PRESS RELEASE

Contact: Doreen Turgeon
Phone: (910) 509-4046 -Ext. 503
Cell: 910-367-8233
Email: dmturgeon@alliancehospitality.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2009

WINTER OLYMPICS COME TO WILMINGTON

The Wilmington Area Hospitality Association (WAHA) will be hosting the 1st Annual Hospitality Olympics at the Blockade Runner Resort on Sunday, February 28th, 2010 which coincides with the last day of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC. The event will run from 12:00 noon until 4:00 pm (Registration begins at 11:30 am) and will feature teams from hospitality and tourism businesses throughout the Wilmington area including New Hanover, Pender & Brunswick counties.

Proceeds from the event will fund a scholarship to the Hospitality Program at the Cape Fear Community College. This event will be open to the public, with free admission. Area businesses will be donating prizes to be raffled, with raffle ticket sales funding the scholarship.

Events that are sure to produce some slapstick entertainment will include:

Blindfolded Mine Field Challenge
Server/Bartender Obstacle Course
Beach Pineapple Hockey
Fish Toss
Blind Taste Test
Build-A-Boat that Floats
Mind Games
Spirit of Pride Award

Refreshments will be available for purchase at the Blockade Runner. In the event of rain, the events will be moved indoors.

Doreen Turgeon, WAHA Olympic Committee Chair explains, “The Wilmington Area Hospitality Association (WAHA) is an organization dedicated to partner with other hospitality businesses and non-profits to promote our area and our industry as well as provide a forum for discussion of issues affecting our region and industry. We hope that this event will be a great way to strengthen our partnership building.”

Additional information about the Wilmington Area Hospitality Association and the 2010 Olympics is available online at http://wilmhospitality.blogspot.com/

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