or want additional information, contact Brenda Dion, Yukon Director, at 867-336-3466 or teamyukon@elderactive.ca

Join Us

We expect to send the largest contingent of 55+ Yukoners ever.

Join us, make history, and have fun!

Thank you to our funders and sponsors

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