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Look closely at the torchbearers who carry the Olympic flaipe in the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, and you will see the faces of Community Heroes — people whose service to •others and meaningful contributions to their community shed light into the lives of many Americans.
The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) is seeking 5,500 Community Hero torchbearers who will share the spjrit of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games by bringing the glow of the Olympic flame to millions of people in America’s cities and rural areas, along its major streets and back roads, across deserts and over mountains.
On April 27, 1996. the first of 10,000 torchbearers will receive the Olympic flame and begin an 84-day, 15,000-mile journey across America. More than half of these torchbearers — Community Heroes — will be selected on the merits of their sendee to others through a selection process that is being facilitated by local United Way organizations.
After traveling through 42 states, the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola, concludes in Atlanta at the Opening Ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games on July 19,1996.
Community Hero applicants will
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