“I love the idea of donating half the fee to a charity and feel comfort that there’s a third party involved collecting my deposit. We want to celebrate the Games and have a great time, and knowing we’re helping give back to the host city will make it that much more memorable.”
–Andrea Clements, Calgary visitor
Vancouver Group Combines Olympic Housing With Effort to Fight Homelessness
December 11, 2009
By Ian Austin, The New York Times
Vancouver has two major problems: a shortage of reasonably priced accommodations for Olympics visitors and an excessively high number of homeless residents. Home For The Games is an attempt to alleviate both of them. Full Story.
