Media Releases 2006

COUNTDOWN TO 2010

Spirit of Vancouver

Visit the Vancouver Board of Trade website to register for this event

Guest Speakers:

The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier, Government of BC
Donna Wilson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Sustainability, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)
Marion Lay, President, 2010 Legacies Now

Join the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), 2010 Legacies Now and The Vancouver Board of Trade for Countdown to 2010, our annual Spirit of Vancouverâ celebration of the tremendous athletic potential we have in BC.

Meet some of BC’s Olympic and Paralympic Games hopefuls and hear the latest from BC Premier Gordon Campbell, Donna Wilson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Sustainability, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and Marion Lay, President & CEO of 2010 Legacies Now about the preparations underway for 2010 and the legacies that will result from the Games.

This year, Countdown to 2010 is being held in March to mark the four years left before the Paralympic Winter Games that will run for 10 days starting March 12, 2010.

Once again, we’ll also support some of our most promising athletes by presenting them with special gifts of equipment or sports training services that they can use to become their best and help Canada “own the podium” in 2010.

Partial proceeds supporting BC’s Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games hopefuls:

Andrea Dziewior (Nanaimo, B.C.) - Disabled Alpine
Sonya Gaudet (Vernon, B.C.) - Wheelchair Curling
Tanika Gibbons (Vancouver, B.C.) - Figure Skating
Courtney Knight (Burnaby, B.C.) - Paralympic Cross Country
Chris Wong (Prince George, B.C.) - Freestyle Ski

Date: Monday, March 20, 2006

Time: Registration: 11:45 am lunch & Program: 12:15 to 2:00 pm

Location: The Westin Bayshore Vancouver – Grand Ballroom
1601 Bayshore Drive

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