An Olympia Moment in Time.

TuesdayswithDave.blogspot.com was originally created to promote the writing process of my book. Now the content in the blog will be available on the Olympia Sports Camp App and to members of the Olympia Alumni Association.


... An excerpt from A Hero's Journey: Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp

Blaine Scatcherd is an Olympia alum whose story is captured in Chapter Six: Allies and Ogres. This hilarious and emotional vignette of his journey took place on the 17th fairway at Deerhurst Highland Golf Course and its says all you need to know about this fantastic teacher and better person. ( Can't you just hear Scatch)

" I was helping with the golf camp that week and one of the campers was a 12-year old from Quebec City named JP. It was starting to rain pretty good and everyone else had left. I asked JP if he wanted to quit and that if he wanted to keep going, I would, too. We agreed to continue and then it really started to pour. On hole 17 JP hit a shot from about 125 yards with a seven iron that went into the hole for a birdie. We danced around in the rain like we had just won the Olympic Gold Medal," Blaine recalls. "But truth be told, if we hadn't decided to stay, we would not have had that shared experience. Neither of us will ever forget that moment even though we will never see each other again. I'm sure that moment meant a lot to JP but all these years later it still means a lot to me. Helping a kid have a moment like that is what Olympia can inspire. It's like the echo Dave used to talk about in Dave Talk. What you send out, you get back."

Content like this, or stories about Hero's and their journeys, will be available on the Olympia App and the Olympia Alumni Association. We know that the stories captured in The Hero's Journey: Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp just scratch the surface of the amazing people of Olympia and we envision the OAA as a way to share many more hero's journeys and for all alumni to have a vehicle to stay in touch.

 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 

The OAA needs your help. How many Olympia Alumni are in your circle of contacts and friends? Think of the thousands that are out there if we all tell ten friends and each of them tell ten friends and then we can all connect. If you are an Olympia Sports Camp Alumni we need you to register for the OAA and get those in your circle of Olympia contacts to do the same. The link is at:

 https://forms.gle/woWsggqM7zpUyHge9

OLYMPIA HAS AN APP! 


Olympia has created an App that will allow Alumni to connect with the camp events, read content about some amazing Olympia people, and maybe sign your child or grandchild up for the week of their lives. Simply use this QR code to get to the App and all it offers. It will take you to the Olympia website and so much more!





 If you have someone who you feel is a hero of their journey and who the Olympia community would like to hear about connect with me at coachdools71@gmail.com.  Within a community of everyday heroes there are many stories that people would love to read about, stories I would love to write about. 

Why should I buy a book?

- See the 12 steps of the hero's journey come alive

- Learn a lot about yourself by reading about the journey of others.

- Learn about the Community of Olympia that spans over 50 years.

- Learn that Olympia is a Community of Everyday Heroes

- Learn that you, too, are a hero of your own journey

How can I buy a book

-available for order through Amazon and Indigo.ca

- available at The Different Drummer Book Store on Locust Street in Burlington

- available at the Olympia Tuck and Pro Shop

- Etransfer me $30 and I'll drive it to your house ! 

- available online at aherosjourney.ca

- audiobook version is available at Audible, Amazon, to iTunes 

If you would like us to come to your town for a book event or get copies into your favourite bookstore , email me at coachdools71@gmail.com

 If you have someone who you feel is a hero of their journey and who the Olympia community would like to hear about connect with me at coachdools71@gmail.com.  Within a community of everyday heroes there are many stories that people would love to read about, stories I would love to write about. 




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