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Timbo · 02-13-2013, 11:30 PM

Our family business made the Olympic Torch Candles. The torch run and closing ceremonies will always be special to us in the fact that our product was instrumental to adding the Olympic experience to both of those events.
I spent every evening at Olympic Plaza supervising sales of our candles and met quite a few Olympic dignitaries including Vladislav Tretiak.

Being an Olympic licensee we had our own pins made and of course I was able to trade them for quite a nice collection.I had people frantically pulling me over because we had the Calgary Olympic logo on our vehicle just to trade or beg or buy a pin from me. LOL

I was able to go across Canada during the Olympic Torch Run Ceremonies and meet so many people from all over this great country.

It was a great time and fantastic experience and one I am very proud to have been a part of, especially as a born and raised Calgarian.

02-13-2013, 11:30 PM	#54
Timbo First Line Centre Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Near Fish Creek Exp:	Our family business made the Olympic Torch Candles. The torch run and closing ceremonies will always be special to us in the fact that our product was instrumental to adding the Olympic experience to both of those events. I spent every evening at Olympic Plaza supervising sales of our candles and met quite a few Olympic dignitaries including Vladislav Tretiak. Being an Olympic licensee we had our own pins made and of course I was able to trade them for quite a nice collection.I had people frantically pulling me over because we had the Calgary Olympic logo on our vehicle just to trade or beg or buy a pin from me. LOL I was able to go across Canada during the Olympic Torch Run Ceremonies and meet so many people from all over this great country. It was a great time and fantastic experience and one I am very proud to have been a part of, especially as a born and raised Calgarian. Last edited by Timbo; 02-13-2013 at 11:34 PM.