Message from the Editor
It has been an amazing summer and fall!
After 4 years of waiting, the city of Montréal welcomed the world at the 1st world Outgames during the first week of August. I was privileged to be part of an amazing team — an extended family if you will — of fellow athletes determined to achieve personal bests (PBs) on an international stage and to live and compete under the Outgames' principles of Participation and celebration, Respect and fairness, Innovation, Diversity, and Empowerment — in short PRIDE!
Aside from the competitions, we never lost sight of the fact that we were also in Montréal to have fun, to make new friends, and to celebrate life. Now mind you, our members did quite well with three gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. Congratulations!
For most of you, the Outgames was your first (hopefully, not last) exposure to a LGBTQ international sporting event. It is my hope that your experiences at the Outgames will be with you always. It is also my hope that this newsletter will inspire other members of OFR to consider participating in the next world Outgames. See you in Copenhagen in 2009!
The spirit of the Outgames carried over into this year's Pride celebrations in late August when our Club assisted the Pride Committee in the set up of Festival Plaza, as well as in marching in the parade. When called upon, you are always there to lend a helping hand, to give back to the community; for that we, your Executive, are extremely grateful!
Our Club's spirit of helping also carried over into the Run for the Cure in early October, where members raised $1830.00 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
So, a big "Thank you" for the memories!
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