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Getting to Olympics is half the fun for volunteers 5 · Thursday, January 21, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Continued from page 1 For example, Coutts will be responsible for cleaning athletes' rooms in the Olympic Village while Adam and Brown will serve as load zone attendants. "Basically we will be directing people into the stadium, helping seniors to their seats and then we'll be right there in the stands helping people with whatever they need," said Adam. "They're going to give us complimentary outfits so we can be part of the Olympics." Adam said his position in the stands will give him a great view of the events taking place. When not on duty, the group will be able to watch the Olympics on the various jumbo-screen monitors scattered throughout the venue. The group is also planning to sneak in a lot of snowboarding. "It will be a good experience, we'll be able to live the whole experience of having the Olympic games in Canada," said Adam. While volunteering at the Olympics may be the goal of the journey, it will not be the only highlight with getting there truly being half the fun. Due to the importance of this trip, travel by airplane or car was deemed not exciting enough so the group purchased an old school bus. "Michael and his brothers are very much handymen, so instead of just getting a regular RV or something normal they decided to get a regular sized school bus, retrofit it and go all out and make the experience very unique," said Brown. Adam said the bus, which cost the group only $800, needs to have its brake line fixed, but otherwise is in good working order. Previously used to transport workers through strike pickets, the bus's windows are all caged, a feature that suits Adam just fine. "It's perfect for our journey because we don't have to worry about anyone breaking in or anything," he said. "And it was the best deal." The retrofits to the bus include removing many of the seats to make way for bunk beds, couches, a small kitchen and a TV area. Once they arrive, the group has made arrangements with a Whistler family to use their shower facilities, toilets, electricity and hot tub, which will allow them to live out of their bus during the entire volunteer experience. The bus is equipped with insulation and a heating system needed to make the situation livable. As the road trip, which will begin Feb. 10, and the Olympic adventure are expected to bring lots of laughs and amazing experiences, the group will be capturing much of it on film and posting it online. Those interested will be able view the journey at http://olympicroadtrip.ca. Adam notes that if the bus survives the Olympic trip it will be used by the group for many more adventures to come. at. Mon. - S m 6p 10am- y Sunda 12-5pm. Meet Oakville paralympian Greg Westlake Hush Communities is hosting an autograph session with Oakville paralympian Greg Westlake, member of the gold medal Canadian 2006 sledge hockey team on Jan. 30. The autograph session will run from 1-5 p.m. at the Hush Presentation Centre located at 417 Lakeshore Rd. W. Hush and the Invidiata team will make a donation to the Canadian Paralympic Sledge Hockey team for any homebuyer from January to March. Most Seasonal And Dated Items Now 50% MAXWELL WILLIAMS - ROYAL SELANGOR - PADERNO LANG STATIONERY - SWISSMAR - SPIEGELAU - LUG & LOTS MORE! 20-60% OFF EVERYTHING MUST GO NEW ITEMS ARRIVIN G DAILY OFF MORRISON HOUSE OAKVILLE 283 Lakeshore Rd., West, Oakville (N.E corner Trafalgar & Lakeshore) Mon. - Sat. 10am-6pm - Sun. 12pm - 5pm. 905-849-1822 905.847.7333 or toll free 1.866.707.7333 Serving Oakville Since 2005 · airport flat rates · 24 hr. service · commercial accounts · local & out-of-town · luxury sedans edwinlimoinc@yahoo.com s r r TM Petite & Reg. Fashions up to Creating sensational smiles in Oakville for 15 years. MAPLE GROVE VILLAGE, OAKVILLE (905) 845-0655 70 SIDEWALK SALE % off FALL/WINTER COLLECTION (some exceptions apply)