Release
December 15, 2014
Declares “2015 – The Year of Women in Sport!”
An invitation for Canadians to join in and declare “2015 – the Year of Women in Sport”
VANCOUVER – Press Release
The Power in Sport is pleased to announce the next proclamation made by a government body to recognize 2015 as a significant year for women and sport in Canada.
Declaration “2015 – The Year of Women in Sport!” was made by The City of Saint John tonight. [Event webpage: http://thepowerinsport.com/saintjohnevent ]
“I am pleased to proclaim 2015 as the ‘Year of Women in Sport in Saint John’ and to recognize the role of sport in promoting leadership, self-esteem and active living among many girls and women in the community”,
said Mel Norton, Mayor, City of Saint John. The Mayor went on to say
“I challenge all other New Brunswick mayors to proclaim 2015- The Year of Woman in Sport.”
“We are pleased to have Saint John join North Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby in making this declaration. We are on a roll with 4 having declared and Fredericton, Regina, Maple Ridge, and Winnipeg joining in to support”
said Linda Diano of The Power in Sport.
More About The Power in Sport
The Power in Sport is serving as an umbrella to capture all those who declare to build visibility and generate positive action to raise awareness and empowerment for women and sport.
The general public, organizations and governments are invited to add their name and spread the proclamation at http://ideclare2015.com/now
Our lead initiative is to enable community participation leading up to a single day of soccer to recognize 2015 – The Year of Women in Sport! Read more about Play it Forward at http://thepowerinsport.com/play-it-forward
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For more information on The Power in Sport and Play it Forward contact Linda Diano info [at] thepowerinsport.com