Press Conference to Launch Championships and Honoring National Peacekeepers Day

Date               Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Time               1:30 PM
Location        Trinity Western University
Setting           Pond Area at Entrance
                         Ladies’ Auxiliary Cross ~ Wreath Laying
 
Officials      Gordon Moore, Legion Dominion President
                       Ed Pigeau, Legion Dominion Sports Chair
                       Karen Crashley, BC/Yukon Legion President
                       Ladies’ Auxiliary
                       Lynn Kanuka, Voice of the Championships
                       Hosting 1984 Olympic Medal
                       Nicole Clarke, Athletics Canada
                       Lesley Maudsley, Legion Host Chair
                       Brent Dolfo, Host Track Club Langley
                       Mustangs
                       Torch Bearer ~ Youth Athlete                      

Special Guests

                        Jim Harris, Veteran Yugoslavia 1992 (UNPROFOR); 1990 Gulf
                        War; 34 Years Service, Canadian Military Engineer
                        Barry Drews, SAA 3^rd CAv ROME Unit
                        Silver Cross Mother, Diane Street
                        Youth Athletes from various Provinces
                        Langley Youth for the Fallen, Michael & Elizabeth Pratt

Sequence

Gordon, Ed and Nicole say a few words to launch the Championships
 
Lynn Kanuka says a few words about the importance of the Championships
 
Karen, Lesley and Brent present the Torch to the Youth Torch Bearer
 
Youth Athletes present the Certificate for the Commemorative Tree to the Langley Youth for the Fallen
 
Youth Athletes present Certificates and Flowers to the Silver Cross Mothers
 
Youth Athletes, Veterans and Silver Cross Mothers lay a wreath in honour of National Peacekeepers Day