Born and raised in the Vancouver area her first website hit the wires in 1997, and her career in digital media began in the fall of 2000 as she helped build an international webcasting company from the ground up. As such, she relocated to Boston for some time before returning to the Lower Mainland in 2003.
In love with all things West Coast and the Canucks, Rebecca produces live blogs for clients and conferences, and is a co-host of both RadioZoom and The Crazy Canucks podcasts.
Posted on 11 March 2010. Tags: contest, Olympics, opening ceremonies, Paralympics, tickets, van2010, Vancouver 2010
Robert Scales of VancouverAccess2010.com recently approached me to see if I could help run a contest to give away his tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony. Wanting to do more than simply hold a draw, Robert had the fantastic idea to also raise funds for the BC Wheelchair Sports Association.
We only have about 10 hours to run this contest in order to get the tickets to the winner on time so here’s how it will work:
It’s pretty much a win-win situation. A cause is supported, you learn more about the upcoming Paralympics coverage on VancouverAccess2010.com, (& Miss604.com) and someone gets to attend the Opening Ceremony with a friend — for $10.
The ceremony will not be televised live as CTV will be taping it and airing it on Saturday March 13th.
The contest will close at 12:00am March 12th (that’s midnight tonight) and I will notify the winner by the email they supply on the donation page. 100% of the donations will go directly to the BC Wheelchair Sports Association as they are registered with CanadaHelps.
Thank you and I hope everyone really enjoys the excitement and amazing athletic performances of the Paralympic Games.
All donations of at least $10 are contest entries and must be received through the online donation page. The winner will need to arrange to collect their tickets from Robert tomorrow, Friday March 12th, 2010. Two tickets will be awarded, valued at $370 for the pair.
*Cross-posted from Miss604.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> UPDATE AT 12:00 AM <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Due to server issues at CanadaHelps, we are pushing the deadline until 8AM…
In the case that the servers are still being down by then we will assign tickets alternatively.
Just in case, feel free to leave comments with your intent to make a $10 donation to the BC Wheelchair Sports Association when the system goes back up… (We’ll use the good old honor system, since this is for a good cause..)
Make sure to email CanadaHelps with your best polite complaints…
Posted in Culture, Fans, Featured, Paralympics, Vancouver 2010
Posted on 15 February 2010. Tags: 2010, canada, Olympics, Vancouver, Vancouver 2010, vancouver2010, winter games, winter olympics, wintergames
After winning the first Canadian gold medal on home turf freestyle moguls skier Alex Bilodeau had a press conference this morning which I sat in on at the BC International Media Centre.
Photo credit: John Biehler on Flickr / 2010.JohnBiehler.com
The very humble Bilodeau replied in both French and English, offering much praise to the Own the Podium program, his family (in particular his brother), and his fellow athletes. “This extraordinary effort does not come in isolation,” said Peter Judge, CEO of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association. “First and foremost we are thanking Canada.”
Photo credit: John Biehler on Flickr / 2010.JohnBiehler.com
Running on 3 hours of sleep after many media meetings, appearances and television spots in the last 18 hours, Bilodeau did a great job of even addresses tough questions from press about judging at sporting events like his. “The only thing I can control is my performance,” he noted.
When asked what his coach’s last words of wisdom were before he went down his medal-winning run he simply replied, “I said to him, ‘thank you’.”
Photo credit: John Biehler on Flickr / 2010.JohnBiehler.com
With many more press conferences, interviews, and photo ops on his horizon Bilodeau is ultimately looking forward to seeing his family tonight. He added, “for me it’s just the beginning of a great party & all of Canada is invited.”
Submitted by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in Fans, Featured, Vancouver 2010, photos
Posted on 12 February 2010. Tags: 2010, Olympics, social media, symbol, The Olympics, Vancouver, Vancouver 2010, winter olympics
For seven years Vancouverites have been anticipating the 2010 Winter Olympics (in either a positive or negative way). On February 12th, 2007 the official countdown clock for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was installed outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. Over the last two years it’s been counting down to this single day, and a single moment in time that will happen tonight at BC Place.
Photo by Raincity Studios on Flickr
Photo by Espera on Flickr
Photo by pkdon50 on Flickr
Photo by Kanpeki Yume on Flickr
Photo by GusF on Flickr
Photo by Sea Turtle on Flickr
Photo by Jeff Tabaco on Flickr
Photo by scazon on Flickr
Photo by world of jan on Flickr
Photo by nnil on Flickr
Photo by Miss604 on Flickr
Photo by cheukiecfu on Flickr
Photo by John Bollwitt on Flickr
Photo by Miss604 on Flickr
I know a series of clock photos isn’t the most exciting (and as you can see it doesn’t snow that much) but it’s what this timepiece symbolizes that matters. The Vancouver 2010 Winter Games are here, and this is one excited city.
Posted in Fans, Vancouver 2010, photos
