thank you Vesta, Annalee, Gillian, Jessica, Kyla, Laura & Laura, Lindsey, Jennie & thank you Shaun, Jordan, Matti, Erin, Ian, Patrick, Mike, Scott

for a promised night in the Borealis
for a cowbell from the Olympics
for the pleasure of your company at dinner on Thursday
it really can't get much better
you have friends you enjoy spending time with and doing real things
you have known difficulty and hardship and come out laughing
you have come from Wiarton, Sudbury, Owen Sound, Penetanguishene, Etobicoke, Kenora, Mississauga, St Mary's, Orangeville, Almonte, Tobermory, Aurora, Orillia, Wahnapitae, Parry Sound and Port Elgin.
How would you ever meet and befriend such a group from those far-flung places?
You have been to vietnam, gatineau, whitehorse, nicaragua, duntroon, bolivia, badenoch, france, eden mills, germany, ottawa, india,val cartier, hepworth
and are ever moving on, certain that there are new adventures and places to explore.
remember us all and be proud that you made it happen

Richard