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8-mTe Canadien Champion, Tueeday, December 2, 2003 487 Laurier Ave. 878-2881 ',Positive 2 Top athietes offer o UNR ittitude goes long way: Olympians inspiration during stop at WLI Dick By STEPHANIE THIESSEN The Champion A sthe young Olympic athiete shared her story, students at W.I. Dick public sehool listened with uncharacteristic silence. "We played sgainst the U.S. in eight gaines leadmng up to the Olympics. And we didn't win a single gaine," said Jennifer Botterill, a member of the women's Canadian Olympic hockey teain, which played in tIse 2002 Olympics. "But we still believed in ourselves. We decided we were going to learn something fromn each chal- lenge we faced throughout the year." 0f course, the tearn eventually did beat thse U.S. and not just in a practice. It claimed gold in tse 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. It was ail due to tearn effort and believ- ing un themnselves, Ms Botterill sald. Ms Botterill was at WlI. Dick public school recently for as chool presentation, along with three oUser Olympic athietes - Kate Pace-Lindsay, an alpine skier in Use 1998 Nagano Olympics, sprinter Desai Williams, and Isabelle Turcotte-Baird, a tri-athlete in Use Sydney 2000 Olympica. The aUsietes made Use visit as part of a prograin aumed at Iselping students make healUsy lifestyle choices. 'ACF Now - The Best You Cen Be' is funded by Use Ontarso Ministry of HealtIs and LolgTr Care and presents information in a fuis, fresh package. Olympiens offer excitement Contansing; enough Isype to get each grade 6, 7 and 8 student excited, Use pres- entation focused, on three messages - hav- ing healthy attitudes, appetitea, and etsgag- ing in IsealUsy activity. The athletes spoke about their personal experiences and how being healUsy and Isaving good attitudes was how Usey were able to get to Use Olympica. Afterward, Ms Botterili hendled wiUs esse Use young crowd swarming her for autographa, levent signiisg Use occasional shirt and slsoe. mng too much sugar in tIse presentation. "I normally est chocolate too much," Ise said. He added that he's neyer smoked and neyer will. Donna Prusha, a parent volunteer who attended tIse presentation, said tIse presen- tation seemed well received. "I think: we're beg**ùg to see an aware- ness of thse necessity of better healtis," she said, calling tIse lack of nutrition and kids' inactive lifestyles a crisis situation. The ACFr Now prograin wiUl continue at tIse school, with students setting goals for themselves and Ms Turcotte-Baird return- mng several more turnes this school year to encourage thern. Stephanie Thiessen can be reached at sthiessen@miltoncanadianchampion.com. Olympiens Jennifer BofteriII (top) and Dosai Wiliams (ebove) share their message of positive thinking and heaithy lifestl choices with students et W.i. Dick Middle ScIsool. Photos by GRAHAM PAINE keoli weu HtN tw PPro gra m m in g Schedule - Tuesday, Dec. 2nd - Monday, December 8th, 200 wwW.COgOCO.Ca Spin, épir PkQgg w~ Etl InI p 65s 6~ 666< lge 6 ~t p p~P~5d6 5-16pxn Milt, Rotary Oh,,66 5,66& 7:30pm Plugged InI Lale 5r, 6pr PIuged In L6te & 7:30p. Week EdIS6s 7:55pm WI6 E656, & 7:30p6 Wee Ed666 & 7::p Lat. 66.6 Ed666 TV16 to ( Week Edhi6s & 7:0n W66& ESio NOIR HATON STUDIO 5:3p Saif Shwc 5 30pm Wdh 666J Teste :30P. Cell Heefth Conne.s66 5:3p Be Insp6651 5:3 The War mp pree6 6:SpmOp fimst TV Bingo (LWO) 6:0p Be Inpi 6:30p man V 6:p Seniors Sh»6 s,66..eALfleCnsra 6550pr6 at w Fille5 Inaugural 700prn SWAPTa* (Li-6) SOOpie MifîSant Ci"6 8 00p6, eoW ant a 7:,66,. S e 06,6666 Lauher Plaza Corj - 1Dc.te 8660pr M8te 66sal Paade "Prd.:0rn SosOEL Colpt -i~6t,~si O6P" Sot 100pn Hl6 nuua 500 Lauàlr Avenue 06565m d -, Dm. Xat 6*006p.n SantaCa Milton, ON L9T 4R3 Co.65t para 905878-9306 'A Utile Chriteas' wIih Father Mark Coris - &rnday, Lecember 7th at 1:00 put When the crowd subsided, Ms Botterili said slse was excited about havmng the opportnt to speak to atudents througb ACT Now. She said it wasn't long ago wlsen she was in the same place in life as thse students. "I remember watching the Olympics on TV, and havmng the dreamn of being there. I remnember when (swimmer) Mark Tewksbury visited my ScoI and I was in total awe. I think a littie encouragement cari make such a big difference for kida," ase said. Mathew Budge excitedly Iseld up a white running shoe bearing four signatures and shouted to anyone who would listen, "TIey ail signed my shoe! I'm going to keep, these shoes forever." Mathew, 11, said he's decided to est healthier after Isearing tIse negatives of eat-