Flag Raising Ceremony
May 11, 2009When Mick and I learned about the Official Junior World Championship Flag Raising Ceremony taking place in Canton on Friday we knew we had to make a small detour to check it out. With representatives from all the participating countries, the IFAF, USA football, and Canton city officials on on hand, as well as another stop to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this was an opportunity too good to pass up.
The official ceremony took place in downtown Canton where each country was introduced followed by a short speech from the representative, pictures, and then the countries flag hoisted. There was a good crowd to witness the festivities, all braving the chance of showers, but luckily the weather held out. As soon as the ceremony wrapped up, Mick and I couldn’t help interviewing people about the JWC. We even had a chance to speak with Canton Mayor William Healy, who was very excited about the opportunity to host the JWC.
It was an amazing opporutniy to speak with the all the other countires repersrenatives. each very excited about the junior world championship, but all with disdcitly different goals for the games. Check back later for photos and video!
-Matt
