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Old 08-13-2008, 09:14 PM   #101
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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate View Post
And the other thing I was reading was that in the U.S. there is a *LOT* - and I mean a *LOT* of community fund-raising done for their Olympic hopefuls. Bake sales. Bottle drives. I dunno. Seems like a lot of effort. I'd rather chip in $2.
Canadian athletes do this as well. They work bingos, at casinos, do bottle drives, etc.
I remember when I turned 16, and could work bingos, i was working 1 or 2 a month at least. And that wasn't all the bingos i could have worked. All of this was to raise money for my swim club, so we could fund our travel and what not.
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