DEAR NYC2012 BID SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS:

The most crucial event in New York’s Olympic Bid history is coming up. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is visiting New York, one time only, to evaluate our Olympic plan. There are two ways you can make this important visit a success. Read below about these events. Make sure to reply if interested to the e-mail addresses associated with each event.

Sunday, February 20th: Welcome Gathering at the Plaza Hotel

Monday, February 21st: NYC2012 Olympic Rally at Rockefeller Center

1. Welcome Gathering at the Plaza Hotel
Sunday, February 20th –Gathering at 7:30pm!
The Plaza Hotel (corner of 58th Street and Plaza Drive, off of5th Ave)
To Attend: You MUST e-mail Reply@nyc2012.com.

Mark your calendar for Sunday February 20th when the IOC arrives and New York welcomes them to the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Be there at 7:30pm to say WE LOVE THE OLYMPIC GAMES with signs and flags! The Plaza Hotel is located at 5th Avenue and Central Park South.  We will look for you on the corner of 58th Street and Plaza Drive – the entrance to the Plaza Hotel at 7:30pm.  We will provide the NYC 2012 signs and flags, you provide the enthusiasm!



2. NYC2012 Olympic Rally at Rockefeller Center
February 21st - President’s Day, Festivities Begin at 11:30am!
The Plaza and Rink at Rockefeller Center
To Attend: You MUST e-mail Vols@nyc2012.com.

Come celebrate New York’s Olympic and Paralympic Bid in Rockefeller Plaza. We’ll have live musical performances, exciting Olympic sport demonstrations, and NYC2012 Prize Raffles. Olympian Oksana Baiul will skate with other Olympians at the Rink at Rockefeller Center, and the NYC2012 logo will be featured in the center of the ice as part of the celebration.

Join some of the greatest Olympians, Paralympians and fellow New Yorkers to show your support for bringing the Olympic Games to our great City. Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be in New York starting on February 21st and this rally will show New York’s enthusiasm for hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. So tell your family and friends to join you – and us—to demonstrate how much we want a New York Olympic Games!

For more information about New York’s Olympic Bid visit NYC2012.COM.
Information on the Visit will be up on the website by Tuesday, Feb 15th.