Tourism, Culture and Recreation
October 25, 2007The following is being
distributed at the request of School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador:
School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador
Benefits from
Royal Bank of Canada Sponsorship
RBC has entered into a three-year sponsorship
agreement with School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador (SSNL) which will
provide direct financial support to 250 regional and provincial
championship tournaments for over 10,000 student athletes.
"Student-athletes show some of the same values within
their sport, such as teamwork, diversity or integrity, that we value as
a business", said Clayton Van Esch, RBC Regional Vice President,
Newfoundland and Labrador. "This partnership also complements our
regional focus of keeping kids in school, as we know there is a direct
link between success in academics and success in athletics. Atlantic
Canada�s school athletic associations reach out to such an amazing
number of our leaders of tomorrow."
RBC is similarly partnering with the school athletic
associations in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
"Students who are active in organized sports benefit
not only from a health perspective," said Karen Richard, Executive
Director of SSNL. "They also learn how to lead, work within a team,
effectively manage busy schedules, and deal with success and defeat. All
these experiences will serve them for a lifetime, whatever paths they
choose to take in life. With the support of RBC Financial Group, our
youth will experience extraordinary moments this year."
About SSNL:
School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador organizes,
promotes and governs all school sports within the province, assisting
student athletes in reaching their full physical, educational and social
potential through participation and sportsmanship in interscholastic
sport. Through its 250 regional and provincial championship tournaments,
SSNL provides interscholastic athletic opportunities for over 10,000
student athletes.
ABOUT RBC:
RBC employs over 3,000 people in Atlantic Canada who
work out of 113 branches, serving more than 815,000 clients. RBC�s
support of sports spans from grassroots to elite. This year marks the 60th
anniversary of RBC�s ongoing corporate support of Canada�s Olympic
Teams, and RBC continues to support amateur sport in communities with
grassroots programs such as the RBC Local Hockey Leaders program and the
Canadian Olympic School program.
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