Buy a vowel and support Douglas Colleges’ Uganda Project reporter n November 7, join The Royal O= Gogos and Douglas College’s Uganda Project as they team up to host the Good Words for Africa Scrabble benefit. The event, being held at Douglas Colleges’ New Westminster campus from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Upper Cafeteria, will raise money for the Stephen Lewis Foundation—an organization that supports other community-based organizations fighting the war against HIV/AIDS in Africa—as well as Douglas Colleges’ very own Uganda Project. The Uganda Project provides support and encouragement to students completing their field learning practicum in Uganda, Africa. The project’s fund, the Uganda Endowment Fund, initiated by Douglas Colleges’ Community Social Service Work (CSSW) Program and managed by the Douglas College Foundation, subsidizes projects in Uganda that support sustainable development for children, youth and Tanya Colledge The Scrabble fundraising event itself will consist of two type of Scrabble games—novelty and traditional. Players can choose to play for the CSSW Uganda Project or the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and will solicit pledges for game day. Members of the Vancouver Scrabble Club will also be in attendance to suggest words to players for $2 a word. Cheat sheets and additional letters will also be available for purchase to the players. The event will feature lively entertainment, complimentary refreshments, a craft marketplace, a silent auction and raffle prizes, and hopes to raise enough funds to support the students who will be traveling to Uganda this spring, as well as the Stephen Lewis Foundation that helps grandmothers raising children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Want to get involved? Become a Scrabble player and pick up your pledge package from the College, support your favourite player with a donation or come and watch the event unfold and bid on a silent auction han families that will result in an improvement of their current conditions. The Royal City Gogos The torch arrives in B.C. Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay begins as the flame makes its way across Canada varcaurer 201° QP By Tanya Colledge, Staff Reporter he Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay kicked off on Friday, when the flame arrived via a Department of Defense chartered aircraft from the birthplace of the Olympic Games, to Victoria for the beginning of its relay across Canada. The 106- day relay across our country will cover 45,000 kilometres—the longest domestic torch relay in Olympic history. The symbolic flame will arrive in Vancouver on February 12, 2010 for the opening ceremonies of the Games. The torch will spend a total of 27 days here on the West Coast, making its way from Victoria, through various Vancouver Island communities such as Tofino and Campbell River. It will then head north, visiting isolated Canadian towns, allowing them to experience a legendary custom of the Games. The flame will come within 900 kilometres of the North Pole before making it to North America’s eastern tip in St. John’s. The torch will make its way through the Maritime Provinces, and then make its way west towards its final destination in Vancouver. Former Canadian Olympic host cities Montreal and Calgary will also be among the flame’s destinations. Traveling 1,000 kilometres by water, 18,000 kilometres by air, and 26,000 kilometres by land, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay will spread the spirit of the upcoming winter games to as many Canadians as possible. Celebrations will be held in each of the relay’s host cities, encouraging a sense of community and national pride across the nation. Approximately 12,000 lucky Canadians from coast to coast will take turns being torchbearers in each city during the historic relay, as they help transport the Olympic flame as part of their community celebrations. The once- in-a-lifetime torchbearer opportunities were awarded by VANOC to Canadians who embody the Olympic spirit by committing themselves to a more active lifestyle or who are inspired to create a better Canada. Well-known Canadian figures that have made Canadians proud through their inspirational accomplishments or international acclaim have also been selected by the Olympic Committee to be torchbearers for the event. After visiting an estimated 1,020 communities and land marks on its momentous journey throughout the country, the torch will make its way back into B.C. around February 3, 2010, visiting Vancouver 2010 Olympic venues cities such as Whistler and Richmond. The city of New Westminster will host the Olympic flame on February 9, with a community celebration at Queen’s Park. Locals will be invited to enjoy entertainment celebrating the spirit of the Games and New Westminster’s rich history and heritage. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay’s final destination will be reached on February 12, 2010. As the world watches, the flame will be lit in the Olympic Cauldron during the opening ceremonies at BC Place Stadium.