Media Advisory - Join Special Olympics Athletes, Supporters and Celebrity Guests at LIMITLESS: The Special Olympics Canada Gala - November 21

TORONTO, Nov. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Special Olympics Canada invites media to join honored partner Coca-Cola Canada, celebrity guests, Special Olympics athletes and Special Olympics supporters in celebrating the limitless power of Special Olympics and the limitless potential of Special Olympics athletes. LIMITLESS: The Special Olympics Canada Gala will bring together more than 700 champions of the Special Olympics movement, giving them an opportunity to mingle with sport celebrities as well as Special Olympics athletes. Hosted by TSN's on-air personalities Jennifer Hedger and Rod Black, LIMITLESS will feature terrific live performances, guest speaker and Powerade24 feature athlete, Ethan Bushey Mountain, and his mother Nat, incredible live- and silent-auctions, and an amazing after-party with dancing, dueling pianos, and interactive activities, all in the name of raising awareness and funds for Special Olympics programs across Canada.

Included in the live auction is an exclusive opportunity for four to watch a Habs game with Canada's Queen of the Courts Genie Bouchard, in the Coca-Cola Canada suite at the Bell Centre, the ultimate double-header with a trip for two to Super Bowl XLIX and the Waste Management Phoenix Open, an exclusive opportunity for two to bobsled with two-time Olympic Champion Kaillie Humphries, and a seven-night stay for 18 guests at a luxury villa in Tuscany, Italy.

Event:	LIMITLESS: The Special Olympics Canada Gala. A night to raise awareness and funds for Special Olympics programs across Canada.
When:	Friday, November 21, 2014. 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Where:	The Fairmont Royal York Hotel
	100 Front St. West, Toronto
Who:	Dion Phaneuf – Toronto Maple Leafs captain
	Elisha Cuthbert – Actor, TV and film star of 24, The Girl Next Door, Love Actually
	Jake Gardiner – Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman
	Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs defencemen
	Brendan Shanahan – Hockey Hall of Famer and President, Toronto Maple Leafs
	Damian Warner  – Bronze medalist, 2013 World Track & Field Championships, Decathlon
	Elias Theodorou  – The Ultimate Fighter Nations champion, UFC middleweight
	Ryan Cochrane  – Olympic silver and bronze medalist in swimming
	Elaine Lui – Co-host of The Social and etalk correspondent
	Tessa Virtue – Olympic gold and silver medalist and two-time world champion in Ice Dance
	Scott Moir – Olympic gold and silver medalist and two-time world champion in Ice Dance
	Patrick Chan – Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist in Figure Skating
	Jamie Salé – Olympic gold medalist in Pairs Figure Skating, Special Olympics Alberta Board Member
	David Pelletier – Olympic gold medalist in Pairs Figure Skating
	Mark Tewksbury – Olympic gold medalist in swimming and Special Olympics Team Canada 2015 Honorary Coach
	Darryl Sittler – Hockey Hall of Famer and Toronto Maple Leafs legend
	Brian Burke – President of Hockey Operations for the Calgary Flames
	Bob McKenzie – TSN's Hockey Insider
	Tessa Bonhomme – Olympic gold medalist in hockey and TSN anchor and reporter
	Curt Harnett – Olympic silver and bronze medalist in Cycling and Chef de Mission, Canada, 2015 Pan Am Games
	Rosie MacLennan – Olympic gold medalist in Trampoline
	Kyle Shewfelt – Olympic gold medalist in Gymnastics
	Special Olympics athletes, coaches and volunteers

About Special Olympics Canada
Established in 1969, the Canadian chapter of this international movement is dedicated to enriching the lives of Canadians with an intellectual disability through the transformative power and joy of sport. Operating out of sport clubs in 12 provincial and territorial Chapters, this grassroots movement reaches beyond the sphere of sport to empower individuals, change attitudes and build communities. From two-year-olds to mature adults, more than 38,000 athletes with an intellectual disability are registered in Special Olympics year-round programs across Canada. They are supported by more than 17,000 volunteers, including more than 13,000 trained coaches.

For more information, visit www.specialolympics.ca or follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@SpecialOCanada).

SOURCE: Special Olympics Canada

And interview requests: Bill Wilson, Director, Marketing & Communications, Special Olympics Canada, T: 416.927.9050 ext. 4383, E: [email protected]