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Show Moab Happenings www.moabhappenings.com July 2000 9A July 2000 (557 Days Until Opening Ceremonies): Utah is proud to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. To keep everyone up to date on the activities and preparations for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Moab Happenings will be providing this supplement to keep us informed as the upcoming excitement unfolds. Want Olympic Tickets? 730,000 tickets will be available Start to the general SaltLake2002.com is your ticket to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Salt Lake Games will be the largest winter games ever with 165 ticketed events and 477 medals awarded. These games will be the first to utilize the Internet to provide an extensive overview to all aspects of the Olympic experience from ticketing, to shopping to accommodations. I see the Olympics as the most powerful platform in the world for showcasing great qualities of human spirit, young heroes inspire us with sacrifice, commitment, devotion, and aspiration for greatness, said Mitt Romney, SLOC President and CEO. Its been 20 years since the Miracle on Ice at Lake Placid, it will be at least that long before the Games come home again. Salt Lake City in 2002 will be the opportunity of a lifetime. Registering for ticket information is the best way to stay informed through the ticketing process. Register today at www.saltlake2002.com to create your individual ticket account and receive email alerts with information and special offers. Registration takes less SaltLake2002.com public for the Salt Lake Games than a minute. Simply provide your name, zip code, address, user name and user password. SLOC will on how to purchase do the rest to keep you tickets for the Games. ail up-to-da- te Four opportunities are available for the U.S. public to purchase tickets: 1 . SLOC begins auctioning September 6, 2000 Internet. on the tickets High demand event tickets such as Opening Ceremonies, Figure Skating and the Ice Hockey finals are examples of the type of tickets to be auctioned. All proceeds above the face value of the tickets will support Olympic programs i.e., youth sport and legacy. No more than 10 percent of any event will be available for auction. The first day to submit a ticket order. This phase will last through December 12, 2000. This is the easiest, most direct route to the tickets you want. SLOCs Olympic Ticket Planning p Guide will take an applicant through 2. October 10, 2000 step-by-ste- McDonalds Announces Garrett Metal Detectors Global Olympic Sponsorship For And 2004 2002 McDonalds today announced its worldwide sponsorship of the Olympic Games for the 2001-200- 4 quadrennium, continuing the companys commitment to the international Olympic Movement. The agreement extends McDonalds exclusive global Olympic marketing rights in the restaurant and foodservice category through the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, USA and the 2004 Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece. The worldwide announcement special event took place on June 6 at the McDonalds Bennion restaurant located at 5517 S. Redwood Roadin Salt Lake City, Ut. Were extremely proud to support the Olympic Movement and the very important ideals and values it represents, said Jack Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of McDonalds Corporation. As a top global sponsor, we are uniquely capable of bringing the fun and excitement of the worlds premiere sporting event to 43 million customers every day. McDonalds participation in The Olympic Program (TOP) includes the right to use the Olympic Rings in McDonalds marketing efforts, sponsorship of each of the 199 National Olympic Teams around the world and status as the Official Restaurant Partner of the 19th Olympic Winter Games and the 28th Olympiad. McDonalds will help feed the worlds athletes and Olympic spectators in Salt Lake City and long-standi- ng and Athens, as it did in Atlanta in 1996 and Nagano is preparing to do in Sydney this September. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "The McDonalds brand exemplifies Its an experience that people have in common around the world. Were very pleased that McDonalds commitment to Olympic athletes worldwide will not only continue, but grow in strength as one of our leading supporters through 2004, said Richard W. Pound, International Olympic Committee IOC Marketing (IOC) First Vice President and Chairman Commission. best-in-cla- ss. Becomes OPUS Supplier For U.S. Olympic Team and 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Garrett Metal Detectors, one of the worlds foremost manufacturers of high-tec- h detection equipment with Olympic Games experience dating back to 1984, has been selected as an Official Supplier of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City and the 2000, 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams. Garrett Metal Detectors has signed an agreement with the Olympic Properties of the United States (OPUS) the joint marketing effort between the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to provide the largest metal detector installation in Olympic Winter Games history with walkthrough, handheld and ground search detectors deployed throughout the Olympic venues. region at competition and Garrett Metal Detectors will install and service its period and will equipment throughout the Games-tim- e in thousands the of of assist police officers, training on the use of and volunteers security professionals the equipment. The Salt Lake 2002 Games feature 10 competition venues with five indoor and five outdoor venues such facilities, plus nearly 20 as the Olympic Village and Medals Plaza. Garrett will also service the security and safety needs of the U.S. Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs, Colo., Lake Placid, N.Y., and Chula Vista, Calif. Prior to the 2002 Salt Lake Games, Garrett is serving as the official supplier of metal detector equipment for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. For the past decade and a half, Garretts famous Magnascanner walkthroughs and handheld Super Scanners have helped safeguard countless facilities worldwide, such as schools, airports, prisons and embassies, as well as special events, such as athletic competitions, political conventions, concerts, and high-proficeremonies like the Academy Awards. non-competiti- on non-competiti- on le placing a ticket order, including helpful hints and ordering suggestions. A randomized selection process will be initiated to ensure that ticket distribution is fair and equitable. During this time, SLOC will also offer a variety of Olympic Experience packages. These packages will combine high demand event tickets with two or three other events over a period of three to four days. The cost of an Olympic Experience package will be the face value of all the tickets combined. Order confirmations for all tickets will take place in February, March and April 2001. 3. June 2001 Traditional phone and real time ticket sales will begin and continue through the Games. SLOC will be the first Organizing Committee to offer real-tim- e purchasing of tickets via the Internet. 4. January 2002 Any remaining tickets will be sold at venue box offices and regional outlets. Delta Named Official Provider For 2002 Olympic Torch Relay Delta Air Lines and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 today announced that Delta will be the Official Charter Flight Provider and Official Provider of the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay. The carrier is the first official provider named for the 2002 Torch Relay. On hand for the event in Salt Lake City, Martin White, Delta vice president of Consumer Marketing said, Delta is proud and excited to again have the honor of transporting the Olympic Flame from Greece to the United States. All of our 4,700 employees here in Salt Lake City are committed to the success of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and to the positive impact it will have on our Salt Lake City hub and the surrounding communities. As part of the agreement. Delta employees will have an opportunity to participate in Torch Relay activities. The Olympic Torch Relay for the Salt Lake 2002 Games will be the most extensive and in Olympic Winter Games history. The Relay will travel t, visit more than 80 cities, cover nearly 14,000 miles, involve more than 1 1,000 torchbearers, and reach a potential population base of 137 million people. A new Olympic Flame is traditionally ignited from the suns rays for each Games at a ceremony in Olympia, Greece. The Torch Relay will begin in November and December 2001 and culminate in the lighting of the Olympic cauldron in Salt Lake City on February 8, 2002. The Olympic Flame serves as one of the most visible symbols of the Games, and it will be in excellent care with Delta Air Lines, said Mitt Romney, SLOC President and CEO. We are thrilled to bring the Olympic Torch Relay to the United States as people across the country experience, as participants or far-reachi- ng coast-to-coas- spectators, this special moment. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee thanks Delta Air Lines for its continuing support of the 2002 Games. PowerBar Inc. Named Nutritional Energy BarSupplierTo Americas OlympicTeam And20020jympicWiiTterGames PowerBar Inc. has been named as an Official Supplier to the U.S. Olympic Team, marking the first time that an energy food has been officially aligned with Americas athletes. The suppliership will also encompass the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and the 2002 and 2004 US. Olympic Teams in the Nutritional Energy Bar category. In this agreement with the Olympic Properties of the United States (OPUS), the joint marketing effort between the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), PowerBar will provide Americas Olympic Team with unlimited access to its nutritional energy bars via the U.S. Olympic Training Centers. PowerBar nutritional energy bars have been a regylar part of the training regime for many U.S. Olympic Team members throughout their competitive careers. This suppliership brings PowerBar closer to Americas Olympians and Olympic hopefuls by incorporating their product into nutritional programs at U.S. Olympic Training Centers across the country and the Olympic Village during the 2002 Games. Were pleased to name PowerBar as an Official Supplier of Americas Olympic Team and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, said Mark i Lewis, OPUS President and CEO. In support of its U.S. Olympic Team alliance, PowerBar will unveil a U.S. Olympic Team-theme- d television commercial in June that features many of its sponsored athletes, including Jason Kidd, Michael Johnson, Brandi Chastain and Dan OBrien. At a recent shoot for the television commercial, more than 10 world-clas- s athletes were united in a recording studio to sing the PowerBar Anthem and take part in a parody of We Are The World, the 1986 coalition of musical artists. |