I am devoting this last of three part blogs about Educacentre College to Interviews I did with Executive Paulette Bouffard and one of the college volunteers for the Olympic Games, Jefté Campos. 

Paulette told me that as a community contributor, College Educacentre helped the Olympic committee to find bilingual volunteers. Also, the college's youth at risk program (Jeunes au travail) are making a series of video reportages on the Olympic Games. In exchange for providing bilingual volunteers, the college was allowed to have one torchbearer. Staff and students who wanted to carry the torch had to write an essay on why they wanted to become a torchbearer. Finally, Melanie Mathon, a receptionist, won the competition. I would really have liked to ask her how she felt about holding the torch and getting cheered by hundreds of people, but unfortunately she wasn't at the college that day. 

Next, I met Jefté Campos, an accounting assistant on staff and a volunteer for the Olympic Games. His job is to serve as a driver for the team of Angola! He's on call to transport the team members from the Olympic Village to the competition venues - sometimes he has to make trips to Whistler. He also has to show the Angolans the city's favorite tourist spots. He showed me picture that he took backstage during the opening ceremonies. He said that the atmosphere was amazing; some athletes were excited; some were nervous; it was an unforgettable experience. When I asked him if he was tired from working so much, he said 'yes, but it's worth it.'

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