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February 24, 2017 For immediate release   CANADIAN SPEEDSKATER GILMORE JUNIO RECIPIENT OF SPIRIT IN SPORT AWARD   Friday, February 24, 2017 – CALGARY – On Saturday, Power in Sport named Gilmore Junio the winner of the inaugural ‘Spirit in Sport Award’. The award was announced at a private ceremony as part of the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Olympic Oval.   The Spirit in Sport award was conceived by The Power in Sport, a sport advocacy organization, shortly after the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games to recognize ‘true Olympic spirit’ demonstrated by a Canadian athlete, coach or… Read more →

Help a Girl Play

Help A Girl Play —   Seeing all those amazing athletes in the Women’s World Cup of Soccer in Canada in 2015 got me thinking. What can we do that is easy enough to undertake with benefits for girls? The answer was to spread soccer balls throughout the world! Well sort of. I connected with One World Play and met Emily. I had already connected with Sarah from a group called Women Win. Emily has these amazing durable never-need-a-pump soccer balls and Sarah has a network of pro-women pro-empowerment organizations in places like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and so on.… Read more →

You made a difference…Thank you!

During this Christmas Season I am filled with gratitude. Again I want to thank you for your support for “2015 The Year of Women in Sport” and “Play it Forward”, the campaign to raise hope and awareness for girls and women. Many of you chose to participate and also donate to reduce violence to girls and women. I received an update from Women Win, one of several international organizations finding creative ways to support young people in distant locations playing soccer. By engaging youth and young adults with soccer (football), esteem is built and social skills are fostered. Many of… Read more →

Our Donated Soccer Balls now in Lagos, Nigeria

The extra durable balls donated by you during the Women’s World Cup of Soccer back in June/July have arrived to young women gathered in Lagos, Nigeria.   The Youth Empowerment Foundation in Nigeria, in conjunction with our collaborator, Women Win, came together to host a Digital Storytelling (DST) Workshop. As part of this workshop, soccer balls were donated. Sarah Murray, Director of Women Win, wrote me “we conducted a storytelling training a couple weeks ago. Participants were from Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.” They received some of the 103 balls we raised together during June and July.   Thank you… Read more →

Linda Diano remarks at Inaugural Kickoff / Media event for Play it Forward 2015

My remarks at the Inaugural Kickoff / Media Demonstration game for PLAY IT FORWARD 2015. Held at Vancouver Technical High School in Vancouver, BC. June 1 2015.     My mother taught me to be me. When other little girls were wearing dresses and skirts, my mom encouraged me to choose my own clothing. And I chose the breakfast of champions on the playground, GWG jeans and tshirts. Topped off with my favourite sneakers. I sat on a summer’s day watching television in the dark basement. On the 1970 tv screen a Kenyan ran and ran around the track. Fluidly… Read more →

Canada considers motion to declare 2015 The Year of Women in Sport

Canada considers motion to declare 2015 The Year of Women in Sport   Today, April 22, 2015, the notice to declare “2015 – The Year of Women in Sport” went to the House of Commons in Canada.   That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that sport builds character, teaches skills and develops qualities including self-esteem, perseverance, teamwork, fair play, respect for others, and leadership; and (b) proclaim 2015 the Year of Women in Sport in honour of Canada hosting the 2015 Women’s World Cup of soccer and the Governor General’s declaration of 2015 as… Read more →

EVENT: Tuesday May 20th – RSVP here.

Tues May 20th – Come one, Come all! We can hardly contain our enthusiasm. Our upcoming event is Tuesday, May 20th. [lead_p]Confessions of an Entrepreneur Business Junkie[lead_p] with Chang Han. You’ve heard the saying about how learning to get up after falling down at the heart of success. But do you know how to actually do this in your own life? + hear updates on The Power in Sport 6:30pm Doors open / Greeting 7:00 pm Start RSVP / more info on http://thepowerinsport.com/events       Read more →

CURATED: Sochi Olympics – Who to watch, when.

Who to watch. *Reprinted from The Huffington Post, Gal’s Got Game. 1. Mark McMorris Without a doubt, one of the most exciting athletes to watch this year will be Mark McMorris, the 20-year-old snowboarder who will make his Olympic debut in slopestyle, one of several new events at Sochi. An X Games gold medalist, McMorris is among the best in the world at his game, and with the stakes higher than ever, you’ll want to tune in to see this Regina, Saskatchewan native. After all, it’s hard not to love a guy whose nickname is McLovin. Snowboard slopestyle qualifiers began… Read more →

POST: How can we speak to 200 people a week?

Feb 5, 2014 – Last night I was on the 3-person panel of a UBC-hosted event in Vancouver called ‘The Next Step.’  Click here for more.  Basically it’s series of events designed to engage UBC students and alumni with a panel of people who are in industry. With 200 in the audience, I jumped at the opportunity to take 90 seconds to invite them to add their name to the declaration “2015 – The Year of Women in Sport.” Several people enthusiastically approached me after to talk more! We are ready to spread the message. Do you know of other… Read more →

CURATED: Canadian Women’s Soccer Team schedule |FIFA World Cup Qualifier schedule

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Qualifiers schedule It is a rather involved schedule with various qualification tournaments occurring in different regions of the world, mostly in 2014. Click here for more information.     Canadian Women’s Soccer Team upcoming matches: *reprinted from the Canadian Soccer Association– Schedule.   vs Italy, Mar 5 | vs Italy Mar 7 | vs England Mar 10 | and possibly Mar 12. All games in Cyprus. vs USA, May 8 in Winnipeg vs Germany, June 19 in Vancouver vs Japan, Oct 25 in Edmonton vs Japan, Oct 28 in Vancouver   U17 Women’s in Costa… Read more →