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August
18 , 2004
ATHENS - Prominent figures from the world
of international sports, business and politics helped celebrate
the Opening Weekend of the 28th Olympic Summer Games at a special
evening in Athens hosted by Roots Canada.
Among those in attendance were Pat Riley (President of NBA's Miami
Heat); Paul Allen (Microsoft Co-Founder); Gerry Schwartz (CEO of
Onex Corp.); Heather Reisman (CEO of Indigo Books); Justin Trudeau
(Environmentalist and son of the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau);
Jari Kurri (Former NHL star and Finnish Member of the International
Olympic Committee); and Bud Greenspan (Emmy Award-winning documentary
filmmaker specializing in the Olympics).
Leaders of the international Olympic movement also took part in
the evening. They included Dick Pound (Chairman of the World Anti-Doping
Agency); Chris Rudge (Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Olympic
Committee); Jack Poole (Chairman and CEO of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic
Committee), Dan Doctoroff (Deputy New York Mayor and head of 2012
NY Olympic Organizing Committee). Gordon Campbell, Premier of British
Columbia told guests of how plans were progressing for the 2010
Winter Games in Vancouver.
Roots Co-Founders Michael Budman and Don Green, who hosted the evening,
said the event had an added dimension as it coincided with the 31st
anniversary of the establishment of Roots Canada.
"The organization and facilities of the Athens Games have far
surpassed many people's expectations," said Michael Budman,
who has attended virtually every Olympics for the past 20 years.
"There is a remarkable spirit here. You can really feel that
at the Olympics, the world stands tall, that it's a place where
countries come together like nowhere else. It is a true showcase
and celebration of human greatness and that's why Roots is so proud
to be associated with it."
Roots is the official outfitter of Canada, the United States, Great
Britain and Barbados at the Athens Summer Games.
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