Kim honoured for selfless efforts
The chairman of the local canoe club will take up the role of VP on the Canoeing South Africa board next year.
KIM Pople shone the canoeing fraternity’s light bright as she took home the nation’s Volunteer of the Year award at the prestigious South African Sports Awards in Bloemfontein recently.
Kim has been at the forefront of development at the Umzinyathi Canoe Club at Shongweni Dam. She also took up a role on the Canoeing South Africa board from January 2016 and her administrative abilities were put on show at the ICF Canoe Sprint African Championships this year.
“Kim has been a new member of the Canoeing South Africa board but has become invaluable in the short time that she has been with us,” said Christo Horn, the president of Canoeing South Africa. “She has done a huge amount of work for canoeing development in KwaZulu-Natal and we are incredibly proud of her and we understand the implications that such a prestigious award has on our sport.”
Through such a meaningful impact in such a short space of time, Kim was singled out for a higher position on the Canoeing South Africa board in 2017. “We have decided that Kim is the incumbent vice president of Canoeing South Africa. Her work at the African Sprint Championships, and in general, means that she will take on a higher role from next year,” concluded Christo.
