Posted May 23, 200719 yr The Special Olympics Festival's 10th Anniversary Great athletes get together for Special Olympics Québec MONTREAL, May 22 Thursday, May 31, will mark the tenth anniversary of the Special Olympics Festival, formerly the Sports Celebrities Festival. This event benefiting Special Olympics Québec (SOQ) will be held at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and will bring together more than 50 renowned amateur and professional athletes as well as 800 guests from the business community. Diver Alexandre Despatie, acrobatic skier Alexandre Bilodeau, hockey goal tender Kim St-Pierre, figure skater Joannie Rochette and world downhill champion Mélanie Turgon will join representatives of the Alouettes, the Impact, the Alouettes Alumni and the Canadiens Alumni Association to show their support for athletes living with an intellectual disability. A silent auction and a live auction will take place during the course of the evening. The highest bidders will be able to purchase one-of-a-kind lots such as a box for the comeback of The Police at the Bell Centre, a wild salmon fishing trip on Vancouver Island, a wine-tasting tour of French vineyards and a jet-set extravaganza in Las Vegas not only to see Céline Dion on stage at the Caesar's Palace Colosseum but also to meet her in person. :o Since its inception, the Festival has raised over 4.5 million dollars which enable Special Olympics Québec to pursue its mission of enriching the lives of people with an intellectual disability through sport. The movement provides more than 3,800 special athletes throughout Québec with specialized training programmes and adapted competitions in 14 sports, all designed to foster their personal development and their inclusion into society. SOURCE Anyone gonna bid ? :lol:
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