is song/video speaks to the Howlers ethos. We are all a community and we are stronger together. Teddy Roosevelt said it best 'Do what you can, with what you have, where you are '....
ABOUT US... DOG RIVER HOWLERS RUGBY CLUB http://youtu.be/CVw1r4u5VYI www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers www.dogriverhowlers.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq2CLUdzri8 www.facebook.com/karl.fix/media_set?set=a.10151664775591254.10737418 ABOUT US The Dog River Howlers are an invitational rugby club (men and women) founded by Karl Fix in early 2007 for the lovers of "our game". The club is based in Dog River, Saskatchewan, Canada (actually the city of Regina) ,which was the fictional home for CTV's popular "CORNER GAS" TV series. The Howlers are made up of players and supporters from all parts of Canada, as well as a few from other countries, who believe that "rugby is more than a game, but a way of life". The club tours to interesting parts of the world, plays rugby and enjoys unique cultural experiences, while also giving something back to that country's sport and/or people. The Howlers also raise funds and contribute to worthwhile endeavours which are not related to rugby. The Howlers use "our game" as a vehicle to build bridges between people around the world. This song/video speaks to the Howlers ethos. We are all a community and we are stronger together. Teddy Roosevelt said it best " Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" .......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM ABOUT THE GAME WE LOVE.. - "The whole point of rugby is that it is, first and foremost, a state of mind , a spirit"" - Jean-Pierre Rives (French international rugby player) From the first time that you laced up your boots and tightened every stud. That virus known as rugby has been living in your blood. With a thumb up under your nostril scratching gently on your brain. An overgrown Neanderthal rejoicing in your pain ! And no matter where you travel. You can take it as expected. There will always be a breed of people hopelessly infected. You see, that's the thing with this game. It will always be the same. And that is why we say that "it's more than a game, it's a way of life" HOWLERS CLUB BADGE Harvest Moon represents the stark beauty of the the Prairies and in turn also the game of rugby and life itself. Traditional Prairie Grain Elevator represents the co-operative spirit that prevailed amongst our early pioneers that survived and then prospered in such a hostile environment. This co- operative spirit also pertains to the often tough and hostile game of rugby were it also takes a co-operative team effort to succeed. This of course also pertains to everyday life it self. The Coyote is a prairie animal that lives in a pack but hunts singularly (contrary to wolves that live and hunt in a pack)..Rugby of course is the same. Also in rugby, we work and play together as team on and off the pitch. We also each have individual duties and responsibilities as part of that that team. In life we also live in a community/family but we have individual responsibilities to be part of these units .-- "Individual commitment to a group effort that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Vince Lombardi (late great Green Bay Packer coach). HOWLERS COLORS: Red - color of the Canadian flag Orange - color the Prairies' harvest moon. Black - color of the Prairies' midnight sky BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Karl Fix (President) Kevin Blanchette (VP U-18 Men) Chase Sereda Leo Lane (Treasurer) Randy Ludwar Tim Young Gren Thomas Maria Samson (VP Women) Richard Cornish Mike Holmes Davine Burton Shannon Kane HONORARY CAPTAIN: Lorne Cardinal who is the former cop of Dog River in CTV's award winning comedy series Corner Gas. Lorne, a cultish rugby man, acquired the rights to use this name from Prairie Pants Productions Inc., the producers of Corner Gas. ================================================================= SOME OVERALL NUMBERS ON THE HOWLERS ----------------------------------------------------------------- On The Pitch *************** Total Number Of Players Who Have Played with the Howlers - 481 Number of 15's Players - 160 Number Of 7'S Players since 2009 - 294 (131 men, 69 women, 46 U-18 men ,17 U-17 women 31 U-16 men) Canadian International Capped Players (Men) Who Have Played With The Howlers - 24 Canadian International Capped Players (Women) Who Have Played With The Howlers - 14 International Capped Players From Other Countries - 6 including Waisali Serevi from Fiji considered by most the greatest 7's player in the history of the game. Also from Chile, Venezuela, Mexico, Barbados and Colombia. Number Of U-16 Men's Tournaments - 3 - all in Germany Number Of Women's u-17 Tournaments - 1 in Germany Number Of U-18 Men's Tournaments - 7 - in Canada, Colombia and the USA Number Of Men's Tournaments Participated In - 24 (won 11) - in 6 countries (Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Trinidad and Togago and Colombia) Number Of Women's Tournaments Participated In- 16 ( won 7) - in 6 countries (Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia) One Off Exhibition Games Played- 4 - all in Canada Off The Pitch **************** Since 2007 the Howlers have helped to raise over $1,000,00 (one million) for some of these worthy causes Rugby related ----------------- - Men and women's Canadian National Rugby Teams - Canadian First Nations rugby - Saskatchewan Rugby Union (development) - Prairie Wolf Pack Rugby Club - Canadian rugby coaching clinics - Numerous young aspiring Canadian rugby players - Canadian rugby match officials - Cuban rugby (adult and youth) - Colombian rugby (adult and youth) - Philippine's children's rugby - Afghanistan rugby (adult and youth) - Colombian rugby (upstart club in a very poor barrio) - Rwandan rugby (adult and youth) - Ugandan rugby (Gulu people) - Lebanese rugby (an aspiring club) - Fijian rugby in villages - Mexican youth (school in Cancun) - South African underprivileged schools rugby - Thailand youth rugby in slums (program run by ex Canadian international Eddie Evans) Non rugby related --------------------- - KidSports which supports kids with limited financial resources to participate in sports programs. - Help purchase a wheelchair accessible van for quadriplegic former rugby player - Canadian First Nations education - Multiple Sclerosis - Prostate cancer - Cuban orphanages - Somalian refugees - Shelters for abused women and children - Prostate cancer - Children with learning challenges - Feed the homeless and sick in India - Support a number of people people fighting cancer and other illnesses - Early learning centre that provides extended respite services for medically fragile children - 2011 Haiti earthquake victims - Comprehensive Youth Treatment Program for boys ages 11 to 16 HOWLERS 7'S TOURNAMENTS AND EXHIBITION GAMES: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Alba Games (May 2009 - Jiguana, Cuba) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.78395496253.90701.514726253&l=138348a195 2. Cancun 7's (Cancun Mexico, November, 2009) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.198617466253.139253.514726253&l=0b7e66c746 3. Havana Howlers Rugby 7's A( Havana ,Cuba - February 2010) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.351561556253.160822.514726253&l=571e118305 4. Saskatchewan Roughriders 100th anniversary half time game vs Prairie Fire RFC - (Mosaic Stadium/Taylor Field, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, June 2010 ) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.401933441253.184058.514726253&l=8eb2246029 5. Stampede 7's (Calgary Alberta canada - July 2010) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.409643226253.190225.514726253&l=7e4241f374 6. Abbotsford 7's - (Abbottsford BC, BC), Canada - July 2010) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.442679456253.240162.514726253&l=3f72760599 7. Cancun 7's (Cancun Mexico, November, 2010) S -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.460068871253.247920.514726253&l=4d1103eb09 8. Las Vegas Invitational ( Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - February, 2011) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150092069221254.271853.514726253&l=41d3bbf782 9. Buccaneer 7's ( Victoria, BC, Canada - June 2011) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150202971926254.308372.514726253&l=36375ba93d 10. Calgary Stampeder half time game vs Prairie Wolfpack ( Mc Mahon Stadium,Calgary, Alberta, Canada - June 2011) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150205431776254.309087.514726253&l=9dac8a3087 11. BC Lions half time game vs Pacific Tyees ( Empire Field , Vancouver, BC, Canada - June 2011) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150210439381254.310798.514726253&l=28e98765cd 12. Stampede 7's (Calgary Albert - July 9,2011) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150232984636254.315842.514726253&&l=ac5d5bff50 13. Abbotsford International 7's (Abbotsford BC - July 23,2011 ) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150245055951254.319353.514726253&l=4491061a15& 14. Cancun 7's (Cancun, Mexico -November 24,2011) -http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150396097811254.347573.514726253&&l=986eeb32f1 15. Havana Howlers 7's ( Havana, Cuba - December 2 and 3, 2011) -http://vimeo.com/40700228andhttp://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150396097811254.347573.514726253&&l=986eeb32f1 16. Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - February 8 - 11, 2012: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150542748961254.367351.514726253&&l=c36cfc1dae 17. Stampede 7's ( Calgary Alberta - July 6 & 7, 2012 ) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150903638991254.400769.514726253&&l=a0a3ecfcb2 18. U-16 Heidelberg International Sevens Tournament ( Heidelberg, Germany - June 23 & 24 , 2012) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150890730621254.399433.514726253&&l=55653f0dde 19. Havana Howlers Rugby 7's (Havana - December 1 & 2, 2012) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151134218271254.432727.514726253&&l=a39e708261 20. Tobago International 7's (Tobago - December 8 & 9,2012) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151134704471254.432785.514726253&&l=1255a39f3d -- https://vimeo.com/58744912 21. Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas , Nevada - Feb. 7,8 & 9, 2013 ) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151244523226254.443202.514726253&&l=1aade1f14c 22. Edmonton Rugbyfest ( Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - May 17, 18 and 19, 2013) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151388006556254.1073741837.514726253&&l=21d9581136 23. U-16 Heidelberg International Sevens Tournament ( Heidelberg, Germany) - June 8 and 9, 2013 -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151425818731254.1073741838.514726253&&l=7d1890b9f5 --- www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151421031931254&set=vb.171358302913109&&theater 24. Stampede 7's( Calgary, July 6 and 7, 2013) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151482587146254.1073741843.514726253&&l=7c99531e85 25. Havana Howlers International 7's (Havana, Cuba December 1 7 2, 2013) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151765506561254.1073741850.514726253&&l=5267f0f9f5 26. Tobago International 7's (Tobago - December 7 & 8,2013 ) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151765302341254.1073741849.514726253&&l=c93a877ef4 27. Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas , Nevada - January 25 & 26, 2014 ) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151880968921254.1073741860.514726253&&l=777072c5a1 28. Howlers vs Crimson Tide Judah Campbell Ultra 7's Fundraiser Match ( Langford, BC February 1, 2014 ) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151881275291254.1073741862.514726253&&l=30730a2afe 29. Howlers to Medellin Rugby 7's ( Medellin, Colombia May 24 and 25, 2014) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152079393251254.1073741870.514726253&&l=8430007968 30. U-16 Boys and U-7 girls to Heidelberg International Sevens Tournament ( Heidelberg, Germany) - June 15 and 16, 2014 - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152131691811254.1073741872.514726253&&l=386f3e6a18 31. Tobago International 7's (Dec. 14 & 15, 2014) -https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152467936041254.1073741890.514726253&&l=f2518a4af0 32. Howlers U-18 Men and Women to Medellin Colombia (Dec.20 & 21) - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152478473946254.1073741891.514726253&&l=82abe663e4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ SENIOR MEN'S HOWLERS 7'S PLAYERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in ) 1. % Thomas Aponte ( Caracas Venezuela) - 19, 20 2. James Acker (Montreal. Quebec) - 16, 20, 26, 29, 31 3. Kurtis Appledorn (Abbotsford, BC) - 9 4. Rob Anderson (Victoria BC) - 25, 28 5. # Nicolas Arancibia (Santiago,Chile) -1 , 3, 6. Taylor Baker (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 29 7. Noah Barker (Victoria, BC) - 28 8. Nick Bent (Ottawa, Ontario) - 16 9. Jordan Best (Vancouver ,BC) - 19 10. * Nick Blevins (Calgary, Alberta) -12 11. ^ Jae Bowen -(Barbados) - 22 12 Doug Breadon (Burnaby, BC) - 16 13. Joel Brier ( Regina, Saskatchewan) 14. Liam Burke (Vancouver, BC) - 19 15. * Colin Brown (Vancouver,BC/Ontario) - 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13 16. * James Buchanan (Calgary, Alberta) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 21 17. Josh Campbell (London,Ontario) - 31 18. Eric Clark (Regina,Saskatchewan) - 5 19. Zach Coughlan ( St. John's Newfoundland) - 15 20. Tanner Danylczuk (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) -2, 4 21.* Derek Daypuck (Toronto, Ontario) - 8, 20, 21, 26, 31 22. Lucas De Beer (Abbotsford, BC) - 22, 29 23. Rain de Guzman (Burnaby, BC) - 11 24.* Dustin Dobravski (Victoria, BC) - 3, 9, 22, 24, 28 25. Jered Douglas (Abbotsford, BC) - 16, 19. 21, 25, 28, 29 26. Joe Dolesau (Burnaby, BC/Fiji) - 11 27. Djustice Sears-Duru (Oakville, Ontario) - 17 28. Thomas Dutchak (Calgary, Alberta) - 3, 4, 29. Justin Edralin (Regina, Saskatchewan) -16 30. Simon Fader (London, Ontario) - 26, 29, 31 31. Gabriel Farrell (Cowachin BC/Scotland) - 28 32. * Sean Ferguson (Vancouver ,BC)- 24 33. Morgan Findlay (Montreal,Quebec/New Zealand) - 7, 8 34. Rob Finos (Oshawa, Ontario) -21 35. Aaron Frisby (Victoria BC/Australia) - 28 36. Sean Flynn (Calgary, Alberta) -10 37. Michael Franko (Victoria,BC/USA) - 7 38. Pat Fraser (Victoria,/Duncan BC) - 17 39. Allen Furlong (Vancouver,BC/New Brunswick) -1 40. Michael Fuailefau (Victoria , BC) - 9, 11, 13 41. & Sebastian Mejia Gil (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 42. & Jose Manual Diosa Gomez (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 43. Ellis Gray ( Halifax, Nova Scotia/Victoria BC) - 16, 25, 29, 31 44* Lucas Hammond (Toronto, Ontario) -17 45. Josh Hart (Swan River, Manitoba) - 21 46. * Jeff Hassler (Calgary, Alberta) - 9, 10, 12, 13 47. Jesse Lee Hayman (Toronto, Ontario) - 29 48. Matthew Heaton (Ormstown, Quebec) - 14, 20, 21 49. ? Christian Henning (Mexico City, Mexico) - 7 50. Jonathan Hill (Vancouver, BC) - 21, 25 51. Connor Hunter( Vancouver ,BC) - 19, 28 52. Nishant Jain (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 25 53. Matt Jarvis (Edmonton, Alberta) - 14, 15, 16, 17 54. * Patrick Kay (Cowachin, BC) - 3, 9, 11, 16, 17, 24 55. Harrison King (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 25 56.* Jordan Kozina (Brantford, Ontario) - 12 57. Jordan Kohn (Calgary, Alberta) -2 58. Fillipe Kuruvoli aka "Muddy"( Fiji ) - 9, 13 59. Albert Iamartino (Calgary, Alberta) - 12 60. Kieran Lauridsen (Cowichan, BC) - 22 61. Wade Lavalley (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 20, 22, 24 62. John Law (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 20, 21, 22 63. Matt Law (Edmonton Alta/Vancouver, BC, New Zealand) - 26 64. Ryan Le Ber (Fort Mc Murray Alberta) - 31 65. Rob Law ( Regina, Saskatchewan/Montreal, Quebec)- 20, 22, 26, 32 66. Faron Ling (Ottawa,Ontario) -3 67. Franco Lloyd (Victoria,BC/South Africa) - 16 68. Jeff Lohse (Kelowna ,BC)- 20, 22 69. Peni Lutudroma (Regina, Saskatchewan/Fiji) -2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 24, 25 70. Brennan Marcoux (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - 4 71. Kieran Macauley (Victoria BC/Comox,BC) - 28 72. Don Mathie (Toronto, Ontario) - 16, 25 73. Gordon Mcrorie (Calgary, Alberta/Scotland) -16, 20 74. * Robin Mac Dowell (Vancouver,BC)- 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 28 75. * Duncan Mcguire (Edmonton Alberta) - 14, 15 76. Kyle Mcguirk (St. Joh's, Newfoundland) - 15 77. Luke McLoskey (Victoria, BC) - 22, 24 78. Dustin Mc Pherson ( Calgary, Alberta) - 12 79. * Shawn Mercier (Vancouver ,BC) - 5, 6, 11, 15. 80. Joshua Miles (Wales) 81. Jeff Nish Miller (Victoria, BC) - 19 82. David Morgan (Victoria, BC) - 22, 24, 28 83. Cole Mosychuck (Kelowna, BC)- 19, 28, 29 84. Ross Mosychuk (Kelowna, BC) - 28 85. Milan Mrdjenovich (Edmonton, Alberta) -1 86. Matt Mullins (Belleville, Ontario) - 28 87. Brock Nicholson (Vancouver, BC) - 6, 88. Mike Okech (Vancouver,BC) - 6, 9, 11, 138 89. Clay Panga (Victoria, BC/New Zelaland) - 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 29 90.* Patrick Parfrey (St. John's Newfoundland) - 15, 16 91. * Kevin Parfrey (St. John's Newfoundland) -1 92. Sebastian Pearson (London, Ontario) - 29 93. Dan Pelletier ( Montreal, Quebec) - 25, 31 94. Kent Plews (Edmonton, Alberta) -1 95. David Poettcker (Vancouver, BC) -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17 96. Sarel Potiger (Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) - 22 97 Ryan Quaiffe (Calgary, Alberta) - 14 98. Ilesa Quaqua aka "Cullen" (Fiji) - 9, 13 99. Casey Reed (Victoria, BC/Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) - 17, 28 100. Mallory Roe Nanaima, BC) - 9 101. Stuart Rose (Calgary , Alberta) - 10 102. * Jordan Wilson-Ross (Toronto, Ontario)- 20, 24 103. Conrad Rybkowski Abottsford,BC) - 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 31 104. Mozac Samson(Calgary, Alberta)/Fiji) - 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24 105. Tryan Sapurgia (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) - 7, 14, 16 106. Chase Sereda (WhiteRock, BC) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17 107. @ Waisali Serevi (Fiji - considered by most the greatest 7's player in the history of the game) - 11 108. Marcus Sherry (Guelph, Ontario) - 25 109. * Ian Shoults (Calgary, Alberrta) -1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17 110. Brad Skene (Victoria, BC) - 28 111. Dan Smith (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 20, 26, 31 112. * Ryan Smith (Calgary, Alberta/Ontario) - 3, 8 113. * Winston Stanley (Victoria, BC) - 1 114. David Stevens (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - 26 115. Tyson Stoochnoff (Victoria, BC) - 28 116. Keaton Styles (White Rock,BC) -14 117. * Shane Thompson (Victoria, BC/Quebec) - 1, 2, 7, 19 118. Sam Val- Zehan (Calgary, Alberta)- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 119. Joe van Heerden (Regina, Saskatchewan/South Africa) - 16 120. Paul Van Wyck (Montreal, Quebec) - 2, 5, 7, 14, 16, 20, 26, 31 121. Alejo Venegas (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 122. ^ Sean Ward (Barbados) - 21 123. * Jeff Warden (St. John's Newfoundland/BC) -1 124. Spencer Watkins(Calgary, Alberta) -10 125. * Robert Wilson(St. John's Newfoundland/BC) -1 126. Tyron Williams (Calgary, Alberta) - 22 127. Damon Weigle (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 29 128. * Tyler Wish (St. John's Newfoundland/BC) - 1 129. Steve Woodward (Calgary, Alberta) -12 130. Christian Wulff (Calgary, Alberta) -10 131. Kane Wyatt (Victoria, BC) - 28 132. * Mark Wyatt (Victoria, BC) -1 133 . Patrick Young (Regina,Saskatchewan) - 2, 19, 25 134. Shawn Young (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 24 * - capped for Canada # - capped for Chile @ - capped for Fiji % - capped for Venezuela ? - cappe for Mexico ^ - capped for Barbados & - capped for Colombia -------------------------------------------------------------- U-18 MEN'S HOWLERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in) 1. Robbie Anderson - Calgary, Alberta - 8, 12 2. Brandon Baker - Regina, Saskatchewan - 17, 24, 32 Ge 3. George Barton - Duncan BC - 32 4. Andrew Battagllia - Aurora, Ontario - - 8, 12 5. Jayden Bloom - Vancouver BC - 32 6. Jordan Bowcott - Cowichan, BC - 8 7. Owan Bromball Toronto, Ontario - 17, 21, 24 8. Nicholas Chan - Hong Kong - 32 9. Jared Chen - Oakville, Ontario - 21, 24 10. Mike Coldwells - Toronto Ontario - 32 11. Mason Dingwall - Ottawa, Ontario - 17 12. Paul Dietrich - Saskatoon Saskatchewan - 32 13. Drake Drum - Wilcox, Saskatchewan/Calgary, Alberta -24 14. Djustice Sears-Duru - Oakville, Ontario 15. Elias Ergas - West Vancouver BC - 32 16. Mostyn Findlay - Regina Saskatchewan - 32 17. Keegan Fletcher - Burnaby, BC -16 18. Sean Flynn - Edmonton, Alberta - 12 19. Connor Gilles - Toronto, Ontario -16, 17, 21 20. Braydon Goldstein - Saskatoon Saskatchewan - 32 21. Evan Graves - Winnipeg, Manitoba - 16 22. Christian Grillo -Caledon, Ontario - 24, 32 23. Liam Grimes - Toronto. Ontario -16, 17 24. Christian Grillo - Caledon, Ontario - 21 25. Marcus Hackman - Edmonton, Alberta - 12 26. Lucas Hammond - Toronto, Ontario - 8 27. Marcus Hall - Regina, Saskatchewan - 16, 21 28. Payton Hall - Regina, Saskatchewan - 21 29. Tim Hart - Halifax, Nova Scotia -16, 17, 21, 24 30. Matthew Heaton - Ormstown, Quebec - 8, 12 31. Aaron Hersant - Victoria BC - 32 32. Evan Johnson - Regina, Saskatchewan - 8, 16 33. Bailey Kalef - Mississauga, Ontario - 21, 24 34. Patrick Kay -Cowichan, BC - 8 35. Mike Kneedam - Ladysmith, BC - 16 36. Jon la Placa - Barrie, Ontario - 8 37. Cameron Lawson - Vancouver, BC - 8, 12 38. Wade La Valley - Regina, Saskatchewan - 17 39. Ben Le Sage - Calgary, Alberta 40. Robin Lowenberger - Coquitlam, BC - 16 41. Connor MacRae, Calgary Alberta - 21, 24 42. Kieran McAuley - Vancouver, BC - 8 43. Aaron Mc Adie - Edmonton, Alberta - 12 44. William McArthur -Brantford Ontario - 32 45. Kerry Mc Elhanney - Edmonton, Alberta -12 46. Ashton Milligan - Prince Albert Saskatchewan - 32 47. Nicolas Mouret - Victoria BC - 32 48. Brian Murphy - Burnaby, BC - 8 49. James O'Neill - Calgary Alberta - 32 50. Emerson Padley - Calgary Alberta- 32 51. Mitchell Reid - Brampton, Ontario - 21, 24 52. Mitch Santilli - Brandfort, Ontario - 24 53. Daniel Pardo Suarez - Bogota Colombia - 32 54. Trent Shelly - Burnaby, BC -16 55. Ben Scher - Vancouver BC - 32 56. Morgan Stone Gore, Quebec - 21 57. Matt Taylor - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - 8 58. Jenner Teufer - Duncan, BC - 16 59. Monty Tichowsky - Saskatchewan - Lloydminster Reapers - 12 60. John Turner - Niagra On The Lake, Ontario - 24 61 William Jacklin Watt - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 12, 17, 21, 24 62. Oliver White - Calgary Alberta - 32 63. Chris Woodhead - Oakville, Ontario - 16, 17 ----------------------------------------------------------------- U-16 MEN'S HOWLERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in) 1. Brandon Baker (Thom Collegiate,Campion Grads RFC) (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 18 2. George Barton (Shawnigan Lake School/Cowichan RFC) (Duncan, BC) - 18, 23 3. Jayden Bloom (BC) : St. George's School/Vancouver Rowing Club - 23 4. David Burke (Babados) : St. Michael's School(Barbados)/Emperors Rugby Club(Barbados) - 23 5. Mike Caldwells (Ontario) : Wild Oak Secondary School/Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club - 23 6. Cameron Elliot (Ontario) : Oakville Trafalgar High/Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club- 23 7. Patricio Falcon ( Mexico City, Mexico) - 30 8. Mostyn Findlay (Regina ,Saskatchewan) - 30 9. Aidan Foley - (Oakville, Ontario) - 30 10. Santi Guadarrama - (Shawnigan Lake , BC / Mexico City) ) - 30 11. Simon Gray (BC) : Shawnigan Lake School/Castaway Wanderers Rugby Club 12. Christian Grillo (Mayfield Secondary School/Mississauga Blues RFC) (Caledon, Ontario) - 18 13. Payton Hall (Campbell Collegiate/Condors RFC) (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 18, 23 14. Statten Hayhurst (Victoria, BC) - 30 15. Quinn Hopkins (Mississauga, Ontario) - 30 16. Cole Keffer (Sutherland Secondary/Capilano RFC) (North Vancouver, BC) - 18 17. Jake Knapton (Sutherland Secondary/Capilano RFC) (North Vancouver, BC) - 18 18. John Mitchell (Shawnigan Lake School) (West Vancouver, BC) - 18 19. Callahan McMaster (Shawnigan Lake School) (Hong Kong) - 18, 23 20. Jackson McDonough (Western Canada High School/Canucks RFC) (Calgary Alberta) - 18 21. Nicolas Mouret (Sydney, BC / Hong Kong) - 30 22. Adrian Nesbitt (Ontario): Christ The King School/Mississauga Blues Rugby Club - 23 23. Lucas Perron (Oakville, Ontario) - 30 24. Sean Purdey (Mill Bay, BC) - 30 25. David Ralph (Alberta) : Heritage Christian Academy/Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club - 23 26. Theo Sauder (St. Georges School) (Vancouver, BC) -18 27. Ben Scher (St. Georges School) (Vancouver, BC) -18 28. Sam Scott (Ontario): Oakville Trafalgar High/Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club - 23 29. Kieran Smerdon (Christ the King CSS/Mississauga Blues RFC) (Georgetown, Ontario) -18 30. Carl Smits (BC): Shawnigan Lake School/Chilliwack Crusaders Rugby Club - 23 31. Jaden Towson (Warman, Saskatchewan) - 30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- SENIOR WOMEN'S HOWLERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in) SENIOR WOMEN'S HOWLERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in) 1. * Elissa Alaire (Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue/Trois-Rivieres Quebec) - 24 2. * Gill Allen ( Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - 12, 16, 17, 24, 29 3. * Lynzi Anderson (Aurora, Ontario) - 24 4. Luisa Guitierrrez Arango (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 5. Kelly Bardy (Caledon, Ontario) - 21 6. * Jocelyn Barrieau (Montreal, Quebec) - 16, 21 7. Emily Belchos (Barrie Ontario)v - 20, 21 8. Trish Bene (Edmonton, Alberta) -16 9. Sabel Romero Benitez (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 10. * Arielle Dubissette-Borrice ( Toronto, Ontario/Kingston, Jamaica) - 20 11. Davine Burton ( Toronto, Ontario) - 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31 12. Catherine Carrier (Quebec City, Quebec) - 26 , 31 13. Louise Chen(Toronto , Ontario) -31 14. Cherise Du Preez (Victoria, BC) - 27 15. * Tara Eckert, (Calgary, Alberta/Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - 14, 15, 16 16. Julia Folk (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 17, 19, 24, 27 17. * Julie Foster (Regina, Saskatchewan) - 24 18. Chelsea Fowler (Mission, BC) - 31 19. Mackenzie Fowler (Mission, BC) - 31 20. Becca Gannon (Lethbridge, AB / Peterborough, ON) - 31 21. Lisa Gauthier (Antagonish, Nova Scotia/Ottawa,Ontario) - 16 22. Libby George (Fenelon Falls, Ontario) - 26 23. Sarah Gordon (White Rock, BC) - 16 24. Karley Guebert (Calgary, Alberta) - 26 25. Kehla Guimond (Vicoria ,BC) - 21 26. Katie Grudzi (Edmonton, Alberta) - 16 27. Megan Hamm (Vancouver , BC/Aldergrove, BC) - 14, 16 28. Taylor Hawkins ( Regina, Saskatchewan) - 19 29. * Michele Helmeczi (Vancouver, BC) - 12, 14, 15, 17, 20 30. Jodie Hicks (Brandon, Manitoba) - 17 31. Shannon Holder (Calgary ,Alberta) - 17 32. Robin Hunter ( Town Of Mount Royal, Quebec) - 19, 26 33. Laura Crowe-Hutchon (West Vancouver, BC) - 21, 24, 27 34. * Maria Samson nee Jaworski(Calgary, Alberta/Pine Hill, Quebec) - 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 35. Patricai Jaworski (Calgary Alberta/Pine Hill, Quebec)- 14, 15, 16, 29 36. Lorie Jospheson (Beaverton, Ontario) - 20 37. * Shannon Kane ( Victoria, BC) - 12, 16, 19, 20 38. Jennifer Lemon (Owen Sound, Ontario) - 29 38 * Andrea Letal ( Lethbridge, Alberta) - 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 39. Natasha Loucks (Calgary, Alberta) - 20, 24, 26, 31 40. Janine Martin (Edmonton, Alberta) - 27 41. Samantha Matheson (Saskatoon Saskatchewan) - 31 42. Selina Mc Ginnis (Victoria, BC/Courtney, BC) -16, 24 43. * Kayla Mack (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - 12, 24 44. Janine Martin ( Edmonton, Alberta) - 20, 21, 24 45. Charlene Mocon (Mississauga, Ontario/Streetsville, Ontario) - 16 46. Marlene Nedvid - Edmonton, Alberta) - 16,19, 20, 21, 26, 27 47. Cindy Nelles (Belleville, Ontario) - 27 48. Crystal Nikolai (Vancouver ,BC/Cocompton, BC) - 14, 15, 16 49. Sydnee Nolan (Chatham, Ontario) - 29 46. * Brittany Orr (Lethbridge, Alberta) -21 50. Samantha Matheson (Saskatoon Saskatchewan) - 31 51. Mel Parker (Yellowknife, NT . Port Elgin, ON) - 31 52. Isabel Perea (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 53. Taylor Reidlinger (Okotoks, Alberta) -21, 26 54. Emily Ricketts (Hamilton, Ontario) - 20, 29 55. Maggie Ritchie (Vancouver, BC) - 17 56. Kolby Ritter (Calgary, Alberta/Okotoks, Alberta) - 14, 16. 17, 27 57. # Rosy Rivera, (Orillia Ontario/Mexico) -12, 14 15 58. Samantha Robb (Victoria, BC) - 27 59. Jamie Robins (Toronto, Ontario) - 16 60. Nicole Ronsky (Lethbridge/Calgary, Alberta) - 26, 31 61. * Stevi Schnoor (Vancouver , BC/Calgary, Alberta) -14, 15, 16, 17 62. Miranda Seifert ( Regina, Saskatchewan) - 19 63. Courtney Sims (Victoria, BC) - 27 64. Natasha Smith (Ottawa, Ontario) - 20 65. Daniel Spice (Oakville, Ontario) - 16. 