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Danika Glenn started the campaign and she was determined to finish it.
On Wednesday night, the 11-year-old was present when an agreement was hammered out that will see the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association get its own trophy case at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex. In fact, the city will pay for the case at a cost of about $900, said Coun. Shad Qadri.
“Danika showed huge initiative on this,” said hockey association president Cathy Bureau. “When you have an 11-year-old fighting for a cause, it’s hard to resist it.”
Glenn’s quest started last year at a hockey banquet, when she spoke to Qadri about getting a separate trophy case at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex for girls’ hockey. Glenn, who plays on the Goulbourn Rockets competitive peewee C team, contended that trophy cases for boys’ teams were often in prominent locations at other arenas and the girls deserved the same opportunity to show off their successes.
Qadri invited her to contact him with ideas. The invitation prompted an email exchange. Qadri pointed out that some of the girls’ trophies already share a multi-purpose trophy case with other community groups. Glenn doggedly pressed her point, arguing that the girls’ hockey association has far more trophies than the present space allows.
“It taught me how to tell people what I wanted, but not in a rude way. In a polite and formal way,” said Glenn, who was not expecting the city to pay for the case.
“She feels like she made a change,” said Glenn’s mother, Agnes Rubaj. “I see it as a little win for girls.”
For his part, Qadri said Glenn has his thanks for bringing the issue to his attention. “I thought the original arrangement of sharing the case was satisfactory. But obviously not.”
Does this mean other clubs are going to ask for their own trophy cases? Qadri doesn’t see too many other organizations asking for one. “They can come and say, ‘Give us a trophy case.’ We’re willing to run with it.”
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On Wednesday night, the 11-year-old was present when an agreement was hammered out that will see the Goulbourn Girls Hockey Association get its own trophy case at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex. In fact, the city will pay for the case at a cost of about $900, said Coun. Shad Qadri.
“Danika showed huge initiative on this,” said hockey association president Cathy Bureau. “When you have an 11-year-old fighting for a cause, it’s hard to resist it.”
Glenn’s quest started last year at a hockey banquet, when she spoke to Qadri about getting a separate trophy case at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex for girls’ hockey. Glenn, who plays on the Goulbourn Rockets competitive peewee C team, contended that trophy cases for boys’ teams were often in prominent locations at other arenas and the girls deserved the same opportunity to show off their successes.
Qadri invited her to contact him with ideas. The invitation prompted an email exchange. Qadri pointed out that some of the girls’ trophies already share a multi-purpose trophy case with other community groups. Glenn doggedly pressed her point, arguing that the girls’ hockey association has far more trophies than the present space allows.
“It taught me how to tell people what I wanted, but not in a rude way. In a polite and formal way,” said Glenn, who was not expecting the city to pay for the case.
“She feels like she made a change,” said Glenn’s mother, Agnes Rubaj. “I see it as a little win for girls.”
For his part, Qadri said Glenn has his thanks for bringing the issue to his attention. “I thought the original arrangement of sharing the case was satisfactory. But obviously not.”
Does this mean other clubs are going to ask for their own trophy cases? Qadri doesn’t see too many other organizations asking for one. “They can come and say, ‘Give us a trophy case.’ We’re willing to run with it.”
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