[BCMA] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - BC Sports Hall of Fame set to visit Prince George to help celebrate the 1yr countdown to the 2015 Canada Winter Games

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The BC Sports Hall of Fame is heading on the road to Prince George, British
Columbia this February 14 and 15.

 

VANCOUVER, BC (February 13, 2014):    The BC Sports Hall of Fame is pleased
to be a part of community celebrations in Prince George for the 1 year
countdown to the 2015 Canada Winter Games.  "The 1 year countdown
celebration is the ideal opportunity to share our vision of Honouring the
Past and Inspiring the Future outside the Lower Mainland" shares Executive
Director Allison Mailer, "The BC Sports Hall of Fame may be located in
Vancouver, but our Honoured Members are from every region of the province.
We believe in sharing their exceptional sport stories with all British
Columbians and look forward to this visit to Prince George and next week's
visit to Mission, British Columbia. We would like to thank our partners at
the 2015 Canada Winter Games, ViaSport and the Province of BC for helping to
make this outreach experience possible."

 

During the February 14 and 15 visit to Prince George, the BC Sports Hall of
Fame will be:

 

.         Delivering our Hero In You Youth Education Program at four local
schools www.heroinyou.ca 

.         Exhibiting during the community celebration at  Kin1 including:

o   Sport in BC - Choose Your Path travelling exhibit and interactive game

o   Aboriginal Sport Gallery travelling display

o   Winter sport artifacts

o   BC Sports Hall of Famer profiles from the region

o   Fun giveaways

 

 

 

About the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

The BC Sports Hall of Fame is located at Gate "A" of BC Place with an
inspiring Hall of Champions, Vancouver 2010 Gallery and many other
exceptional galleries. The BC Sports Hall of Fame, a non-profit society, is
the 'go to' organization for BC sport heritage. For over 40 years, we have
honoured BC's teams, builders, athletes, pioneers, and media through the
annual induction ceremony the Banquet of Champions. To date 344 individuals
and 56 teams have been inducted onto the BC Sports Hall of Fame. The
collection of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum includes over 25,000
artifacts and 20,000 archival documents representing 100 years of sporting
accomplishments in British Columbia. In everything it does, the BC Sports
Hall of Fame honours, educates, and inspires through the Hero In You Youth
Education Programs. The BC Sports Hall of Fame is open daily at Gate A of BC
Place from 10am-5pm. Go there. Experience. Be proud. Be inspired. For more
information please visit:  <http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com>
http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com follow us on twitter at bcsportshall and like
us on facebook/bcsportshall

 

 

 

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ALLISON MAILER
Executive Director

BC Sports Hall of Fame

p: 604.687.5520 x 32

c: 778.839.8576

Located at Gate A, BC Place, Vancouver

	

 

 

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