Реферат: Olympic 2008 Essay Research Paper Winning the

dedicated to the advancement of junior athletes. The Foundation for

Athletes and Sport Training (FAST), funded by public and private money,

will give grants to eligible charitable sport agencies, which will

in turn distribute the money to individual athletes, programs and

organizations. Harris has already committed $10 million to this program.

The arts and culture component of the Games is integral but often

overlooked. Every city hosting the Games must present an accompanying,

spectacular Olympic Arts Festival. This festival lasts four years,

consisting, in fact, of four annual festivals. TO-2008 unveiled its

expansive Olympic Arts and Culture program in December, including

a number of initiatives intended to showcase arts and culture as a

visible, viable and integral component of our community.Together,

these initiatives will showcase the scope, diversity and excellence

of Toronto’s arts community.

The rewards of the Olympic bid are not all tangible. Co-operation

has been an important hallmark of Toronto’s 2008 bid. Inclusion has

constituted one of its pillars from the outset, under our Chair David

Crombie. The bid has worked hard to reflect the characteristics of

diversity that define Toronto. In addition to the co-operation it

has brought about between governments, TO-2008 has brought together

individuals and communities from across the city, signing up 60,000

volunteers so far.

All cities that bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games make

elaborate and visionary plans. And every Olympiad leaves behind a

legacy. But few bids truly do. Looking around, we can already see

the beginnings of TO-2008’s legacy to our community and to sport.

Already, we are winning.