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7 · Friday, February 5, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Olympic blog starts next week Starting next week Oakville It has been a whirlwind -- Beaver readers will be able to securing a flight, accommodacatch an inside glimpse of the tion, a leave from work, organVancouver 2010 Winter izing my children's schedules, Olympics courtesy of Oakville but on Feb. 10, I'll be Vancouver-bound. And there is resident Carleen Carroll. no rest for the wicked, the The Oakville resident will be minute I arrive I have to head writing a blog Speeding from over to Speed Skating Canada Vancouver oakvillebeaver.com House to help out with the first from her vantage point as a athletes/coaches media conferpublic relations volunteer for ence. Speed Skating Canada at the Carleen Carroll My regular responsibilities Olympics. Readers can read her blog early next week will include promoting the sport of speed skating to visitors and the population at at www.insidehalton.com/opinion/blogs. Carroll wrote the following as an intro- large, greeting and accompanying media at SSCH, updating and monitoring content duction to our readers: A few weeks before Christmas a friend on Speed Skating Canada's websites, forwarded a link to Speed Skating Canada's Facebook Groups, You Tube Channel and request for volunteers to work at Speed Twitter feeds, as well as generating content Skating Canada House during the 2010 for these platforms. If I felt I didn't know much about social media, before, this will Vancouver Olympic Games. In the words of the link, this would be be an intense education. This is truly an opportunity of a lifetime. "an opportunity to live a unique Olympic I've wanted to work at the Olympic Games experience with Canada's premiere sport." Further exploration indicated a few posi- since they were held in my hometown of tions available to communications and Montreal. Since I'm never going as an athlete, volinterpretive assistants ­ and while I didn't have great hopes of being accepted with lit- unteering fit the bill. I'm honoured to have been chosen and tle to no experience in speed skating, I do have more than 20 years experience in pub- I'm looking forward to providing some lic relations, so why not go for it? And on inside colour on what it's like to volunteer Jan. 14 I received an e-mail saying you're in! at the Olympic Games. GRAND SLAM (NO CATCH) FREE 6 AM - 2 PM 2 of Each: · Pancakes · Scrambled Eggs · Bacon · Sausage TUESDAY FEB., 9 TH Enter to win Grand Slam for a year 125 Cross Avenue Dine in only. Some restrictions apply. No purchase necessary. 905-845-4443 with the purchase of an entrée and two beverages - FREE ENTRÉE O One coupon, per check, per visit. Second entrée mustt be off equall or lesser value. Nott valid with any other coupons h k i it S d t é b l l N lid ith th or promotional offers. Coupon has no cash value. No change returned. Taxes and gratuity not included. Beverages not included. Valid at participating restaurants only. Selection prices may vary. Only original coupon accepted - photocopied and internet printed or purchased coupons are not valid. No substitutions. ©2009 DFO, LLC. Offer ends 02/28/10 - Valid 7 days a week,, 3pm-10pm only. One Coupon Per Table y p p p One coupon per table. One coupon, per check, per visit. Not valid with any other coupons or promotional offers. table check isit alid ith Coupon has no cash value. No change returned. Taxes and gratuity not included. Beverages not included. Valid at participating restaurants only. Selection prices may vary. Only original coupon accepted - photocopied and internet printed or purchased coupons are not valid. No substitutions. Not valid on Holidays. ©2009 DFO, LLC. Valid 7 days a week, 3pm-10pm only. Offer ends 02/28/10 Entire Guest Check 20% OFF