ADVISORY/"Olympic Torch Relay Preview" featuring former Olympians, an interactive display and other festivities set for Tuesday Jan. 22, at Glen Grant Chevrolet
--| WHO: | "Olympic Torch Relay Preview" |
| WHAT: | The Seattle area will get its first big dose of Olympic magic on Tuesday, January 22. The event features Rosalynn Sumners and other Olympic medal winners, interactive displays and a touring celebrity "signature car" benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
| WHEN: | 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 22 (At 3:30 p.m., former Olympians and other VIPS sign touring "Signature Car," benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation) |
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NOTABLE & VISUALS
| -- | Featuring appearances by Silver Medal winner Rosalynn Sumners and other former Olympians from the Seattle area. |
| -- | A traveling display with interactive games and exhibits focusing on skiing, snowboarding, figure skating and ice hockey. A replica of the torch is also on display. |
| -- | 3:30 p.m. signing of the Corvette Signature Car, which will be later auctioned off to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Signature Car is being signed by growing list of figures from the world of sports and entertainment. |
| -- | 23-year-old Lynn Thompson of Issaquah is one of the local torchbearers who will represent Glen Grant Chevrolet. Lynn has dealt with a congenital heart condition all her life, and has been active--as a camper and counselor-- at Children's Hospital's "Stanley Stamm" Summer Camp for terminally and chronically-ill children. |
Directions to Glen Grant Chevrolet from Downtown Seattle:
-- Take I-5 South
-- Take exit 154-B (by Southcenter) which will put you on Hwy 518
West
-- Go past the airport exits
-- The exit (Hwy 518 West) ends on 1st Avenue South
-- Take a right on 1st Avenue South
-- Glen Grant is the third dealership on the right