Medicine Hat Welcomes 2010 Alpine Skier Olympian, Brad Spence
Brad Spence
Ever Active Schools in partnership with Alberta Health Services and the Medicine Hat College Be Fit for Life Centre is proud to present the Second Annual Healthy Active Schools Symposia on Wednesday October 28, 2009 at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, 401 – First Street SE, Medicine Hat. The Symposia along with the Medicine Hat Torch Relay Committee and RBC will welcome 2010 Alpine Skier Olympian Mr. Brad Spence at 9:30 am in the Studio Theatre.
Brad Spence
Alpine Skiing
Calgary, AB
- Second place — Canadian
Championships, Slalom - Second place — Canadian
Championships, Super-G - Third place — US National
Championships, Slalom
A member of Canada’s National Alpine Ski Team since 2001, Brad Spence’s dream is to attain a podium finish for Canada in Alpine Skiing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Competitive sport has taught Spence the values of commitment and dedication.
As part of our commitment to helping create a better Canada, RBC sponsors amateur sport, from grassroots programs in local communities to national sport associations that support the development of amateur athletes who compete at home and abroad. Canada’s longest-standing supporter of the Canadian Olympic Team since 1947, RBC continues its sponsorship through the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and is proud to bring the Olympic Spirit to communities across Canada as co-presenting sponsor of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. RBC is also a premier sponsor of Hockey Canada, the Canadian Snowboard Team, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team, Athletics Canada and the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Visit http://www.rbc.com/sponsorship/. The RBC Olympians Program hires both Olympic and Paralympic athletes as community ambassadors who bring Olympic messages of excellence, teamwork and leadership to Canadian communities. Athletes are provided with the opportunity to gain valuable skills that will help them prepare for life after sport. They also receive much needed funding to help them realize their Olympic and Paralympic dreams.