17, 161 66. * Laura Stoughton (Calgary, Alberta) - 12 67. & Claudia Alejandra Bentacur Sueaacun (Medellin, Colombia) - 29 68. Amanda Thompson ( Regina, Saskatchewan) - 19 69. Angela Thompson ( Regina, Saskatchewan) - 19 70. * Amanda Thornborough (Calgary, Alberta) -17, 24 72. Charlotte Vallieres (Quebec City, Quebec) -16 , 29 , 31 73. Allie White (Victoria, BC) - 26, 27 74. Amanda Willimiams (Souris, Manitoba) - 29 75. Lauren Whyte (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) - 12 * - Canadian cap # - Mexican cap & - Colombian cap --------------------------------------------------------- U-17 WOMEN HOWLERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in) 1. Julia Hockin - Brantford Ontario - 30 2. Autumn Garrrett - Abbotsford BC - 30 3. Hannah Morton - Duncan BC - 30 4. Stephanie Schooling - Oakville Ontario - 30 5. Thea White - Oakviille Ontario - 30 6. Quinn Mattheson - Newmarket Ontario - 30 7. Chantal MacLean - Surrey BC - 30 8. Kara Gani - Toronto Ontario - 30 9. Jordyn French - Oakville Ontario - 30 10. Haeley Lowe - Duncan BC - 30 11. Chauncey Downer Hicks - Oakville Ontario - 30 12. Madi Gold - Merville BC - 30 13. Taylor Black - Oakville Ontario - 30 14. Morgan Ursel - Abbotford BC - - 30 15. Mckenna Matheson - Saskatoon Saskatchewan - 30 16. Morgan Walker - Abbotford BC - 30 17. Pippi MacKay - Toronto Ontario - 30 ------------------------------------------- U-18 WOMEN HOWLERS TO DATE (# indicates which tournament or game they participated in) 1. Moanda Anglo - Regina, Saskatchewan - 32 2. Jennifer Appleby - Regina, Saskatchewan - 32 3. Madison Gold - Courtney, BC - 32 4. Mckenna Haz - Victoria , BC - 32 5. Julia Hockin - Brantford, Ontario - 32 6. McKinley Hunt - King City, Ontario - 32 7. Anna Janowiczl - Whitehorse, Yukon -32 8.Shannyn O'Callaghan - Sylvan Lake, Alberta - 32 9. Mckenzie Pusch - St. Albert, Alberta - 32 10. Lauren Sargent - Courtney, BC - 32 11. Asinate Serevi - Seattle, Washington, USA / Suva Fiji - 32 12. Mallory Workman - Onanole, Manitoba - 32 =================================== ============================================================================================== HOWLERS MEN'S 15'S ACTIVITIES:(some 160 players have played 15's with the Howlers) 1. Cuba Tour ( November ,2007) - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20409&id=514726253&l=68c81d8c92 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20348&id=514726253&l=2e7fa7eee8 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20400&id=514726253&l=0a308677b9 2.Missoula Maggotfest Tournament(Missoula Montana, USA -April, 2008) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34424&id=514726253&l=c9b4dd9623 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=34425&id=514726253&l=a7840d04a6 3. Missoula Maggotfest Tournament (Missoula Montana, USA - April 2009) http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150209248656254.310401.514726253&l=7eaf34c7c8 4. Canadian Classics game (Calgary Alberta, Canada, July, 2010 ) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=190225&id=514726253&l=7e4241f374 5. Edmonton Gold game at Edmonton Rugbyfest (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - 22, 2011) http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150186959331254.303327.514726253&l=f69de4e |
HOWLERS OFF FIELD ACTIVITIES:
With the latest Dog River Howlers Rugby Clubs' (www.facebook.com/dogriverhowlers - http://www.dogriverhowlers.com ) driven fundraiser (August 18 Hope's Home Howl in Regina) they have helped to raise over $1,000,000 since 2007 for a variety of "worthy" causes. HOWUUUUUUUUUUU !! Picture #1 - Havana Cuba orphanage Howlers have supported for 7 years. Rwandan National Rugby Team whom the Howlers bought their national team strip they are wearing Picture #2 - Hope's Home (Canada's first medically integrated early learning centre and provides Daytime and Extended Respite services along with fun and educational programs to medically fragile children, their siblings, and typically healthy children from the community ) whom the Howlers have helped raise some $300,000 for. Picture #3 - - Rwandan National Rugby Team whom the Howlers bought their national team strip they are wearing Picture # 3 - the upstart Mirmidones Rugby Club in a poor barrio in Medellin Colombia called Moravia that the Howlers donated numerous bags of jerseys and rugby stuff. Picture #4 - Havana Cuba orphanage Howlers have supported for 7 years. WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO ? Rugby related ----------------- - Men and women's Canadian National Rugby Teams - Canadian First Nations rugby - Saskatchewan Rugby Union (development) - Prairie Wolf Pack Rugby Club - Canadian rugby coaching clinics - Numerous young aspiring Canadian rugby players - Canadian rugby match officials - Cuban rugby (adult and youth) - Philippine's children's rugby - Afghanistan rugby (adult and youth) - Colombian rugby (upstart club in a very poor barrio) - Rwandan rugby (adult and youth) - Ugandan rugby (Gulu people) - Lebanese rugby (an aspiring club) - Fijian rugby in villages - Mexican youth (school in Cancun) - South African underprivileged schools rugby - Thailand youth rugby in slums (program run by ex Canadian international Eddie Evans) Non rugby related ----------------------- - KidSports which supports kids with limited financial resources to participate in sports programs. - Help purchase a wheelchair accessible van for quadriplegic former rugby player - Canadian First Nations education - Multiple Sclerosis - Prostate cancer - Cuban orphanages - Somalian refugees - Shelters for abused women and children - Prostate cancer - Children with learning challenges - Feed the homeless and sick in India - Support a number of people fighting cancer and other illnesses - Early learning centre that provides extended respite services for medically fragile children - 2011 Haiti earthquake victims MORE DETAILS ON HOWLERS OFF THE PITCH ACTIVITIES: HOWLERS OFF FIELD ACTIVITIES: 1. August 2007 the Howlers raised and contrubuted well over $100,000 for both our Canadian national senior men's (to underwrite the players for their 2007 RWC campaign) and women's nation team (for summer 2007 training camps) 2. October 2007. Hosted the 6th Annual Merv Popadynec Memorial Game (Merv was killed in the 2002 Bali terrorist bombings).http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=16304&id=514726253&l=84e4b8292e 3. November 2007.Contributed over $10,000 to purchase 16 hockey bags filled with various much needed items for the Cuban rugby community as well as numerous Havana orphanages and schools.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20409&id=514726253&l=68c81d8c92 4. February 3, 2008 .Contributed $ 5,000 towards sending Canadian National 7's coach Shane Thompson,Canadian National Team's scrummaging coach Kevin Wirchowsky and iRB certified coach Daniel Gana to go to Cuba ( Feb.16,17 and 18,2008) and hold instructional clinics.Part of this was also funding a scrum machine for their union.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28070&id=514726253&l=67aa915f6c 5. February 15,16 & 17. The Dog River Howlers sponsored a refereeing and coaching clinic(first ever level one) in Havana on Feb.15,17 and 17. iRB refereeing course conductor Daniel Gana , Canadian National Team Sevens coach Shayne Thompson and Canadian National Team scrummaging coach Kevin Wirchowski ran the clinics.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28070&id=514726253&l=67aa915f6c 6. January 28, 2008 . Karl Fix traveled to Rwanda and on behalf of the Howlers, contributing $3,500 towards rugby balls,t-shirts,a computer and kit National Team for the Rwandan rugby community.http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=19976 7. May 18, 2008 organized a fundraiser for a fellow rugby player Mike Staffen who is in a courageous battle with cancer that raised $9,000.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7677219970&ref=tshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Falbum.php%3Faid%3D37391&id=514726253&l=f4b92d0b32 8. Sept.18 2009 Karl Fix, on behalf of the Howlers and the entire Canadian rugby community, presented the son of Prescott Shipway who was killed by a terrorist bomb in Afghanistan a framed Canadian National Team jersey( plaque that read-"PRESTON SHIPWAY , A TRUE CANADIAN HERO" at his funeral.Prescott was a former Saskatchewan U-19 player.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52025&id=514726253&l=8cb487d21a 9. October 11,2008 the Howlers participated in 7th Annual Memorial Merv Popadynec Game in Merv's home town of Wynard, Saskatchewan and also presented his father Bernie with a framed Howlers jersey with a plaque that read - " Merv Popadynec More Than A Game, A Way Of Life".http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=55492&id=514726253&l=01416f6597 10. Oct.23,2008 the Howlers raised $4,000 for 14 year old Nicholas Quinton and his family who is in a battle with cancer.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57110&id=514726253&l=cefe92906b 11. Oct.30,2008 hosted a going away party for Dog River Howlers Rugby Club's honorary captain Lorne Cardinal( CTV's Corner Gas star) which raised $1500 for Souls Harbour Rescue Mission which supports the hungry and the homeless in Regina.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57110&id=514726253&l=cefe92906b 12. December 2008.Traveled to Cuba to meet with rugby and government officials in an effort to gain approval for a a joint Howlers/ Shawnigan Lake School endeavour to build a rugby facility in Havana.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=58218&id=514726253&l=3d8463372b 13. April 24 & 25, 2009. As part of the Howlers competing in the Alba Games (Jiguani , Granma, Cuba), visited an orphanage and brought along boxes of clothes, balls, pencils, crayons, coloring books, toothpaste, toothbrushes along with $400 cash. The Howlers also donated 150 golf shirts,200 t-shirts,20 rugby balls, 20 sets of cleats,30 jerseys ......... amongst local rugby players and tournament support staff.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=66073&id=514726253&l=7bd3610320 14. May/June 2009. In a joint effort with Shawnigan Lake School to raise money to help build a rugby pitch in Havana, the Howlers organized a two concert tour (Regina - May 30, and Shawnigan Lake School June 6) for one of the world's top concert pianists Cuba's Frank Fernandez and his daughter Liana. The combined events raised $4,000.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=97975&id=514726253&l=3f45cdb68b 15. June, 2009.Contributed $250 towards Danielle Rowlands in an effort help out with the demanding financial requirements to play with the Canadian National women's team.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=90701&id=514726253&l=138348a195 16. July 2009. Raised $3500 for a Edmonton Clansmen rugby player Steve Ferraro who broke his neck in a game in June 2009. Steve a student supporting himself as self employed roofer will need time to recover from this tragic accident.As he has no income during this time period these funds will help get him through this challenging period and continue his university education. 17. August 2009. The Howlers contributed $100 towards Connor Willis' efforts to raise $2000 (amount needed for him to participate in the Canada's U-16 national championship). Connor a 15 year old who has only played rugby for less than a year but already has been identified as an outstanding young rugby talent.In an email from him he informed me that he and his mother (single parent family) together have already raised $1000, by way of good old fashioned bottle drives . Talk about taking initiative. 