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CBTF Cookbook Challenge

Updated Mar 9 2010 - The CBTF is putting together a cookbook full of recipes from past and present members. We are working toward having it available for sale this year as part of CBTF's focus on national fundraising.

Thanks to everyone that has submitted recipes so far - but we need to gather more before we have enough to publish our cookbook. Recipes can be submitted online, using the CBTF Cookbook Recipe Submission form.

The submission deadline has been extended to March 15 - please continue to submit your recipes. We are particularly looking for more recipes in these categories:

  • Eat to Compete (for athletes to share a favorite recipe the week or day of competition)
  • sides
  • soups
  • salads
  • casseroles
  • seafood

Additions since our last update (Mar 4):

  • There are several newcomers to the Individual leaderboard, all with 3 submissions: Sheryl Baraniuk, Brigid Malloy and Alison Pickrell

The statistics below show the rankings of all provinces and clubs, as well as Individuals with 3 or more recipe submissions.

Provincial Ranking

Province Number Recipes
Saskatchewan 175
Ontario 63
Manitoba 23
Alberta 17
New Brunswick 15
BC 7
Nova Scotia 2
Quebec 1

Club Ranking

Club Number Recipes
Sundown Optimist Buffalo Gals 91
Optimist Twirling Connection 63
Aerial Fusion
Camaros
18
Club Baton Atlantik 14
Etobicoke Spectrum 12
Saskatoon Myracles 10
Baton Connection
Kootenay Baton Konnection
Pizzazz
7
Tornadoes Baton Studio 6
Studio D Dynamo Dance & Baton 5
Nationals Baton Corps
Twirling' On Up
4
Hub City Twirlers 3
Ajax Comets
Halifax Sparklettes
Lakewood Baton
2
Airdrie Sky High Twirlers
The Baton & Dance Company
Les Etincelles
Greendell Community Center
HOT
Magic 'n Motion
Southside Baton Club
Twirl Fusion
Winnipeg Tempo Twirlers
1

Top Individuals

Individual Number Recipes
Andrea Taylorson 33
Michelle Bretherick 13
Karen Reimer 12
Jill Brennan
Connie Camponi
9
Stephanie Hewis
Janice Larkin
Sue Mepham
8
Shari Foster 7
Jeff Johnson
Joanne Moser
6
Cindy Dietrich
Kira Gerein
Megan Kirzinger
Deardra Leslie
Lucie Morin
5
Brenda Arsenault LeBlanc
Gail Ashcroft
Penny Condon
Sharon Kalinski
Corinna Klassen
4
Sheryl Baraniuk
x Heather Dietrich
x Kim Genton
Brigid Malloy
x Brenda O'Connor
Alison Pickrell
x Bonnie Runge
x Elva Taylor
x LeeAnn Wilson
3

Note: Please be aware that the cookbook editors will determine which recipes are actually published. Not all recipes from all contributors will necessarily be published.

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Team Manager for the 2010 World Championships Selected

March 2, 2010 - Today the Canadian Baton Twirling Federation announces that Steven Kopas has been selected to be the Team Manager for the Canadian Contingent to the 2010 WBTF World Championships in Bergen, Norway.

The selection committee consisted of: Joanne Moser (CBTF 1st Vice-President), Beth Jamieson (CBTF 2nd Vice-President) and Karen Gratton (CBTF Technical Chair). The committee was chaired by Jeff Johnson (CBTF President).

Steven has a long history in baton twirling. Internationally, he represented Canada at the WBTF World Championships every year from 1993 through 1997, placing 5th in the Junior Men division in 1994 and 6th in the Senior Men division in 1997. Final Round results from all WBTF events since its inception can be found on their website, in the Results section.

Steven was the Team Manager for the for the Canadian Contingent to the 2009 WBTF International Cup in Sydney, Australia.

With that experience, Steven is familiar with the operation of WBTF events as well as the Canadian Contigent when travelling abroad.

