JULY 21-24 NEWSLETTER • JULY 2016 ABBOTSFORD 2016 BC SUMMER GAMES LET THE GAMES BEGIN! COUNTDOWN TO THE GAMES 12 DAYS #go abbygames | bcgames.org President Vice-President Accommodation Administration Ceremonies Ceremonies Communications Food Services Friends of the Games Medical Services Promotions Promotions Protocol Registration & Results Security Special Events Sport Transportation City of Abbotsford Liaison School District Liaison UFV Liaison Pacific Sport Fraser Valley Liaison Operations Manager Steve Carlton Stan Petersen Kelly Plastow Hank Kroeker Mary Boonstra Jennifer Willford Kevin Harman Jim Callaghan Janet Barrie Todd Marshall Andrew Franklin Kayla Waltho Tanya Curtis Sylvia Peary Jules Tessarolo Tim Barrett Bev Viger Ron Gregoire Scott Hill Dale Churchill Steve Tuckwood Jared Kope Taunya Geelhoed With 12 days to go, the countdown is on for the Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games, July 21-24. Organizers are busy building excitement around the event and are encouraging the community to show their support. You may have noticed the billboards, digital displays and newspaper advertisements across Abbotsford. Coast Capital Savings staff show their support and excitement for the upcoming Games at their Abbotsford branch on July 5. Coast Capital Savings is a proud supporter of the Games as youth development and investment is an important value to them. The official merchandise line of the Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games is now available for purchase through the online store. It’s bright and fun, and uniquely yours, just like the event is expected to be for participants and the community alike. All proceeds from the sales of Games merchandise will be go directly towards the Games legacy fund, to be given to the community after the Games to benefit youth sports. To order your Games merchandise today and show your support, follow these simple steps; 1. Visit the official merchandise website: https://www.store.passionsports.ca/bcgames/ 2. Choose your favourite apparel items, select a colour and customize it with your choice of Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games logos. 3. It can be delivered directly to your door or to the Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games Office. 4. Merchandise will also be available at select locations during the Games, July 21-24. Show your support for youth athletes, #GoAbbyGames! GET YOUR GAME ON! 604.870.GAME (4263) | [email protected] PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Simply Perfect Flowers Inc. Bourquin Printers Star 98.3 + Country 107.1 TELUS Communications The Honda Way - Abbotsford Health Med Distributors Inc. Initial Security M&P Mercury DIAMOND A&D Sound + Stage Productions Ltd. Briere Productions Group Inc. Cabela’s Canada Naturally Homegrown Foods Ltd. Rational Canada Sun Life Financial - Fraser Valley Sun-Rype Products Ltd. PLATINUM Blackwood Building Supplies CN Esposito Group Famoso Pizzeria Fraserway RV LP Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Hershey Canada Inc. - Brookside Facility Impact Canopies Ledgeview Golf & Country Club Mid Valley Insurance / Central Valley Insurance Highstreet Magnuson Ford Sales LTD Marks Commercial, Abbotsford Milestones, Abbotsford Panago Pizza Patrika Media Inc. Pita Pit Praise 106.5 Quantum Properties Ravens Brewing Company Saputo Dairy Products Canada Saxbee Insurance Agencies Ltd. Singletree Winery South Alder Farms Ltd. Starbucks TD Bank Group Wendel’s True Foods Westberry Farms Ltd. What’s On Abbotsford Wild Mouse Art Studio Moxies Grill and Bar Offload Studios Passion Sports Inc. Prairie Mushrooms Ltd. Quality Hotel & Conference Centre Reimer Hardwoods Ltd. Restaurant 62 Ricoh Canada Ripples Bottled Water The Reach Gallery Museum The Robert Bateman Centre Tourism Abbotsford Windset Farms GOLD Advantage Food Service Canada Bread Ltd. Corpus Capital Corp. Culinary Touch Catering Cummins Sales & Service - Western Canada Enterprise Paper Fortress Forwarders FRIENDS OF THE GAMES (Left to right) Stan Petersen (Vice President of Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games), Annie Dunville, Caleb Giesbrecht, Ryan Goncalves, Vishal Bhushan (Branch Manager – Clearbrook Branch, Coast Capital Savings), Tara Walter (Senior Community Relations Specialist, Coast Capital Savings), Steve Carlton (President of Abbotsford 2016 BC Summer Games).