Auction to Benefit Olympic Minority Youth Leadership Camp
WHAT: A fantasy experience with 2002 Olympic gold and silver medalist
U.S. speed skater, Apolo Anton Ohno. Experience includes
personal ice time and dinner with Apolo, who in addition to his
Olympic victories was recently voted one of People Magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful People." Experience also includes:
round-trip airfare to the U.S. Olympic Training Complex in
Colorado Springs, Colo. as well as hotel and transportation.
WHO: Auction open to the public and held in conjunction with eBay
sports auctions. Olympic enthusiasts, as well as sports, speed
skating and Apolo Anton Ohno fans are encouraged to bid on this
charity fantasy sports auction.
WHEN: June 18 - 28, 2002
WHERE: Auction to take place on: http://www.usolympicteam.com
The official Web site of the U.S. Olympic Team and Olympic
hopefuls
WHY: To raise money for F.L.A.M.E. (Finding Leaders Among Minorities
Everywhere). A five-day minority youth leadership camp held on
the campus of the United States Training Complex in Colorado
Springs and conducted by the United States Olympic Committee and
2002 Olympic F.L.A.M.E. sponsors: Chevron/Texaco, John Hancock,
Visa and Xerox. More than 100 items have been auctioned by
http://www.usolympicteam.com to benefit this program, with 20-30 more
items to be auctioned later this summer.
For more information, please contact Cheryl Herbert in the USOC Media and
Public Relations at (719) 866 - 4556.
SOURCE United States Olympic Committee
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