/R E P E A T -- Media invitation - The FNEC will hold the fifth edition of its Inter-school Games/

WENDAKE, QC, May 30, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The First Nations Education Council (FNEC) will hold the fifth edition of its Inter-school Games from May 31 to June 3, 2012, at Collège Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil. The goals of the Inter-school Games are to enable First Nations students to experience something challenging and to promote healthy living. This activity is even more important to First Nations youth, since they do not benefit from the funds needed to organize sports and recreational activities. This year, over 500 participants from many communities are expected at the event, which includes volleyball, basketball, floor hockey as well as track and field.

OPENING CEREMONY:

In attendance:
Ghislain Picard, AFNQL Chief
Lise Bastien, FNEC Director General
Éric Bronsard, Director of the Centre sportif Montpetit
Paul El-Haddad, Physical Activity Specialist, Health Canada
Athanasia Vouloukos, Program Officer of the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative, Health Canada

Proceedings
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.: Opening ceremony

• Speeches
  
• Introduction of delegations
  

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.: Opening show by the communities

Place
Collège Édouard-Montpetit
260 De Gentilly Street East
Longueuil, Quebec J4H 4A4

Date
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Starting at 7:00 p.m.

Program schedule: www.inter-schoolgames.com

 

Orania Gros-Louis, FNEC Special Projects Officer 
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