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Petro-Canada looking for two families to chronicle Vancouver Games

Source: Canadian Press
Date: December 16, 2009
Author: The Canadian Press
TORONTO - Hundreds of mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters will be in Vancouver cheering on Canada's Olympians at the 2010 Winter Games.

Petro-Canada is looking for a couple of families to tell their stories. Through Petro-Canada's Family Correspondent contest, two individuals, along with a family member each, will be chosen to go to Vancouver where they'll chronicle the activities of athletes' families via Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

"They'll get back the word of what the families were doing, the relationships they had with their athlete, what their adventures were there," said former Canadian figure skating star Kurt Browning. "It's a really fun project and bird's eye view of what's happening at the Olympics."

Contestants must submit a 30-second video to www.facebook.com/dreambig.

Petro-Canada is sponsoring athletes' families in Vancouver, providing accommodation, event tickets, transportation and Canadian team clothing for two family members of every Canadian competing in the Olympics and Paralympics.

"It's pretty, pretty cool - 500 people are going to be hosted," said Browning, who was participating in a promotional event in downtown Toronto on Wednesday.

"And as cool as it and sounds, there is also a good technical reason for doing this. There's enough stress at the Olympic Games, especially for the athletes, having to worry about mom getting across Vancouver in time to see you compete, not being able to afford tickets. . . that's all taken out of their hands."