Today, January 2, marks 15 years since I started volunteering at the Team 2002 Processing Center. I was selected as an out of state volunteer from Ohio. I was selected from a field of 65,000. There were 24,000 selected, most were selected from Utah. I applied to be a volunteer in June of 2000 and was notified I was accepted as a volunteer in October of 2001.
The days I volunteered at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics were January 2-12. I was selected to work before the games started. Instead of declining this volunteer position and be put back into the general pool of volunteers, I decided to accept the role of Accreditation Associate. I helped accreditate the 24,000 games time volunteers. My job was looking them up in the system, then issuing their accreditation badge. I would solve any issues that might occur in the accreditation process and then issue their badges. I also helped issue volunteer uniforms. The uniform consisted of ski pants, vest, fleece shirt, coat, and gloves. I still have the uniform today but only wear the fleece shirt. My hours ranged from 10am to 7pm every day that I worked. I got credit for 17 days worked when I only worked 10 days. I received Team 2002 extras like volunteer pins, a watch, medallion and a certificate. I spent two thousand dollars on the trip. This includes at least 500 dollars in souvenirs and my car rental for 3 weeks was 500 dollars. I stayed with a family in Mona, Utah and commuted in 75 miles one way from Mona to Salt Lake City every day. Total mileage from the trip was over 6,300. This was a great experience. I hope there is some kind of 15 year anniversary celebration marking the February 8-24, 2002 Olympic Games. I won't be able to attend. I would love to see the Olympic Wall of Honor at the Salt Lake City Olympic Legacy Plaza. My sponsor family took photos of it for me in 2003. It would be great to see it in person!
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