OLYMPIC TORCH PARTY PLANNED FOR UVIC
Oct 20, 2009
ATHLETES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA ARE HOSTING AN OLYMPIC PARTY OF THEIR OWN ON OCTOBER 30TH.
MARK DEFRIAS, VIKES MARKETING DIRECTOR SAYS AS THE OLYMPIC TORCH PASSES THROUGH, THE UVIC VIKES WILL HAVE A FREE BARBEQUE AND INTERACTIVE DEMOS FOR THE PUBLIC TO TAKE PART IN.
"WE'VE HAD THE IAN STEWART COMPLEX RINK HOLDING EXTRA SNOW SO THAT WE CAN TRANSFER IT OVER TO PUT ONTO A SNOW BOARDING DEMO. WE HAVE EXTREME SNOWBOARDING AND RADAR HOCKEY THERE, SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEE HOW GOOD THEY ARE AT TAKING A SLAP SHOT, HOW HARD THEY TAKE A SLAP SHOT THEY CAN FIND OUT."
DEFRIAS SAYS A SPECIAL PHOTO OP WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC,
"WE'VE EVEN GOTTEN THE 1988 OLYMPIC TORCH COMING FOR A VISIT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE A PHOTO OP. 'CAUSE MOST LIKELY AS THE OLYMPIC TORCH PASSES, THERE WONT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH IT. SO, WE WERE ABLE TO GET FROM THE BC SPORTS HALL OF FAME, THE OLYMPIC TORCH SO PEOPLE CAN USE THAT TO TAKE PHOTOS WITH."
A FREE BBQ WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FORMER OLYMPIANS WILL ALSO ATTEND, ALTHOUGH NO NAMES HAVE BEEN RELEASED YET.
- LIZ MCARTHUR
