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IN THe SPIrIT cassie cowan had hockeyville supporter written all over her Feb. 13 at St. teresa elementary School. Woolwich residents showed their colours at a full slate of hockeyville events organized to showcase the comphoto | Joni miltenBurG munity on cBc television.
Woolwich launches “Drive to 5.5”
Drawing on Woolwich Memorial Centre effort, organizers aim for 5.5 million Hockeyville votes JONI MILTENBURG Having recovered from a busy weekend of showing off its hockey colours, Woolwich is suiting up again for the “Drive to 5.5” That’s the slogan the Hockeyville committee has adopted for the final round of voting, which starts Feb. 28. Last year Roberval, Quebec garnered 2.2 million votes in capturing the top
prize. Woolwich’s Hockeyville committee has set its sights on 5.5 million as the winning number. “This township was asked to raise $5.5 million towards the new complex, and I think most people told us – even the consultants told us – that they thought we could raise maybe $2-3 million in this community,” said organizer Graham Snyder. “We’ve raised over $5 million already, and we’re well on our way to achieving that goal of $5.5 million.
“If those 20,000 can raise $5.5 million with the help of the hockey community, I think we can do the same in votes.” The committee is hoping to rally people across the province to bring Hockeyville back to Ontario. They’ve also contacted all the public and Catholic schools in Waterloo Region, asking for their support. Del Gingrich, who’s organizing the schools, said they’re hoping schools in Elmira will work out arrangements
to keep their computer labs open late for voting. Elmira District Secondary School and Park Manor Public School have already jumped on board with the idea. Voting starts at 11 p.m. on Feb. 28, after the last community is showcased on Hockey Night in Canada, and continues through to Mar. 4. On Feb. 28, the day voting opens, the committee will be holding a ‘faceoff ’ – See HOCKEYVILLE page »02
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