FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2013; updated November 19, 2013
Like Sport? Like Inspiration? New initiatives?
Well have we got a night for you.
Announcing “Stories & The Power in Sport Event” #thepowerinsport
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Time: 6:00pm – doors open & networking; 7:15pm start; 9:00pm wrap.
Where: The Cottage Bistro 4470 Main St.
Cost: By Donation (give a toonie, give a $20, or anything in between);$10 gets you a free drink (beer/wine/non-alcoholic beverage).
Update:
+ Come hear of a new initiative to celebrate sport & women in sport.
+ Come listen to the Storyteller-Speakers:
+ Linda Diano, host & MC – former senior manager in biotechnology, UBC grad, ran UBC Varsity track. Management consultant. Co-Founder of the Power in Sport. She will introduce the evening with a short story and an invitation to take a declaration.
+Andrea Neil – Canadian Hall of Fame member (Soccer). Head Coach, UBC Women’s Varsity Soccer Team. Born with displaced hips, she was told she wouldn’t be able to run. That didn’t stop her…come hear Andrea’s message on perspective.
+Thelma Wright – ’72 & ’76 Olympian (150om – track); IAAF Cross-Country Committee member; sessional instuctor UBC School of Kinesiology; mother of four including 2 Olympians. Her story is about the ’72 Munich Olympics and how the tragedy impacted her experience and how she looks at the world.
+ Peter Ormesher – financier turned social entrepreneur, Honorary Fellow at UBC (Business), Founder of an international non-profit, father of two. He will speak about quitting hockey as a young teenager followed by his positive experience of coming back to play in the Hamburger Hockey League.
+Ryan Walter (video) – sending in a specially made video story! Current president of the AHL Abbotsford Heat; former NHL’er; speaker and author.
+ Linda Peterson – life coach, teacher with advanced training for elementary school children, and mother of two. She speaks about how she learned to persevere through adversity to play soccer at a time in her life when she deeply needed it.
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Have you been inspired by sport in your life? Either participating or watching?
We are hosting a night to hear from people who share our conviction about the benefits of sport. They will share their transforming experiences in sport and how sport shaped them.
Linda Diano is co-founder of this initiative. She was a student-athlete in track & field at the University of British Columbia in the 1980’s and can attest to the immeasurable impact sport has had on her life. Now she wants to encourage others to share their stories and perspectives on the power in sport.
About ‘The Power in Sport’ – http://thepowerinsport.com has recently been created to share news, projects, and stories. The Storytelling night of ‘Stories & the Power in Sport’ is our first project.
twitter: @thepowerinsport
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thepowerinsport
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Media Inquiries:
Linda Diano
linda@thepowerinsport.com
604-219-5001
