TO2015 News Flash

 

TO2015 News Flash Go, Canada, Go!All the best to Team Canada and the world’s top winter athletes as they head to Russia for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. We’ll be tuned in to see all the action on CBC/Radio-Canada , which is also the Official Broadcaster of the TORONTO 2015 Games. Show Your Team PrideJoin Toronto’s LGBTQ community to watch the Winter Olympics and cheer on our athletes in a fabulous outdoor environment. PrideHouseTO  will be hosting an outdoor viewing lounge on Ryerson University campus as they build momentum toward events it’s planning around the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Nasma AhmedNasma , a first-year student at the University of Toronto, hails from Scarborough and is one of our many tireless pre-Games volunteers. In April — when we launch the TO2015 Volunteer Program , presented by Chevrolet — she plans to be one of the first to sign up for the big gig: volunteering at Games time. Games TriviaIn 1990, Las Leñas, Argentina, hosted the first — and only — winter edition of the Pan Am Games. Name the only sport athletes competed in at these Games. Check back next week for the answer! As for last week’s question: In badminton, birdies or shuttlecocks can reach speeds of up to 350 kilometres per hour! Stay tuned for an improved newsletter format, coming soon!We’re open to ideas. If you have any suggestions on topics to tackle in future issues of TO2015 News Flash, please contact us at info@toronto2015.org. _