80 Young Ambassadors meet

17th January 2012

On Tuesday 17th January over 80 Young Ambassadors from all over Stafford and Stone met at Stafford Sports College.
 
The event was organised and led by the Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership.  Ambassadors are chosen from each school and challenged with promoting the Olympics and Paralympics.
 
Tuesday saw the Ambassadors form a human olympic rings, compete in Olympic quizzes, and meet Olympian Keri Lees.  Also helping run the event was Katie Gamston who has been a Platinum Ambassador and now works for the Partnership in her gap year.  Katie has been given a condiitional offer to carry the Olympic Torch on May 30th.

 
Keri spoke about her experience leading up to the Syndey Olympics and the excitment of the actual games.  She also expressed her excitment about the upcoming London 2012 games.
 
The Young Ambassadors were also given a challenge relating to local football team Stafford Rangers FC.  On March 17th, the Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership will be sponsoring the match ball and mascots at the home game versus Chasetown FC.  The SSP will also be providing entertainment including face painting, street dance, solo singers, cheerleading and much more.  Ambassadors were challenged with bringing 3 friends to the game.  It is hoped that this in turn will help promote both Stafford Rangers FC and also the Stafford and Stone School Sport Partnership in attempt to get more people fit and healthy.
 
The next Young Ambassador event will be in May - one week before the Olympic Torch comes to Stafford.
 
Steve Glover, Partnership Development Manager said, "It was great to see so many Ambassadors present and hear about the great things they are doing back in their indiviuals schools.  The Olympic Spirit is definitely alive in Stafford and Stone.  Also a big thank you must go to Olympian Keri Lees as she was so inspirational with her talk to pupils and parents."