Steven is also a Certified Athletic Trainer (CATA and OATA) and is qualified to perform assessment, treatment and management of injuries that may occur while competing.

Steven will be working with the Coaches and Athletes named to the 2010 Canadian Contingent in the months leading up to the event. The Canadian Contingent will be selected at the 2010 Canadian Trials competition, to be held in Regina between May 21 and 24.

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2010 Team Trials Brochure and Entry Forms

The brochure and entry form package for the 2010 Canadian Team Trials is now available.

Please note that there are new entry procedures as well as a new process for music tests. Please review the information, and deadlines, in the brochure.

To highlight a few of the key differences from prior years:

  • Provincial Practice: There will be no official provincial practices. Provinces and/or clubs are encouraged to book paid practice time if they desire additional time beyond that which is being offered during the course of the competition.
  • Access to Competition Sound System During Paid Practice time: There will be no access to the facility’s sound system during paid provincial practice times. A portable CD player will be made available for your use.
  • Music Test Procedure: All athletes/Teams/Pairs are required to submit (one) copy of their music on CD with their entry forms. These will be timed and checked to ensure they play on the sound system prior to the competition. Coaches will be notified well in advance of the competition should there be a problem. There will be no formal music tests conducted prior to competition.
  • Photograph: Every Freestyle athlete participating in the Canadian Team Trials must submit an individual (head shot) photo. Pair athletes must submit one Pairs photo. Teams must submit one Team photo. Photos are to be submitted electronically, following the naming conventions outlined in the brochure.

Cheques/money orders to be made payable to: SBTA-CBTF Team Trials. NSF cheques will be subject to bank service charges.

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CBTF Cookbook Recipe Submission

Carefully read the below information before filling in the recipe template.

Please note the following points when submitting your recipe(s):

  1. One recipe per submission.
  2. Use imperial measurements (tsp, cup, tbsp, lb, oz….) and/or metric (g, mL, L, kg…) measurements accurately.
  3. Sequence instructions clearly.
  4. Before clicking on SUBMIT, have someone proofread your information.
  5.  Recipes in English and French will be accepted.
  6.  No plagiarism from major cookbooks.
  7.  Recipes will be accepted until March 15, 2010.

Fields marked with * are mandatory.

Submittor

(Not for publication; only for contact purposes by the Cookbook Editor)

Each submittor will be acknowledged and recognized in the book. Leave the First Name and Surname blank if you prefer your submission to remain anonymous.

Acknowledgement Details

After each recipe, the contributor will be acknowledged. For current members, accurately share your information that has been requested in the template. If you are a past member of CBTF, please indicate which role(s) you had with CBTF. Indicate the years of your involvement (ie. 1990 - 2002). You may mention special titles, positions held, club you belonged to and/or achievements you attained during that time.

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Cookbook Recipe Deadline Extended

March 1, 2010 - Thank you to everyone that is involved with the CBTF Cookbook project - as a provincial co-ordinator or as a recipe submittor! The response so far has been good, but I know we can make it great...

To give everyone a chance to get their favourite recipes submitted, we are extending the submission deadline to March 15.

These are the sections that are beginning to shape up:

  • Eat to Compete (for athletes to share a favorite recipe the week or day of competition)
  • beverages
  • appetizers
  • muffins/bread/buns
  • salads
  • soups
  • sides (sauces, veggetables)
  • main dishes
  • pasta
  • casseroles (full meal in one dish)
  • seafood
  • desserts/cakes
  • cookies/slices/squares/snacks
  • judges
  • others (play dough ...)

There have been plenty of recipes in the cookies/slices/squares/snacks section (no surprise!), and we are definitely looking for more recipes in these categories:

  • Eat to Compete
  • sides
  • soups
  • salads
  • casseroles
  • seafood

I'm sure there are recipes people have used at the lunch concession - don't hold back!

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