Media Invitation - Double Olympic champion Alexandre Bilodeau will be Special Olympics Québec's new ambassador

MONTREAL, Jan. 14, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The members of the media are invited to the press conference which will be held tomorrow, January 15, 2015, at 4 p.m. during which double Olympic champion Alexandre Bilodeau will announce his partnership with Special Olympics Québec (SOQ), a not-for-profit organization, as its ambassador.

The press conference will take place in the John-Molson Room located at 1670 Notre-Dame Street East (corner of Papineau). It will be immediately followed by a tribute to the Special Olympics Québec athletes who have distinguished themselves in 2014 and the induction of three leading figures into the Partners' Hall of Fame of Special Olympics Québec.  

Three prestigious awards will also be presented. The Sport Celebrity award will be presented to speed skater and Olympic medalist Nathalie Lambert while the Police Department Director award will be presented to Montreal Police Department Director Marc Parent and the Sport Director award to Pierre Boivin, former president and chief executive officer of the Club de hockey Canadien, the Bell Centre and evenko and current president and chief executive officer of Claridge Inc. Anthony Calvillo and Eugène Lapierre who were named to the Partner's Hall of Fame last year will be present for the unveiling of the pennants.

 

WHAT:		Press conference announcing the partnership between Alexandre Bilodeau and Special Olympics Québec, athlete recognition evening and induction into the SOQ Partners' Hall of Fame
WHEN:		Thursday, January 15, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE:		John-Molson Room located at 1670 Notre-Dame Street East (corner of Papineau

Refreshments will be served and free parking will be available in front of the building.

About Special Olympics Québec

Thanks to the support of businesses and individuals who contribute over 90% of its funding, Special Olympics Québec offers training programs and a competition network to more than 5,550 athletes 2 years old and over with an intellectual disability. The programs available in 17 sports are aimed at improving the physical fitness, self-esteem and integration into society of people living with an intellectual disability.  www.olympiquesspeciauxquebec.ca

SOURCE Special Olympics Quebec

Contact person: Hélène Sabatini, Special Olympics Québec, Telephone: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]