Laurie’s WPFG Life-Long Friends

Laurie Curry spent more than 20 years as a physical education teacher, was a collegiate wrestler, and volunteered as a coach for countless sports and tournaments. Therefore, when the World Police & Fire Games began recruiting in Winnipeg Manitoba, her only question was, “where do I sign up?” According to Curry, this is what Winnipeggers do and from her perspective, following a world-wide pandemic, “our front-line workers deserve to be celebrated, to know how much we appreciate and need them.” 

Curry selected the Toughest Competitor Alive contest because she felt it was most similar to what she enjoyed competing in as an athlete and felt she could relate. She was not disappointed, “I knew it would be packed with excitement,” she exclaimed. Looking back on her experience, she shares that volunteering for the World Police & Fire Games was a life-changing experience. 

It was more than the amazing competitors from throughout the world or the competitions throughout her beloved city, it was the people she met. “Participating in these games impacted my life in many ways,” explains Curry. “I have life-long friends that I met and I am still in contact with…There is a group of Winnipeg ladies that I have had the privilege to get to know and this would have never happened without the games.” According to Curry, they meet for a meal once-a-month to catch up, a bond that all began with their shared experience at the World Police & Fire Games.