18. Sept 13,2009 held a joint fundraiser with O'Hanlon's Pub to raise $7000 for Mike Staffen's fees and books along with technical equipment for his computer.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7677219970&ref=ts http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=120660&id=514726253&l=7e48bc1f51 19 .Oct 25,2009 raised $8100 to purchase Emily Thomas Asiniwasis and her family a 2004 Ford Freestar SEL van (along with plates and insurance) and a lap top computer.Emily is a first nations grandmother who is raising 4 of her grandchildren, one of whom has been battling cancer and as a result lost a leg.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57110&id=514726253&l=cefe92906b 20. November 17,2009 the Howlers donated $250 towards a fundraiser being held on Nov.20 by the north Saskatchewan rugby community for the family of Niu Savea who plays with the Saskatoon Krems and the North Saskatchewan Wolverines. Lui family was hit by a horrible tsunami that hit Samoa on Sept. 29.2009 killing at least 135 people and communities washed away. 21. November 21,2009.While playing in the Cancun 7's (Mexico) the Howlers sponsored a local upstart Mayan kids touch rugby team from the Tulum (Howlers) by supplying them with 12 shirts and 6 balls.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=139253&id=514726253&l=0b7e66c746 22. December 2010 contributed $250 to help support Calgary Rams RFC's Vince Fowler and his new born son (Dec. 27., 2009) Hudson who is in in the Edmonton Children's Hospital fighting "Coarctation of the Aorta" ( a narrowing of the aorta) which resulted in his cardiac arrest , coupled with poor blood pressure and little circulation, put his organs into failure, most notably his kidneys and liver. His heart required adrenalin to assist it to pump and he's on a respirator. The money will go to whatever needs the family will have as a result of this. 23. Feb.27,2010 the Howlers made their third visit to an orphanage in Havana and brought along clothes, candy,paper, pens, Canadian flags and teddy bears. We also gave the orphanage money to assist them in re-painting the orphanage. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=90701&id=514726253&l=138348a195 24. March 6,2010 - contributed $1,000 towards the Canadian National Woman's Team program for the preparation of their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign. 25. April 30, 2010 -in a joint endeavour with the Saskatchewan Rugby Union- the Howlers contributed $1,000 to underwrite 3 Howler players( James Poettcker, Robin Mc Dowell and Chase Sereda) from Vancouver to hold a rugby 7's clinic in Regina. 26. May 22,2010 the Howlers contributed $1500 towards Mike Staffen's University of Regina tuition fees .http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7677219970&ref=ts 27. July 25 the Howlers donated 30 t-shirts for the" all star " selections at the regional BC U-16 rugby 7's tournament being played at the Abbotsford 7's tournament for the all star team selections . 28. Sept 9, 2010 - Jointly with the Regina Kiwanis Club raised $30,000 by putting on a sold out concert( 2,000 people) at the Conexus Arts Centre featuring Jack Semple and family, world renowned Cuban pianist Frank Fernandez and family with special guest Rory Allen honouring two of Regina's greatest patrons of the arts - Jacqui Shumiatcher and Doris Knight. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240171&id=514726253&l=a91dc49a6d 29. November 19, 2010 - The Howlers while competing in the Cancun 7's Rugby Tournament in Mexico also visited the Ignacio Zarragozza elementary school where they gifted the group with 12 rugby balls (5 from the Canadian Rugby Foundation which Executive Director Matthuw Jones brought along) along with 40 Howlers club shirts, whistles, plastic cones and other rugby paraphernalia.http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=247920&id=514726253&l=4d1103eb09 30. December 5, 2010 - The Howlers donated $1,000 to Eddie Evans's (former Canadian international player who owns X-treme Rugby Wear) Nak Su Tigers Rugby Academy in Bangkok, Thailand.. As Eddie describes it - ""We bring kids in from the poorest slums of Bangkok and introduce them to rugby," he explained. "We also counsel these young boys and girls and try to provide some basic life skills and mentoring. We feel rugby teaches these youngsters the basic fundamentals of life, also instilling the types of discipline and leadership qualities only rugby can provide.Our goal in the future is to provide a proper rugby clubhouse and training facility, which would help these kids develop into great rugby sportsmen and women. As well, we would offer vocational training for careers to help them escape the cycle of extreme poverty they live in."http://www.bcrugby.com/index.php?src&category=Main&refno=346 31. January 5, 2011. The Howlers donated $500 to buy much needed food to a group of Canadian Football League players heading to Haiti to do humanitarian work. 32. January 17, 2011 - The Howlers along with the generous support of "Club Supporters" Roger Gay (Mexico City) and Mike Holmes(Victoria, BC) put together a bursary/scholarship that brought 20 year old Mexican National Rugby Team player Christian Henning to the University Of Victoria to pursue his studies and rugby. 33. January 20, 2011 - Howlers raised $5,400 for Emily Asiniwasis an amazing First Nations women now residing in Edmonton who has been raising her grandchildren and now great grandchildren single handedly. Originally she was living in Regina but had to move to Edmonton as her grandson Nicolas had to receive treatment at the Children's Hospital there for the cancer he was fighting( lost part of his leg).Emily sadly now also has been diagnosed with cancer.She will be undergoing radiation and Chemo at the end of the month to try and stop the cancer from spreading. The doctor believes it is 50/50 in removing the cancer. Emily's situation at home is very unstable and now a family member has left leaving her with all the rent. She is feeding 7 by going to the food bank and it is heartbreaking to know she has to support an entire family while in treatment of serious cancer.Howler Darren Cunningham has also arranged to get some needed van repairs( a Howlers purchase on 2009 with the major funds again coming from Mosaic and Young's Equipment) along with arranging for the wives of the Clansmen Rugby Club(that he is president of) to drop off regular meals for Emily and her grandchildren. Previous Howlers fundraisers: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=57110&id=514726253&l=cef 34. February 12, 2011 - The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club's " Bowties and Sweethearts Valentine's Gala" raised $25,000 for a very worthwhile charity which supports shelters for abused woman and their children. http://www.nationalpost.com/Bowties+Sweethearts/4276683/story.html http://www.leaderpost.com/life/holiday-guide/christmas-cheer/Raising+glasses+raising+funds/4143670/story.html 35. February 24, 2011 -The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club on a partnership basis with Eddie Evans' X-treme Rugby Wear has agreed to underwrite the cost of purchasing a team rugby strip for the Oak Hill Boys Ranch in Bon Accord Alberta(30 miles outside of Edmonton). It has been operating since 1961 as highly comprehensive treatment program for boys ages 11 to 16 which services include : Milieu therapy, educational programming, Aboriginal awareness and cultural activities, recreation and fitness, horseback riding, farming, animal care, and outdoor adventures. Individual, family, and group therapy are also offered. Mike Moss a long term rugby man from Edmonton who works at this facility intends to enter a team in the Edmonton school league . He feels that a rugby program will be another tool to help these youngsters in their healing process. http://www.oakhillboysranch.ca/ 36. March 12, 2010 -The Dog River Howlers have contributed $500 towards the 'Match Official Award". Rugby Canada and the Canadian Rugby Foundation have recognized that if this game is to further develop at the High Performance level there needs to be an increasing focus of attention upon Match Official development in Canada. The development of High Performance players requires an accompanying supply of High Performance Match Officials. Therefore, the Canadian Rugby Foundation has created a 'To be named Award' that will recognise this need by awarding a grant to assist a High Performance Match Official to travel and gain international exposure in order to further develop their skills and knowledge in their specific domain (referees, referee performance reviewers, citing commissioners and judicial officers).For more information on the 'to be named' Match Official Award, please contact Don Whidden by phone (780) 437-5805 or by email whiddend@telusplanet.net Canadian Rugby Foundation PO Box 8003 Victoria, BC V8W - 3R7.They have set our sights on raising $ 300,000.00 in order to properly endow this annual award. 37. March 26, 2011 - The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club sent Howlers rugby balls to the Nyamagabe Rugby Club in Kigali Rwanda and the Los Escarabajos Rugby Club in Mendoza Argentina to support their development programs. 38. April 12,2011 - Kevin Blanchette a Dog River Howlers Rugby Club team director and manager of the their junior program has generously underwritten the cost of buying team strip for both the men's and women's rugby teams of his former high school Athol Murray College of Notre Dame. This celebrated institution is located 50 kilometres south west of Regina, Saskatchewan in the village of Wilcox which ironically is the next town over to "Dog River" (actually Rolleau) where CTV's award winning series Corner Gas (http://www.cornergas.com/) was filmed and in turn from where our club derives it's name . Dating back to 1920 Notre Dame College(which it is commonly referred to) was moulded by the iconic Order Of Canada recipient Pere Athol Murray. Six further school alumni proudly followed in the footsteps of the beloved mentor in receiving Canada's highest civilian order.The school has a proud academic and athletic history which includes having over 100 of their former students drafted by the NHL including Wendel Clark, Rod Brind'Amour, Curtis Joseph, Brad Richards and Vincent Lecavalier. The "Hounds" have also been a dominant force in Saskatchewan high school rugby producing Canadian National Team players Scott Franklin , Chauncey O'Toole and Megan Mutrie. The Howlers who's philosophy is "it's more than a game, it's a way of life" feel they have much in common with the Hounds who's school motto is "struggle and emerge". We of course hope to see a number of these Hounds joining the ranks of the Howlers junior and senior men's programs and newly currently being formed women's team on their way to our various Canadian National teams. 39. March 26, 2011 - The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club sent Howlers rugby balls to the Nyamagabe Rugby Club in Kigali Rwanda, and the Los Escarabajos Rugby Club in Mendoza Argentina to support their development programs. 40. May 26, 2011 - The Dog River Howlers Ship 13 Boxes, 343 lbs of Rugby Kit To Havana. What started out as cleaning some items out of my parents storage room then turned into a worldwide donation campaign! The response to our "Cuban Rugby Gear Campaign" was tremendous. Various rugby apparel, boots and other rugby" stuff " was collected from as far away as England to the local White Rock Bayside Team. Notable donations include; 3 full sets of jerseys from The Oakville Crusaders organized by Peter Kijak; a plethora of kit from Plymouth Albion in the U.K coordinated by Canadian International Tyler Hotson, a full set of new jerseys graciously given by Lionheart Sports orchestrated by Robin MacDowell, and over 100 pairs of children’s rugby boots from the Regina Rogues devised by Dick Cornish .The Howlers also helped to underwrite 240 t-shirts for a youth rugby tournament that Annie Legault from the local Canadian Embassy helped to organize along with Chukin Chao.. This outpouring of support has been fantastic and speaks to the character of rugby players and supporters across Canada. All 343 lbs of rugby gear was shipped to Havana on May 13 2011 in time for the youth tournament that weekend. Thanks to Howler Chase Sereda who organized this endeavour. RESPONSE FROM CUBA - Dear friends, Cuban rugby community would like to thank the Howlers and all other people involved in this so kind gesture of donating the rugby gear for our kids and t-shirts for our first international school tournament which was were sent last May 13th. This rugby gear is of great help to continue developing rugby in our country and particularly for our kids (girls and boys) who enjoyed very much the tournament held last Saturday May 21st. We are very gratefull for the support, solidarity and friendship received from all of you which give us strength to keep moving forward. Our hearts will be always with you!!! Chukin Chao General Coordinator Unio Cubana de Rugby. 41. June 9,2011 - the Howlers spearheaded by club player and board member Chase Sereda and his family held a fundraiser at Vancouver's spectacular False Creek Yacht Club which raised some $6300 going towards the various club endeavours and KidSports which supports kids with limited financial resources to participate in sports programs. 42. June 28, 2011 - the Howlers sent an array of club gear for a silent auction at fundraiser being held on July 8 in support of long time Saskatoon Krems player Terry Bendel who has been suffering with MS and is in need of a surgery not covered in Canada under medicare. 43. June 29, 2011 - the Howlers donated $500 to Gainline Africa (http://gainlineafrica.org/) which is a Canadian sports organization that uses the power of rugby as vehicle for development in post- conflict communities like Gulu in northern Uganda. 44. June 30, 2011 - Howlers' Paul Holmes from Calgary, Alberta an ardent supporter our game (especially in eastern Europe) has generously donated a set of Howlers playing strip to be given to a local Kiev youth team playing at the John Marsh Memorial Youth Rugby Tournament held in Kiev, Ukraine this October (http://www.kyivpost.com/news/guide/sevendays/spec/detail/30030/#ixzz1Qm5MWVJU). Marsh who died in 2004 was one of the pioneers in the development of youth rugby in the Ukraine. 45. July 4, 2011 - Howlers board member Tim Young has generously donated $1,000 specifically earmarked for the new upstart Howlers women's team which will assemble and compete for the first time at Calgary's Stampede 7's this weekend. 46. July 9 ,2011 the Howlers are contributing $500 towards fellow Howler and former Canadian National team 7's rugby player Jordan Kozina's cross Canada bike trek he tubbed "Trek 4 MS" (www.trek4ms.ca/) that started in Tofino, BC on June 15 and which he hopes to complete 9,000 km later on the other extreme end of our country (Port Spear, Newfoundland)by mid September. Jordan said that what started out as an adventure he decided to dedicate to his aunt Mare who passed way from Multiple Sclerosis. His 2,000 km journey so far has garnered him some $10,500 for MS research with his final goal being $100,000. 47. July 28, 2011 the Howlers contributed $600 towards 4 woman Howlers( Maria Jaworski, Kayla Mack, Laura Stoughton and Daniele Rowlands) that have been selected to play in our National Women's Rugby Team competing in the Nation's Cup in Toronto in August 2011. This will help to offset the $3,000 each player has to pay to represent our country in this competition. 48. September 22 , 2011 - Following a brief but fruitful joint fund raising initiative by the Dog River Howlers and Rugby Canada prior to the Rugby World Cup - The 'We Stand on Guard For Thee' (supportrugby.ca/we-stand-on-guard-for-thee/) campaign eventually raised over $53,000, that will go to assisting players on the men's team cover expenses while being away from home for over two months. With the product left over Rugby Canada CEO Graham Brown and Karl Fix determined would be best used to help fund other Canadian team programs including the men's and women's sevens teams. as we are all one big Canadian rugby family. http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientid=3817&leagueid=0&page=55589 49.October 1, 2011 - Barb Ryan (mother of NFL Seattle Seahawks' punter Jon Ryan) has been deeply involved in supporting a Somalian refugee family that has come to Regina. The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club applaud her community efforts as it aligns with their ethos best said by Teddy Roosevelt - "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" and also described in this song -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM . Having said that the Howlers are contributing $500 to Abdikna Farah ( the male head of a family of 11) in his effort to further educate himself in this case paying for a course in 'Leadership For Safety Excellence'. 50. December 1 , 2001 - the Howlers visited for the 4th time the Havana, Cuba orphanage they have supported since their first visit in 2007 and left for them much needed clothes, school supplies toys and $700 cash.http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150396097811254.347573.514726253&&l=986eeb32f1 51. December 1, 2011 -The Dog River Howlers led by Robin Mc Dowell( who raised $1181 himself) raised $1431 for the "Movemeber Canada" (ca.movember.com/) . During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in Canada and around the world. With their “Mo’s”, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer. 52. December 2, 2011 - The Howlers while playing in the Havana Howlers 7's visited the orphanage we support in Havana ( 4th time now). Along with $700 cash the players and supporters brought along bags of toys, pencils, colouring books, sun glasses ... and the thing they treasured the most - clothes.http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150396097811254.347573.514726253&&l=986eeb32f1 53. January 8 ,2012 - January 12 ,2012 - In an effort to support Saskatchewan Rugby Union in their quest to hire Dean Murten (highly qualified/ passionate who is also a Canada U-17 coach) as their technical director on a year round full time basis the Howlers club contributed $3,000 (raised at local fundraiser in Regina) and further to that 2 Howlers board members donated another $15,000 towards this effort. It was felt that that a full time person of this quality would go a long way in furthering the development of Saskatchewan and then in turn Canadian rugby. 54. February 11,2012. The 2nd annual Dog River Howlers "Sweethearts and Bowties " Valentine's Gala raised some $100,000 in support of 4 women's shelters in Regina that provide shelter, services,and programs for women and children fleeing situations of domestic violence and abuse.http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150531004596254.366221.514726253&&l=ad3d9ab71c 55. March 10, 2012 - Twenty one year old Jared Hendry a student at the University of Victoria is collecting used sports equipment including rugby gear for impoverished children in the Philippines. The concept was "physical activity has been proven to increase youth effectiveness in the classroom by: increasing self-confidence and self-image, enhance creativity and memory, lead to better task performance and concentration, and decrease anxiety and depression". In turn the Howlers donated $250 to this most worthy cause which Jared will use to buy needed sports equipment for this project 56. March 12, 2012 - The Howlers donated $250 towards the BC Youth Elite Rugby 7's Program who's director is Howlers' Shane Thompson. 