North Vancouver's Mary Macdonald is one of three women who will be recognized as 2015 ProMotion Plus In Her Footsteps Honorees during a ceremony scheduled for Nov. 3 at the UBC Boathouse in Richmond.
Macdonald, 83 years of age, represented Canada in both basketball and volleyball. She played in three Pan Am Games and won three Sr. A national titles in basketball. As a high school teacher and coach at John Oliver secondary she developed several teams, coaching a number of players who went on to play volleyball for Canada at the 1976 Olympics.
ProMotion Plus is an organization that promotes and creates increased opportunities for girls and women in sport and physical activity. In Her Footsteps Honorees are profiled at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame.