CSLC Interns Complete Overseas Placements
Canadian Sport Leadership Corps Volunteer Interns Complete Seven-Month Overseas Placements, dedicated to improving the lives of others through sport
OTTAWA, April 23, 2009 – Commonwealth Games Canada is celebrating the contributions of five talented young Canadians who recently completed challenging and rewarding internships in Africa and the Caribbean.
The Canadian Sport Leadership Corps (CSLC) internship program uses sport to address social issues such as HIV/AIDS education, gender equality and opportunities for people with a disability in developing Commonwealth countries in Africa and the Caribbean.
“The program provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to a handful of talented and passionate young Canadians each year,” says CSLC Program Officer Hannah Juneau.
“These placements allow for tremendous growth both professionally and personally and our interns return to Canada stronger, more confident and extremely motivated to affect change in Canadian communities.”
The 2008/09 team and their completed assignments, include:
Alana McGoldrick (Nepean, Ont.) Guyana
Alexis Lemmex (Ottawa, Ont.) Saint Kitts & Nevis
Allison Furniss (Whitehorse, Yukon) Tanzania
Jennifer Wong (Barrie, Ont.) Trinidad and Tobago
Joanna Verweel (Toronto, Ont.) Barbados
The mission of Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) is to strengthen sport within Canada and throughout the Commonwealth, by participation in the Commonwealth Games and by using sport as a development tool.
Photography available.
Hannah Juneau, Canadian Sport Leadership Corps program officer
Commonwealth Games Association of Canada
Phone: 613-244-6868 ext. 223
Email: hannah@commonwealthgames.ca
