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Mission Celebrates the Olympic Torch
The 2010 Olympic Winter Games Torch will be travelling through Mission on Monday, Feb 8, 2010. To help celebrate, the Olympic Torch committee will be hosting "Experience the Flame", a community celebration on First Avenue. Join Carly Rae Jepsen and other guests as we celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch!
Date: Monday, February 8, 2010
Time: 5:00 - 6:45am
Location: First Avenue, Mission
Schedule:
5 - 5:45am Free Breakfast (ltd qty)
5 - 5:30am Hatzic Secondary Band
5:15am Let's Get Fired Up!
5:30am First Nations Welcoming
5:40am Carly Rae Jepsen performs
6:00am Mayor James Atebe & guests
welcome the torch's arrival
6:20am Award Presentation
with Eden Green (Donatelli)
6:20-6:45am Mission Secondary Band
(All times are approximate - chairs unavailable.)
Join Country 107.1 as they broadcast live on site!
Show your support and come dressed up in red jackets, hats, mittens, scarves and even paint your face red! Over 200 athletes will represent Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games but every Canadian has a place on the team.
Student Writing Challenge
From now until January 29, 2010, students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 are invited to create a piece of writing that captures the spirit of what the Olympics means to them. Winners of the writing challenge will receive a prize package and an opportunity to read their submission live on Country 107.1 FM. For more information and to download an entry form, see the 'Quicklinks' section on the right.
Community Group Challenge
Help us celebrate the Olympic spirit by cheering on the runners as the torch comes through Mission. Non profit community groups are encouraged to gather the most amount of people possible and bring them out on Monday February 8, 2010. A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the community group with the largest cheering section. For more information and to download an entry form, see the 'Quicklinks' section on the right.
Are You One of the Torch Bearers?
If you are a Mission resident and have been selected to carry the Olympic Torch, or you are a non-resident running through Mission we would like to recognize you and invite you to be a part of our 'Experience the Flame" celebrations. Please contact Wendy McCormick at: wmccormick@mission.ca
For More Information:
Mission Parks, Recreation & Culture
7650 Grand Street
604-820-5350
www.mission.ca
leisureservices@mission.ca
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Quicklinks
NEW!
Event Photos
(thanks to Michelle Lepine)
Event Map & Schedule
Traffic Map
Display Ad as it appears in the
Mission Record & Abby News
Olympic Torch Relay Poster
for your home or business
Mission Torch Relay Route
Student Writing Challenge
(Deadline extended to Jan 29!)
Community Group Challenge
Carly Rae Jepsen
Mission is the proud host city
of the 2014 BC Winter Games
 
We gratfully acknowledge
the financial support of:
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