Canadian Football League commissioner Mark Cohon will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 Mustangs scholarship breakfast on Tuesday, March 24.
As well, TSN personality Gino Reda, host of That’s Hockey, will be the emcee at the event, which runs from 7-8:45 a.m. at the London Convention Centre. The breakfast, in its second year, aims to raise funds for athletic financial awards and keep the top student-athletes in Canada.
“Mark will be a great follow-up to our inaugural speaker, Richard Peddie from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment,” said Jim Weese, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Western Ontario. “London is a hotbed for football in our country and interest in the Canadian Football League is very strong. I know that Mark will be well received by the many expected to attend this breakfast event.”
Fresh off his second successful season at the helm of the CFL, Cohon is leading a period of positive growth, featuring strong attendance, high television ratings and expanding corporate partnerships. But he’ll tell you he’s most proud of the positive difference CFL teams make in their communities and the extraordinary power of the Grey Cup championship to bring Canadians together.
Reda will lead a question and answer session with Cohon. Reda’s son, Luke, is a linebacker with Western’s football program.
Western provided $700,000 in seed funding to support athletic financial awards that were approved for Ontario universities for the 2007-08 season.
Western needs help to ensure the sustainability of this program for generations of students, to recruit and support the best student-athletes.
The Mustangs Scholarship Breakfast is one of the fund-raising activities designed to support the program.
All proceeds from this event will be invested in the Western athletic financial awards program.
Tickets are $75 per person or $700 for a table of 10 and include a breakfast buffet and complimentary parking. A $30 tax receipt will be issued for each single ticket bought. A $300 tax receipt will be issued for each table of 10 purchased.
Tickets can be ordered online.