Celebrating diversity in Durham through sports
CCACN Sports and Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity teamup to improve the active lifestyles of multiculturalism in Durham.
July 23: TORONTO, ON – CCACN SPORTS has announced the formation of a long-term partnership with the Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity, which has committed to further engagement on equality, for all families and children on August 5th & 6th, 2011 through a programme of sport, for social development including community leaders’ exhibition game and mass participation.
Community sports festivals in the game plan
In announcing the partnership, Ammar Kamara, Canadian Cup of African Caribbean Nations Sports Organization President said, “CCACN Sports is committed to forming the best partnerships for children, families and their communities. We want to work with partners like the Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity, who shares our passion for the development of fairness. Partnerships must have tangible benefits for both parties, and be measurable against all means. We work hard to make sure that clear results are at the core of our agreements with our corporate donors.”
According to Kirk Mark, Chair of Pickering Advisory Committee on Diversity and President of The Canadian Alliance of Black Educators, “grassroots and developmental level activities were identified as one of the key social investment areas in Durham some time ago, and we are excited about this new idea of bringing ethnocultural groups together, with an opportunity to enhance the social benefits to our children, youth and families.”
On August 6th, CCACN, in a collaboration with community development partners like: Pickering Soccer Club and Advisory Committee on Diversity-City of Pickering, will host a community sports festival theme: Celebrating Diversity in Durham through Sports, with anticipation of more than 20 ethnocultural societies and some 100 young learners, engage in an exciting celebration of cultures .
The festival, with a huge soccer component, aimed to encourage play and inspire healthy lifestyle choices amongst families and children. Activities will include soccer tournaments and skills competition by residents of Durham and parts of other municipalities.
Similar local sport festivals are planned in three other provinces over the year, and CCACN Sports will facilitate aspects of CCACN’s Coaching Boys to Men program with activities that encourage positive play at crèches around the country and internationally, as part of early childhood development and global citizenship initiatives.
Venue: KINSMEN PARK (Sandy Beach Rd., South of Brock and east of Liverpool)
Dates: August 5th, 2011 August 6th, 2011
Community Leaders’ Expo Game All Nations Soccer Tournament
Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm 10:00am to 8:30pm
For more details on registration about the festival, please visit www.ccacnsoccer.com
Email inquiries can be sent to ccacnsports@gmail.com
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Program Development & Mentorship
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