Tenants of the Sport Alliance of Ontario building honoured the upcoming Olympics on Thursday with a special celebration. Three tenants of the building will be torch bearers in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. Organizers thought it would be great to bring the Olympic Spirit to the Provincial Sport Organizations. Part of the celebration involved a “design your own torch” competition. SIRC and Sport4Ontario decided to participate in a unique way. Using resources from the SIRC collection, SIRC@Sport4Ontario was able to design a torch that both celebrated the event and the torchbearers from the building. James Worrall was the flag bearer in the 1936 Olympics. SIRC’s entry incorporated pictures from the 1936 Olympics as well as a picture of James carrying the flag. The same was also accomplished for Torch Bearer John Craig; giving SIRC’s entry a personal touch. SIRC was pleased to win the Congeniality award for our torch!
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
SIRC@Sport4Ontario Wins Congeniality Award in SAO’s Torch Competition
Tenants of the Sport Alliance of Ontario building honoured the upcoming Olympics on Thursday with a special celebration. Three tenants of the building will be torch bearers in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. Organizers thought it would be great to bring the Olympic Spirit to the Provincial Sport Organizations. Part of the celebration involved a “design your own torch” competition. SIRC and Sport4Ontario decided to participate in a unique way. Using resources from the SIRC collection, SIRC@Sport4Ontario was able to design a torch that both celebrated the event and the torchbearers from the building. James Worrall was the flag bearer in the 1936 Olympics. SIRC’s entry incorporated pictures from the 1936 Olympics as well as a picture of James carrying the flag. The same was also accomplished for Torch Bearer John Craig; giving SIRC’s entry a personal touch. SIRC was pleased to win the Congeniality award for our torch!
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Muskoka – Home of the 2010 Ontario Winter Games
The Ontario Winter Games took place on March 4th to 7th in Muskoka and Sudbury. Amanda Street-Bishop from SIRC’s Toronto Regional office was lucky enough to be a part of the event. The Ontario Winter Games is a unique multi-sport event that provides young athletes with development and competitive opportunities that prepare them for national and international competitions. Approximately 3,300 athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers converged on the region during the games. The Ontario Games are a program of the Ministry of Health Promotion and delivered by the Sport Alliance of Ontario.
Because the games were scattered throughout five different communities it wasn’t possible to connect with every sport, but we were able to set up at the Registration area at the beautiful Muskoka Woods facility on March 4th, where Gymnastics, Synchro Swim, Tae Kwon Do, Field Hockey and Badminton were registering their athletes. The energy level was high and the young athletes and their coaches were excited about the coming events.
On Friday March 5th, the SIRC booth was set up at Gravenhurst Centennial Arena where Hockey and Curling events were taking place. SIRC had a great spot next to the snack bar where we were able to meet with lots of coaches, volunteers and parents. Many were interested in SIRC services and took away brochures and pens so as to connect with us on their return home. Congratulations to the Toronto Marlboros for winning gold in the men’s hockey and to St Thomas for winning the gold in the men’s curling. Click here for all the results from the Ontario Winter Games.
Because the games were scattered throughout five different communities it wasn’t possible to connect with every sport, but we were able to set up at the Registration area at the beautiful Muskoka Woods facility on March 4th, where Gymnastics, Synchro Swim, Tae Kwon Do, Field Hockey and Badminton were registering their athletes. The energy level was high and the young athletes and their coaches were excited about the coming events.
On Friday March 5th, the SIRC booth was set up at Gravenhurst Centennial Arena where Hockey and Curling events were taking place. SIRC had a great spot next to the snack bar where we were able to meet with lots of coaches, volunteers and parents. Many were interested in SIRC services and took away brochures and pens so as to connect with us on their return home. Congratulations to the Toronto Marlboros for winning gold in the men’s hockey and to St Thomas for winning the gold in the men’s curling. Click here for all the results from the Ontario Winter Games.
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