On Monday July 26th, the Korean National Junior Baseball Team was welcomed to the mountain by Fort William First Nations. Helen Pelletier, Mount McKay Lookout tour group coordinator, organized the site visit and events. Players, coaches, managers and guests gathered to raise a tipi, share freshly prepared blueberry bannock cooked over an open fire, feast on locally caught pickerel, and enjoy the spectacular view from 900 feet above Thunder Bay, Lake Superior and the Sleeping Giant. |
| Alumni Chair Melanie Zigman and CAP Team Member Robert Berardi |
LTB Alumni Step Up To The Plate
The visit was orchestrated by Leadership Thunder Bay’s (http://www.leadershiptb.com/) Alumni who were delighted to host the team during their visit to Thunder Bay. Alumni Chair, Melanie Zigman, did a fantastic job of organizing the entire event including preparing food for everyone with the help of her volunteer committee. Melanie is applauded for her dedication, drive, commitment and endless energy. A big thank you also goes out to all the alumni, CAP team and supporters who came out to help, donated money to help cover the costs for this event.
Leadership Thunder Bay through one of its 2008/2009 Community Action Projects (CAP) served an important role in helping the World Juniors Planning Committee prepare for the event.
According to alumnus Nancy Kos, “Our CAP Project was to match community organizations/groups, as hosts for each of the teams coming to Thunder Bay to participate in World Juniors Baseball in 2010... this one year commitment, quickly evolved into two, and a wonderful opportunity to work with my CAP team from start to finish...special thanks to LTB for giving us such a challenging project - one we met with trepidation in the beginning, and such a sense of accomplishment at the end.”
Alumnus Rob Berardi adds, "When my group chose the World Juniors, I felt a bit overwhelmed with the magnitude of the project. I really didn't think that we would be able to meet the goals that were established for the Hosting program by the Thunder Bay International Baseball Association.
However, after meeting Warren Philp, the executive director of TBIBA, I was infected with his enthusiasm for the World Championships and his vision for Thunder Bay as a World Class stage for similar events in the future.
Leadership Thunder Bay provided me the opportunity to be part of and contribute to the World Juniors Baseball Championships during my time in the program, and I continued thereafter as a volunteer. The host program for the World Juniors provided me with great networking opportunities, and a sense of community commitment to really show case what Thunder Bay is all about. It's great to see so many community organizations "step up to the plate."
Click on the below link to check out pictures of the event.
* Did you know: Mount McKay, originally known as the "Thunder Mountain" (Animikii-wajiw), is used by the Ojibwe people for sacred ceremonies. Non-First Nations people were allowed access to the mountain after the construction of a road.
Submitted by Stewart Kallio, August 31, 2010
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