Sooke at the O|Zone: facing the world
Published in MapleLine online: Jan.20, 2010
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by Mary P. Brooke
Sooke will be represented by a walk-about, interactive display at
the 2010 Olympics, with a 20' x 40' booth in the BC Streets display (10
municipalities on display) at the "Ozone" location in Richmond, BC,
Feb.12-28, funded and organized by the District of Sooke.
The display is now being constructed at the Sooke Fire Hall under the guidance of Evonne Black (with artistic input from artists organized through the Sooke Program of the Arts Committee), then will be dismantled and shipped to Richmond for the event. This display will showcase Sooke to the world.
An
open house will be held on
Sat. Feb.6 at
the Sooke Fire Hall, 10 am to 3 pm
for Sooke residents to view the
display before it is shipped (open house date date tba). The presentation in Richmond will require
six Sooke volunteers per day (3-11 pm); transportation and accommodation
will be arranged for the volunteers. MM
Photo of the Sooke O|Zone display under construction at the Sooke Fire Hall (photo by Mary P. Brooke, Jan.11/10).
AND FOR A NOTE ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM IN SOOKE: Sooke Firefighters launched an impromptu hot dog sale on Sat. Jan.16 to raise funds for emergency relief in Haiti, raising $2,686. Some children donated coins from their money jars. On the previous day, local business man Neil Smith of HHS Drilling and Blasting volunteered his time and equipment to clear Sooke Road after a logging accident, allowing traffic to resume hours sooner. Other volunteers (under the tutelage of Evonne Black of the Sooke Fine Arts Show Society), are creating a large display for the O Zone gathering place in Richmond, BC as part of the BC Olympics Feb.12-28 which will showcase Sooke to the world. A volunteer recognition award ceremony (being organized by Elida Peers, Sooke Historian) will be held at Sooke Community Hall on Sunday, March 7. MM
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