Tourism, Culture and Recreation
July 9, 2010
The following is being distributed at
the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Team Newfoundland and
Labrador Send-Off
Special Olympics Newfoundland will be
hosting its Provincial Team Send-Off on Sunday, July 11, from 6:00 p.m.
to 7:00 p.m. The send-off will be hosted at Club One on Duckworth Street
in St. John's.
The send-off is open to the media,
sponsors, family members and supporters. Various members of the
Provincial Government will be in attendance to provide support for the
team.
The 2010 Provincial Team comprises 28
athletes, eight coaches and eight mission staff that will be competing
in the sports of soccer, 5-pin bowling, athletics, swimming and power
lifting.
The 2010 Special Olympics Canada Winter
Games are taking place July 12 to 18 in London, Ontario. These national
games will bring together over 1,400 athletes, coaches and mission staff
from 10 provinces and two territories, competing in eight different
sports. From these games, Team Canada will be selected to compete in the
2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games next July in Athens, Greece.
Special Olympics Newfoundland and
Labrador is dedicated to enriching, through sport, the lives of
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with an intellectual disability. It is
a provincial not-for-profit grassroots organization that provides sport
training and competition opportunities for over 500 athletes of all ages
and abilities. There are currently 12 community based clubs that offer
sport programs. Through sport, Special Olympics offers athletes and
families a sense of achievement and an opportunity to excel as they take
on leadership roles within their community
For more information about the upcoming
send off and national games please contact Executive Director, Nelson
White.
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Media contact:
Nelson White, Executive Director
Special Olympics Newfoundland and Labrador
354 Water Street — Suite 426
St. John's, NL A1C 1C4
709-738-1923, 690-8335
Fax: 709-738-0119
Website: www.sonl.ca
2010 07 09
3:30 p.m.
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