The Presidents' Ring Award
Frontier Peterbilt proudly presents the Presidents’ Ring Award. This award is presented annually to the Roughrider player who has exemplified to his teammates as having exceptional motivational and leadership skills on and off the field. The player must also exhibit a commitment to his community by way of charity events and youth-oriented initiatives.
At the conclusion of each football season, Rider players will be given a ballot in which to nominate three of their teammates, one offensive player, one defensive player and one predominately special teams’ player.
The three majority names nominated will then be brought before Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club Team President Jim Hopson and Frontier Group of Companies’ President Kerny Korchinski to select one name as the recipient of the Presidents’ Ring Award.
The award ceremony will take place in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Football Club’s Annual Meeting of Members and the adjoining luncheon. During the program, President Jim Hopson and President Kerny Korchinski will be asked to speak to the qualities and criteria set forth in order to be awarded the Presidents’ Ring. Then the award recipient will be called on stage to receive his ring and plaque from both presidents.
The plaque shall remain in a prominent area inside the Roughrider locker room with each recipient’s name engraved. The Presidents’ Ring is kept by the player once awarded.
“We have entered into the partnership because we believe in the football club and the players and want to help further recognize and celebrate the efforts these men put forth on game day and in the community year round,” said Korchinski. “It’s a pleasure to be associated with the Roughriders and we look forward to meeting the first recipient of the award.”
“There are several players that come to mind already who are deserving of this award,” stated Hopson. “I think the fact that the players themselves will be nominating three of their teammates is special because they are the ones who truly see what these individuals are like on a daily basis, what attributes they bring to the table and what type of character they have.
”We know that our players are committed to the community and we are very appreciative that Frontier Peterbilt has come on board to help us now pay tribute to those players with this award.”
The partnership with Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd. is already paying off for members of the football club as backup quarterback Rocky Butler has gained employment with the Regina branch to work in the shop following his practice schedule and Rider commitments during the 2006 season.
Congrats to CYC Scholarship Winners!
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were pleased to be a part of the Fine Foods/Express Foods Community Youth Challenge program again this past off-season and are looking forward to working together this off-season as well. Two $2,500.00 scholarships were awarded at the September 30, 2006 Rider game to Alison Greig of Reston, MB and Richard Boulding of McLean, SK for their efforts as productive students and community-minded youth.
Boulding is pursuing a Bachelor or Science Degree with a major in Geology at the University of Regina. Greig is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of Brandon. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
This is the fourth year that the scholarships have been offered to youth pursuing post-secondary education. The two scholarship recipients were eligible to win the scholarship because of the dedication of their Fine Foods Stores to their community. A special thank you goes out to Murray and Brenda Anderson of Reston Fine Foods located in Reston, MB and Lee and Brian Lane of Cross Country Fine Foods in Balgonie, SK
If you would like further information about the Fine Foods/Express Foods Community Youth Challenge and the Scholarship program, please contact Harry Watson (President of Triple 4 Advertising Ltd.) and/or David Klatt (Director of Operations of Triple 4 Advertising Ltd.) at 306-692-2130.