57. May 14 - The Howlers donated $250 and 2 Howlers balls towards the Swift Current Rugby Youth Association headed up by Rufus Crawford. Their mini rugby program has forty girls and boys between the ages of 4 and 12 registered. Rufus has also started a High School girls program in this Saskatchewan town. 58.March 15, 2012 - the Howlers donated a numbered and signed (artist Ladd Fogarty) limited edition collectors item print of Dog River (which the 8 main actors of Corner Gas signed on the back - something they have never done before) to the Alberta Diabetes Foundation anual fundraiser which former Regina Rogues RFC member Kevin Vandeven heads up. 59. May 24, 2012 - The Howlers donated $250 towards the "KIDS FIRST CARE AT COCHRANE HIGH SCHOOL" which is a child care program established at Cochrane High School in Regina. Cochrane is a vocational school serving approximately 450 students, many with a myriad of learning challenges. Cochrane offers a holistic program that prepares students to be successful in life. Most Cochrane students who become parents leave school mainly due to the lack of available child care for their babies. To help meet this need, the school has donated space for a day care centre. The centre will allow these young parents an opportunity to complete high school and offers support services including parenting classes and a parent support group. Parents, grandparents and elders will be involved in programming in the day care. 60. July 15, 2012 - The Howlers donated $250 to the O.S.C.A.R Charity Golf Classic which raises much needed funds for SickKids Hospital, Cardiac Critical Care Unit and the Regina General Hospital, Pediatric Outpatient Clinic! -http://www.oscarcharity.com/ 61. August 4, 2012 - The Howlers rased some $10,000 at a back yard party at the home of Karl Fix/Sandy Beug featuring the legendary singer song writer Jerry Jeff Walker (http://www.leaderpost.com/Walker+plays+show+city+backyard/7049680/story.html#ixzz22vXtaDfe ) (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150956434541254.406310.514726253&&l=daee112ebe ). Half of the money went to Saskatchewan's Premier Wall Golf Classic which supports Hope's Home ( an integrated family centered environment offering Early Learning and Daytime Respite for medically fragile children, their siblings, and children from the community -http://hopeshome.org/ ). The rest of the funds the Howlers retained to help fund the various worthy endeavours they help to underwrite. 62. August 9, 2012 -The Howlers donated $250 to help underwrite cancer (carcinoid) treatments in Switzerland as it is not available in the USA yet) for a the sister (Tami Running) of a friend of the Howlers (Denice Mutzenberger -http://www.facebook.com/events/375066989199482/) who currently resides in Hazen, North Dakota. 63. August 14, 2012 - The Howlers contributed $250 to Regina Campion Grads RFC's player Brennan Daku ( only player selected from Regina area) in an effort to help underwrite his expenses and loss of wages as he moves to Calgary fror 5 weeks to play with the Wolfpack (the Prairies entry in our national competition - the 4 team CRC). 64. August 22, 2012 - The Howlers represented by team player and board member Chase Sereda donated a box of rugby balls and jerseys to be distributed to Fijian village of Namara (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri8OS2iRp8g)by Pataia Usakilakeba of the Bayside Rugby Club in White Rock BC. Attached picture of Chase and PataiaHere is the letter Pataia sent us :"Karl from the bottom of hearts I would like to thank the Dog River Howles and Chase for the rugby gift that would help the youth in Fiji. There a little suburb consist of 9 villages that are waiting for the arrival of their Rugby jersey and other rugby gifts that will be highly appreciated by the whole clan. The gift from your team was received by our Snr Pastor of our Fijian church who will be travelling to Fiji this Sunday to visit and hand deliver all this rugby gifts to the village of Namara, in the Province of Tailevu.I will send the pics from the exchange of gifts in Fiji when they receive the gifts. "Thanks Petaia Usakilakeba. 65. August 31, 2012 - The Howlers donated $900 (about half the cost) towards the purchase of a new strip for the former rugby team (Nacamaki, Fiji) of Howler player Peni Lutdromu . Here are Peni's own words : "Hi everyone, I just want to let everyone know that we are in the process of ordering our jersey's for my rugby club back in Nacamaki, Fiji. I just want to thank everyone who donated to my fundraising efforts, with a special thanks to Karl Fix, the Dog River Howlers and the Campion Grads for their support and donations. Any extra money raised I will be using to purchase rugby shoes in Fiji. If anyone is still interested in donating, they can contact me through my email at penilutu@hotmail.com or at my home at 306-586-7310. Thanks again for all the support, it is greatly appreciated! Growing up in the Fiji Islands, I learned to love rugby at an early age and have never stopped. I grew up on Koro Island which is one of the 150 islands that make up Fiji. My village, Nacamaki village, has a population of about 180 people and still to this day has no electricity, no running water and is only accessible by an eight hour boat ride. The islands of Fiji are known for their beauty, but it is also important to make people aware that Fiji is a developing country and over 80% of Fijian people live in poverty. Rugby is a beloved sport in Fiji, but it is not uncommon to see most players playing barefoot and to see team uniforms that are decades old due to the economic challenges of the country. I received my first pair of rugby shoes when I was 14 and I was lucky enough to make my village rugby team and go on to represent my island team, and Fiji, at higher levels, as well as embark on rugby at an international level. Even though I live in Canada now, I am a Fijian at heart and I will always be grateful for my Fijian roots. I am humbled by my upbringing in a country and village surrounded by poverty. In December 2012, I will be traveling to my village in Fiji to visit my family. In support of the continued development of rugby in Fiji, and specifically of my village's rugby club, I have decided to fundraise in effort to buy a new set of jerseys for my village's rugby club. My goal is to raise enough money to buy a complete set of jerseys for 15's aside (which would also be used for 7's aside). The jerseys that the club is currently using are the same jerseys that I wore 9 years ago. I am grateful to the support that my village gave to me as I pursued my rugby career and would like to show my appreciation by giving back to my community." - Peni Lutu. 66. October 25,2012 - The Dog River Howlers Rugby Club have contributed $1,000 towards The Praire Wolf Pack (the Canadian prairie province's representative in the America's Rugby Championship) in recognition and appreciation of their staunch support for the Howlers program over the years. A response from Wolf Pack director, former national team player, and Howlers player and coach - Ryan Smith :“…The Prairie Wolf Pack and the Dog River Howlers have a number of common threads. Both of these organizations draw heavily from our top prairie based players, supporters and clubs. We (the Wolf Pack) fully support the Howlers in their efforts both on and off the rugby pitch, and feel that the ethos of their organization fits our culture here at the ‘Pack’. I hope that our two teams can partner in building a stronger prairies rugby community and that we can build towards becoming a force for years to come. We want to thank the Howlers for their efforts in growing the game and for supporting our program at all levels. 67. November 25, 2012 - The Howlers donated 50 balls,70 t-shirts and the Peckham Cup for an Ultra 7's Rugby match between Nacamaki and Tuatua Rugby Clubs on Koro Island, Fiji on December 23, 2012. The balls and t-shirts will go to the various villages (total of 10) that will be part of this event. 68. November 30, 2012 - The Howlers donated $400 along with bags of toys, books, crayons shoes, clothes ............ to an orphanage in Cuba that we visit and support annually. 69. February 9,2013 - Howlers spearheaded the Bowties and Sweethearts Gala fundraiser at the Hotel Saskatchewan( Regina, Sask). that raised some $110,000 to support shelters for abused women and children. Dog River Howlers Rugby Club's board member Tim Young has been a key player in the success of the Bowties & Sweethearts gala since its debut in 2011. He’s been a member of the organizing committee every year, as well as a major contributor this year putting in $55,000 towards this event. 70. February 26,2013 - The Howlers donated $400 to the Ashaya Trust which headed up by Narayanan Kishnan (www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151580997124307) who gave up his life as an award winning chef with Tai Hotels in Bangalore to dedicate his new life to helping the helpless, homeless, sick , elderly, mentally ill and destitute in his home Madurai, Tami Nadu, India.This amount will factually feed 425 people 3 meals for a day. 71. March 2,2013 -The Howlers contributed $300 the Calgary Hornets Rugby Club's jersey raffle. 72. June 18, 2013 - The Howlers donated $250 to the O.S.C.A.R Charity Golf Classic which raises much needed funds for SickKids Hospital, Cardiac Critical Care Unit and the Regina General Hospital, Pediatric Outpatient Clinic! -http://www.oscarcharity.com/ 73. June 25,2013 - HOWLERS SUPPORT UP AND COMING FIRST NATIONS PLAYER - Devyn Skinner is a 18 year old 6 foot, 300 pound prop who plays for the Calgary Hornets (also played for Calgary's elite team Mavericks U-18 ) who Canada U-20 coach Graeme Brown describes as a explosive and powerful player who has tremendous potential. Devin was part of the Hornet's Elite Academy for which the Howlers underwrote him for $650. We look forward to Devyn someday wearing the Canadian colours which in turn we hope will inspire other young first nations players to play our game. 74. June 27, 2013 - Howlers support 5 young Howlers (Charli Macon, Lori Josephson, Emiliy Belchos, Daniel Spice, Sarah Gordon) playing for Canada U-20 by donating $1700 to help underwrite their $5,000 per player out of pocket expenses to play in the Women's U-20 Nations Cup , which they won. 75. July 18, 2013 - the Howlers spearheaded a fundraiser that raised some $8,000 for Geoff McLoed (aka Big Red) who has been diagnosed with brain cancer Gliobastoma stage 4. A devoted servant of the game Geoff has been involved with Rugby for 24 years from the age of 17 years old until last year where he was the President of the North Saskatchewan Rugby Union. Along the way played rugby for the Regina Condors, Regina Rogues, Saskatoon Gophers, Vancouver Meralomas, Saskatchewan provincial team and the Prairie Fire. Geoff and his wife Jamille have 2 young daughters.https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151485188171254.1073741844.514726253&&l=8e89b8e5fd 76. July 20,2013 - Howlers spearhead a back yard bash at club president Karl Fix's home that raised $154,000 will go to Hope's Home (http://hopeshome.org/), Canada's first medically integrated early learning centre, which