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           U L T I M A T E   H A P P E N I N G S           
               Issue 273 - September 4, 2003                

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      OCUA - The largest ultimate league in the world!
            (328 teams and 3800 members in 2002)

                    http://www.ocua.ca/

"If you were plowing a field, which would you rather use? 
Two strong oxen or 1024 chickens?" - Seymour Cray (1925-
1996), father of supercomputing 

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CONTENTS:

- Looking For Media Watchers!
- Pick-Up This Sunday At UPI
- Spirit 2003 Charity Ultimate Tournament
- OCUA Volunteer Opportunities
- Rental Accommodations
- Lost & Found
- Calendar Of Events

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LOOKING FOR MEDIA WATCHERS!

The communications cell of the OCUA board is looking for a 
few dedicated individuals who are tuned into the media. If 
you are tuned in and keep you eyes and ears on the media, 
this is the volunteer position for you! You would be 
required to clip or record any ulti news that you read or 
hear. You may be called upon to clip or record an upcoming 
media event that involves OCUA or ultimate in general. There 
may even be opportunities for you to try out your writing 
skills as some media pieces may require a timely response. 
All drafted responses will be then reviewed by the 
communications cell so they can be sent as an official OCUA 
response. The dedicated individuals who wish to get involved 
will make up what will be known as the media working group 
which will be led by the communications cell. If you are 
interested in becoming part of this innovative working 
group, please email communications@ocua.ca and cc. 
volunteer@ocua.ca with a brief paragraph outlining your 
interest and/or experience in the area of media relations by 
Sept. 30.  

Robin Kealey
OCUA Communications Director

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PICK-UP THIS SUNDAY AT UPI

Following the great success of the Labour Day pickup game at 
UPI, we are doing it again this weekend! We've got the 
fields so let's use them.

Sunday, Sept 7th, 2pm, UPI. Bring a light and dark shirt and 
some water.  Everyone is welcome...all levels, all nights, 
all tiers. Spread the word!!

There will be some field maintenance going on but there will 
be empty fields. If a field is flagged that means it is not 
for use. Stay off of it.

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SPIRIT 2003 CHARITY ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT

I would like to call your attention to a great event for you 
and your team to participate in this fall. It is the Spirit 
2003 Charity Ultimate Tournament. The Spirit 2003 Ultimate 
Charity Tournament was created to raise funds for five local 
mental health charities and to increase awareness and 
sensitization about mental health conditions and the people 
they affect. It is an all day event being held on September 
13, 2003 at the Nepean Equestrian Park. There are some great 
bonuses as well...free lunch, great entertainment, 3 to 4 
games, a beer tent etc. There are even prizes for teams with 
the most pledges and other incentive prizes up for grabs. 
This is the first year of this event which has been 
organized to become what the HOPE beach volleyball event has 
become for beach volleyball but for ultimate instead. OCUA 
has been working hard over the past year with this 
organizing committee as the event's community partner and we 
hope that you will encourage your teams to sign up and show 
your support for this worthwhile event.

All the information you need can be found online at:
-  www.catchthespirit.ca

Come on out and enjoy the fun!

Thanks in advance for your support,
Robin Kealey
OCUA Director
communications@ocua.ca

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OCUA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

OCUA is run by volunteers. Without the time put in by many
people, this league wouldn't exist. A couple hours of your
time, could make a huge difference. The following is a list
of current volunteer openings. Please refer to
http://www.ocua.ca/ocua/volunteer.html for details about
volunteer openings.

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

- Social Events Coordinator 
- Field Cell Volunteers

Please email volunteer@ocua.ca if you have any questions, or
if you are interested in helping out.

Thanks,
Julie Thompson
OCUA Volunteer Coordinator

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RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS

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Looking for a roommate to share a house. Located in New 
Edinburgh (5 min. from market). Large bright 2-bedroom w/ 
hardwood floors, storage, big backyard, laundry room. Non-
smokers only. Awesome place in a really great neighbourhood, 
close to the cycling paths, bus stops, grocery store and 
other amenities. $700/month + utilities, includes parking. 
Available now. Contact Sophie at 842-0715.

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LOST & FOUND

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Gold Drop Earring with aquamarine stone setting. Lost at UPI 
during League Championships. Email Martha at 
margreen@justice.gc.ca

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Sep. 13     : SPIRIT 2003 Ultimate Tournament (Ottawa)
Oct.  4     : Layout For Life
Date TBD    : Ottawa Plaid Jacket Open DG Tourney (JCPark)

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