ANNIE EWART, CHARLES MOREAU AND MISHA PARTRIDGE RECEIVE 2013 “FACE” PROGRAM GRANT
Ewart, Moreau and Partridge along with their coaches, receive $8,000 to help fuel their sport dreams
Ottawa, ON (May 23, 2013) Cycling Canada is excited to announce that two of its athletes and coaches – Annie Ewart/Houshang Amiri, Charles Moreau/Sébastien Travers and Misha Partridge/Ken Cools are the recipients of a Petro-Canada Fuelling Athletes and Coaching Excellence (FACE) recipients.
Petro-Canada, a Suncor Energy business, will award 50 athlete and coach pairings with $8,000 to help fuel their sport dreams.
The FACE program has provided more than 2,400 Canadian athletes and coaches with over $8 million in direct financial support. The 2013 recipients include pairings from six provinces and represent both winter and summer athletes and teams.
“Congratulations to Annie, Charles and Misha, and to their respective coaches Houshang Amiri, Sébastien Travers and Ken Cools for their accomplishments. These athletes are the future of our sport and so we are thrilled that they can benefit from the generosity of Petro-Canada’s FACE program so they can continue investing in their high performance cycling futures,” said Jacques Landry, High Performance Director and Head Coach of the Canadian Cycling teams.
Working together with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and their National Sport partners, the FACE program, provides developing, pre-carded, Canadian athlete and coach pairings with $8,000 in grants. These resources help athletes achieve national carded status and coaches improve their skills over the long term.
“We would like to congratulate each of the 2013 FACE recipients,” said Steven Keith, Director, Loyalty and Marketing Partnerships, Suncor Energy. “For the past 25 years we have been fortunate to support athletes and coaches by providing funding so they can focus on achieving their dreams.”
In the past, the FACE program has provided financial grants to Canada’s top athletes including 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games medalists: Alexandre Bilodeau, Hayley Wickenheiser, Kaillie Humphries, John Morris, Kristina Groves, Mike Robertson, Jim Armstrong and Ina Forest. Other notable FACE recipients include Mark Tewksbury, Canada’s Chef de Mission at the 2012 London Games, Marianne Limpert, silver medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games and Annie Pelletier, bronze medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games.
For more a complete list of 2013 FACE recipients or additional information on the FACE program, visit www.facebook.com/dreambig.
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