Posted Thu, 6 Nov 2014, 12:54pm by Yanick Landry
Keynote Speaker Marnie McBean: Four Time Olympic ChampionFour time Olympic Champion Marnie McBean will be the keynote speaker at OST SCRUM 2014 on Saturday, November 29th.
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Marnie McBean holds three gold medals and a bronze medal from Olympic rowing competitions and is Canada’s most successful Summer Olympic athlete.
A renowned motivational speaker, she has been a Specialist, Athlete Preparation and Mentoring with the Canadian Olympic Committee. [read more about Marnie McBean]
This year's SCRUM features:
- PrideHouse Toronto Launch Reception on Friday Evening.
- A day of planning and strategy at The 519 Church Street Community Centre
2015 will be a big year for Toronto’s sport and recreation communities and the LGBT sport community is no exception.
Through OUTSPORT TORONTO’s partnership with PrideHouse Toronto, the LGBT sport community of Toronto will be focused on ensuring that the 2015 Pan/ParaPan Am Games are the most LGBT-inclusive games in history.
Beyond the Games however, there are opportunities to leverage the experience of TORONTO2015 to build our capacity and our communities.
SCRUM provides an opportunity to celebrate and highlight what is to come over the next year while beginning to plan for what is to come for Toronto’s LGBT sport community beyond the Games.
This year's SCRUM topics include:
- Sport and Recretion Project Update
- OutSport Toronto Initiatives and Programs Update
- Diversity & Inclusion
- League Growth and Strength
- Sport Hosting
- Invitation to The PrideHouseTO Launch Reception, hosted at The 519 as part of the annual OutSport Toronto SCRUM, Toronto's annual summit of LGBTQ sport on Friday, November 28th
- Keynote address by Marnie McBean during brunch (provided)
- Light lunch (provided)
- Networking Reception
- Yanick Landry's blog
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