provides daytime and extended respite services - along with fun and educational programs - to medically fragile children, their siblings and typically healthy children from the community.Proceeds from the Hope's Home Howl event will kick off a capital campaign fora new, larger building. A small portion of the evening's proceeds will go to the Dog River Howlers rugby club, to help support a variety of charities.http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Backyard+bash+raises+125K+local+charities/8689825/story.html -------- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/set=a.10151491185441254.1073741846.514726253&&l=78481657b5 77. August 12, 2013 - Howlers support young Howler Julie Folk by way of a $500 donation towards her education fund as she has enrolled at the University of Victoria where she will also pursue her rugby dreams 78. September 12, 2013 - The Howlers are supporting upstart Afghanistan Rugby (founded 2011) sent 60 Howlers rugby balls Although we had more rugby stuff to send them we unfortunately restricted by the prohibitive cost of shipping (this bag of balls cost $1800 via UPS) .The aim of this is to support youngsters who participate in sport against a backdrop of conflict and suffering by playing rugby in the hope that they will avoid becoming part of the violence and the temptation of drugs. Our game can be powerful tool to promote peace, tolerance and understanding, bringing people together across boundaries, cultures and religions. Its intrinsic values such as teamwork, fairness, discipline and respect are understood all over the world and can be utilized in the advancement of solidarity and social cohesion. 79. September 15, 2013 -HOWLERS SUPPORT UPSTART JOUNIEH SPARTANS (LEBANON) RUGBY CLUB ( https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jounieh-Spartans-Rugby-Union-Football-Club/466813280056053) $500 and 6 Howlers balls. They are the fourth team in Lebanese Club Championship run by the fledgling Lebanese Rugby Union Federation made up of approximately 25 young players ages between 16 - 23 years old with almost all having no rugby experience. Club president John Abi-Saab wrote "Like you and your club I believe that Rugby is more than a game, it is a way of life and represents an opportunity to provide these young men with a life affirming team sport something they have very little access to here. A game like Rugby is not simply about the game, it has the potential to cross sectarian, religious and political boundaries, a fact that was demonstrated by the role that Rugby played in unifying South Africa in 1995. Lebanon is need of some of that Rugby Union spirit." 80. September 19, 2013 - The Howlers are supporting the Canadian Lionhart 7's side that will are competing in the Dubai Invitational 7's at the end of November by way of a $1,000 contribution towards their travel expenses . This team which will have 6 Howlers in their ranks (Clay Panga , Ian Shouts, Duncan McGuire, Nick Blevins, Gordie McRorie, Sean Ferguson) will be the first Canadian team to play in this high level competition. 81. September 30, 2013 - The Howlers are contributing $250 to each (total of $1,000) to the 4 Howlers (Elissa Alarie, Kayla Mack, Maria Samson and Amanda Thornborough) who were named to the Canadian National Team that will will play two matches against France, on November 2nd in Pontarlier and on November 5th in Amneville with a third and final match on November 13 against their Nations Cup rivals, England at The Twickenham Stoop in London. This is to help offset their considerable out of pocket costs to represent their country. Congratulations and all the best ladies. Oh Canada and Howuuuuuuuuu !! 82 October 1, 2013 -The Howlers are donating 10 club balls to the upstart rugby program at Resurrection Christian Academy in Guelph Ontario (http://www.rcaflames.com/). The co - founder of this school Lisa Brombal is the mother of Howler Owan Brombal. 83. October 4,2013 -Howlers' Stevi Schnoor and her father are travelling to Africa with "A Better World" (http://www.a-better-world.ca/) for 2 weeks at the end of October. She will be taking with a bag filed with Dog River Howler Rugby Club balls along with rugby jerseys and t-shirts for children in Kenya. 84.October 15 , 2013 - The Howlers donated well over 200 jerseys, 50 pairs of shorts along with numerous socks, mouth guards, practice cones, and 10 Gilbert rugby balls (all brand new) to the upstart "Del Morro rugby project in Medellin, Colombia. Named after the garbage hill that gave a community life for so many years and in whose shadow this dream started.They have created and entered their own club called the Moravia Myrmidons Rugby Club which have already already having won city titles in the U16 and U18 age brackets 85. October 25, 2013 - The Howlers Rugby Club donated $1,000 with another $3,800 coming from club board members Tim Young, Gren Thomas and Karl Fix towards the Judah Campbell Fund. On October 5th 2013, Judah Campbell broke his C4 - C5 vertebrae while playing rugby for the Kelowna Crows Rugby Club. Not only is Judah and excellent rugby player, he is an inspiration to everyone in his life. The Judah Campbell fund will raise money to help offset the medical costs in the treatment and rehabilitation for Judah, the loss of income for Alex and his family in the care of Judah, and to offset future costs for Judah given his current state of paralysis and adjustment to life outside the hospital. 86. October 31, 2013 - The Dog River Howlers, Rugby Canada and Balmy Beach Rugby Club teamed up to help Kerry Singh (Huggy) raise $60,00 (of which the Howlers raised some $36,00) for his new wheelchair-accessible van. Better known to former teammates and friends as Huggy, was a member of the Balmy Beach RFC of Toronto in 1993 when he suffered a spinal cord injury while playing rugby. The injury resulted in quadriplegia and in 1994 the Balmy Beach Rugby Club, friends and family helped Huggy raise money to purchase a van that could be modified for him to drive. This helped him improve his quality of life and allowed him to enjoy his independence of mobility, but the van is over 15 years old now and in need of being replaced.http://donate.rugbycanada.ca/e/huggy -- www.facebook.com/hugsvanfund 87. November 5,2013 - The Howlers are donating 10 club rugby balls to Healing Hands Community Project (https://www.facebook.com/healinghandscp) which s a Non Profit Organization based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They solicit for disadvantaged people in Port Elizabeth. They will be going out to the children in Hospices and Hospitals distributing toys and meals to the children infected by HIV/AIDS throughout December. The Rugby balls will be given to schools where there are rugby clubs in Rural Areas. These are very poor children and sporting activities can keep them out of trouble and help them develop some skills. 88. December 2, 2013 - The Howlers donated $400 along with bags of toys, books, crayons shoes, clothes ............ to an orphanage in Cuba that we visit and support annually. 89. February 5, 2014 - The Howlers Rugby Award is established at the University of Victoria. Initiated by Mike Holmes and led by a $35,000 contribution by Howlers board member Tim Young and further contributions form other board members and supporters of the club a total endowed $145,00 award was set up which is designed to provide funding for Canadian Indigenous student-athletes in the Vikes men's and women's rugby programs who demonstrate an enthusiasm for academics, rugby, and community involvement. 90. February 10, 2014 - - The Dog River Howlers who started Bpwties and Sweethearts Gala in 2011 this year held on February 8 at the Saskatchewan Hotel in Regina raised some $130,000 for 4 shelters of abused women and children. This is now the 4th such event which now has raised a total of $375,000. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151891144576254.1073741863.514726253&&l=221eeffcfd 91. March 4, 2014 - The Howlers donated $500 plus 4 limited edition prints (for auction purposes) to support the upstart Vancouver Island youth rugby program dubbed the VANCOUVER ISLAND THUNDER - www.facebook.com/VancouverIslandThunderRugby 92. May 23, 2014 The Howlers donate rugby jerseys, shorts, balls and other rugby support stuff to the Moravia rugby community in Medellin Colombia - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152079393251254.1073741870.514726253&&l=8430007968 93. Howlers contributed $250 (total $1250) towards the 5 Howlers players (Maria Samson, Emily Belchos, Elissa Alarie, Kayla Mack, Amanda Thornborough) that played on Canada's silver medal winning Women's Rugby World Cup team 94. August 18 ,2014 - Howlers spearhead a fundraiser called Hope;s Home Howl ( http://www.leaderpost.com/Doing+good+having/10146739/story.html) that raised $160,000 will go to Hope's Home (http://hopeshome.org/), Canada's first medically integrated early learning centre, which provides daytime and extended respite services - along with fun and educational programs - to medically fragile children, their siblings and typically healthy children from the community.Proceeds from the Hope's Home Howl event will kick off a capital campaign fora new, larger building. A small portion of the evening's proceeds will go to the Dog River Howlers rugby club, to help support a variety of charities. 95. August 18 ,2014 - Howlers spearhead a fundraiser called Hope;s Home Howl ( http://www.leaderpost.com/Doing+good+having/10146739/story.html) that raised $160,000 will go to Hope's Home (http://hopeshome.org/), Canada's first medically integrated early learning centre, which provides daytime and extended respite services - along with fun and educational programs - to medically fragile children, their siblings and typically healthy children from the community.Proceeds from the Hope's Home Howl event will kick off a capital campaign fora new, larger building. A small portion of the evening's proceeds will go to the Dog River Howlers rugby club, to help support a variety of charities. 96. December 17, 2014 - U-18 Howler players raised over $5,000 and 12 hockey bags full of rugby gear and equipment to gibe to the Medellin rugby community .https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152478473946254.1073741891.514726253&&l=82abe663e4 |