[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16076-16077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANUSA GAMES

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2007

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join 
me in congratulating Flint, Michigan and Hamilton, Ontario for 50 years 
collaborating on the CANUSA Games. The 50th anniversary will be 
celebrated at a gala community celebration on June 21st in my hometown 
of Flint.
  The CANUSA Games were born in 1957 when Frank Manley and Charles 
Stewart Mott contacted the Amateur Athletic Union about further 
competitions for the Flint Olympian winners. The United States Amateur 
Athletic Union discussed the request with the Canadian Amateur Athletic 
Union and it was decided to organize a competition between the athletes 
of Flint and Hamilton, Ontario. That first year, 200 athletes 
participated in the Games. It was a great success and the tradition of 
the CANUSA Games began.
  Since that beginning the CANUSA Games has grown into an annual event. 
This year about 1,000 athletes will compete. It is the model for 
similar athletic events between cities in the United States and Canada. 
The hallmark of the Games is a spirit of goodwill and

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friendly competition. The creed for the Games is:

     ``We swear that we will take part in the CANUSA Games in fair 
           competition,
     respecting the regulations which govern them
     and with the desire to participate in the true spirit of 
           sportsmanship,
     for the glory of sports and for the honor of our country.''

  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating all the athletes, coaches, coordinators, and volunteers 
in Hamilton, Ontario and Flint, Michigan for 50 years of dedication to 
promoting friendship and harmony between our two nations through the 
spirit of athletic competition.

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