Thank you to everyone who attended the OVA Town Hall on Monday evening where we discussed the Indoor Volleyball Return to Play protocols - Version 2.0 which applies for Stage 3 communities and also touch on the Tryout Window Policy modifications. We were able to clarify concerns/questions surrounding the updates on the protocols through the Q&A at the end of the presentation. To view the Town Hall, please visit and subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
To view the Indoor Version 2.0 protocol, please click the link below.
Appendix H has also been updated to provide application for indoor volleyball. That document can be found on our Return to Play page under Protocol Appendices.
Grants to Support Non-Profits Impacted by COVID-19
Below are two grants that can help non-profit organizations who have been impacted through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Red Cross Canada
The Canadian Red Cross is making grants available to non-profits across Canada to support their direct service delivery to those who are most vulnerable to the health, social and economic impacts of COVID-19.
Deadline: August 31st, 2020.
For programming up to November 2020
Grant amount: $5000 up to $100,000
Resilient Communities Fund
The Resilient Communities Fund is a one-time fund to support the non-profit sector recover and rebuild from the impacts emerging from COVID-19 so they can effectively meet the needs of communities across Ontario.
Deadline: September 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. ET. and December 2, 2020 at 5 p.m. ET.
Funding amount: $5,000 to $150,000
The OVA will also be hosting another Town Hall next Monday, August 17th at 7:00 to discuss Club Administration procedures for the 2020-21 season during the COVID-19 pandemic .
This Town Hall will once again take place on Zoom. To register for this session, please click on the link below.
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vdOiqrjwoE9VXyRkWSDPjxiQ8ixHnRasx
The OVA looks forward to continuing our safe approach to the return of play in our province. We will continue to proceed in accordance with the Government of Ontario and its guidelines to ensure that the volleyball community is ready and prepared when the guidelines are released. Please continue to check the Ontario Volleyball and the OVA COVID-19 information hub for announcements.
