Athletes! Parents! Grandparents! Aunts, Uncles & Cousins! All are welcome to join the amazing volunteer team that will host the Valley Royals Grand Prix Racing Series for hundreds of students from the Abbotsford & Mission area.
Email Angela Dehaan [email protected] to join the volunteer team! (See Volunteer Info below for instructions)
Also be sure to sign in at the registration table for each race that you work to get your VOLUNTEER HOURS! All Royals athletes need to get volunteer hours each year. Hours can be completed by the athlete and/or their family members https://valleyroyals.ca/volunteer-hours/
Grand Prix Volunteer Info:
Grand Prix Location is – Clearbrook Park – 3680 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford, BC
When – September 19, 26, October 3 & 10 Wednesday afternoons from 3 – 6pm – EXCECPTION: Set Up Crew please arrive at Clearbrook park by 2:00 pm
We are looking for volunteers to confirm if they are able to help in the following key areas:
Concession – (it will be stocked, you will just have to sell the items, help with set up and take down of the tent / tables) – 2/3 people
First Aid – Do you have your level 1 or 2 first aid ticket? If so, we need you!
Parking – We need strong willed people to monitor the entrance lane to the main parking at Clearbrook park to ensure traffic is not blocked by illegally parked cars – 1 – 2 people
Set Up – if you are able to arrive earlier than 3 pm, please let us know, we need a crew of at least 5-10 people between 2 – 3pm to help with setting up the course.
Rabbits/Turtles – Do you enjoy running? If so, please let us know. We will need people to lead and sweep all races. Yes… you will get a head start if you lead J
Marking the course -During the race helping direct and supervise runners
Finish line – maintaining the order of runners and recording their placements
Reminders
- If you have any Valley Royals gear, please try to wear it to the meet. (red & blue will do – not mandatory – just a nice touch – we have safety vests and volunteer tags available as well).
- Please ensure you are prepared for the weather. Bring Water, dress in layers etc.
- Please arrive at Clearbrook park by 3:00 and check in at the volunteer/registration tent at the finish line. (Big tent at finish line)
- We ask that All Volunteers please allow time to stay behind after the final race to help with clean up. I expect we should all be done by 5:30/6pm
- The more help we have, the better! Please feel free to invite friends, family, neighbors looking for volunteer credits (I believe it’s a high school grad requirement), please have them contact us. I’m sure we can find a spot for more help.
- If you have helped in previous years and would like to be placed back in that volunteer position please indicate that in your email response.
Thank you for your time, we look forward to hearing from you!
Kindest regards, Angela Dehaan
The Junior Development Group and the Endurance Running Group are getting ready for their first Cross Country Race of the Season…
The Abbotsford News published an article about our club athletes at Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships on page A18 of Friday August 24th’s paper.
Mark Molina dominated the 12-year old category in the sprints, capturing gold in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 300 meter events. Just for good measure, he claimed the silver in long jump, discus and medley relay. 
Rookie Alexia Smith proved she can run any distance winning gold in the 100 meter, 600 meter and 1000 meter races in the nine-year old girls category
The top individual performance of the meet goes to Benjamin Wright in the 12 year-old boys long jump. A head shorter that most of his competitors, and struggling to control his speed under some blustery conditions, Ben faulted on his first two attempts stepping just over the board. For his third and final attempt, we adjusted the starting point of his run-up and I told him to go-for-broke, because I knew he was already jumping well. He then cranked off an astonishing leap of 5.33 meters, a distance not normally achieved by boys until they’re 14 or 15. His jump was a personal best of nearly half a meter and easily won him the gold. In over thirty years in the sport, I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed a more clutch performance under pressure. Unfortunately, a nagging injury flared up after the competition that prevented Ben from competing further in the sprints where he was a medal contender. 
Most importantly, all of our Royal athletes were achieving their lifetime and season’s best performances at the meet and were having fun in the process. The meet wraps up the Royals track season until cross-country in the fall.
Vikramjit Gondara is double Gold Medalist for Canadian Men (U20) setting a new personal best in Hammer with a throw of 65.71 m and winning Discus with a throw of 48.36 m
Alexa Porpaczy is Gold Medalist for Canadian Women (U20) in High Jump clearing 1.74 m 
Django Lovett is Silver Medalist for Canadian Men (Senior) in High Jump clearing 2.19 m
On Wednesday, July 18th, the Abbotsford News published an article about Vikramjit’s double gold wins at Nationals and about the outstanding performances of all the Royals athletes at the Canadian Track & Field Championships.