NEWS RELEASE
Olympian to be Guest Speaker at 2013 Mayors’ Day
For
immediate release
The recent cold snap,
followed by freezing rain, has made our streets resemble a bobsleigh run. One of the world’s fastest women of the ice
track will be the guest speaker at the 5th annual Mayors’ Day
Fundraiser for family physician recruitment on Friday, May 3, 2013.
Shelley-Ann
Brown, of Pickering , Ontario
represented Canada
Staged by the Southern
Georgian Bay Family Physician Recruitment Program, the Mayors’ Day event will
be held at the Brooklea Golf and Country Club with a breakfast presentation at
7:00am and a lunch presentation at 12 noon.
Money raised supports the recruitment program which attracts new family
physicians to the Southern Georgian Bay region.
“Our
volunteer organizing committee sources interesting speakers from different
sectors each year,” explained Physician Recruitment Officer David Gravelle.
“This year, sport is our focus, and we are fortunate to have Shelley-Ann Brown as
our keynote speaker, with a message that will inspire and motivate.”
So how did a young person,
born to Jamaican parents who migrated to
Canada decide to race down narrow, twisting, banked, iced
tracks in a gravity-powered sled at speeds over 70 miles per hour?
According to her biography,
Brown had been a high-level competitor in track and field for many years prior
to pursuing bobsleigh. As passionate about education as she is about sports,
Shelley-Ann completed a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and English
in 2004 and a Masters in Educational Psychology in May 2006. This was accomplished
while she attended the University
of Nebraska Nebraska
Shelley-Ann was recruited
to bobsleigh for the 2007 season and has been on the Canadian
World Cup Team ever since.
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Mayors’ Day
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Even though she competes in
a winter sport, she actually hates the cold and is convinced that one day she
will move to a place where below zero temperatures, shoveling snow and scraping
your windshield in the morning do not exist!
Shelley-Ann is firm
believer in giving back and as a result is a very active member in her
community. In 2005, she founded and
directed Camp E.D.I.F.Y
in Scarborough , Ontario
E.D.I.F.Y stands for
Education and Direction for Intelligent and Fit Youth. It reflects her belief
that children should be whole and healthy in every aspect of their being -
whole in heart, whole in mind, whole in body and whole in spirit.
The Southern Georgian
Bay Family Physician Recruitment Program is a community led initiative to
recruit new family doctors to the Midland/Penetanguishene area. The committee is comprised of representatives from
local sponsoring municipalities, Georgian
Bay General Hospital
“We
anticipate a number of new retirements and slow downs from our roster of senior
physicians this year and next,” said David Gravelle, Physician Recruitment and
Retention Officer. “We
have a recruitment plan in place and a strong pipeline of candidates to meet
our community’s needs. The funds from
the Mayors’ Day and other events, such as the Glenn Howard Charity Golf
Classic, assist us in meeting our objective of ensuring every resident has
timeline access to primary care.”
Previous keynote speakers have included legendary
Canadian broadcaster Valerie Pringle ,
noted lawyer and activist James Lockyer, author and playwright Dan Needles , and OPP Commissioner Chris D. Lewis.
The
2013 Mayors’ Day takes place Friday, May 3,
2013 at Brooklea Golf & Country Club in Midland
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Media Contact:
David
Gravelle
Physician
Recruitment and Retention Officer
(705)
526-1300 ext. 5466
