This is an example of the grey cotton t-shirts that were presented to the volunteers of the Sydney Olympic Games. Its transfer-printed design depicts the Olympic cauldron and includes an excerpt from the Closing Ceremony speech by IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch. In this he described the 50,000 volunteers as the "most dedicated and wonderful volunteers ever".

The Australian clothing company, Bonds, was commissioned to design and make these t-shirts as well as the casual uniforms for the Olympic and Paralympic volunteers. Working for Bonds, Kate Gray and Elma Ventanilla designed the t-shirt on the night of the Closing Ceremony, sending their work to the printers at six o'clock the following morning. For three days, Jagged Promotional Printing produced around 80,000 t-shirts, finishing them in time for the volunteers' ticker-tape parade on the 5 October 2000. The t-shirts were distributed after this event.

Working at Bonds, Kate Gray and Elma Ventanilla designed the t- shirts that depicted the Olympic cauldron and featured an excerpt from the Closing Ceremony speech by Juan Antonio Samaranch. The t-shirt was designed on the night of the Closing Ceremony with the aid of Microsoft Illustrator.

The cotton t-shirts were made in Australia by Bonds and printed by Jagged Promotional Printing in Sydney.,

This t-shirt was given to Wendy Paulucci, the designer of casual volunteer uniforms made by Bonds. She kept it as a record of Bonds' work for the Sydney Olympic Games.

Gift of Wendy Paulucci for the Sydney 2000 Games Collection.

T-shirt presented to volunteers of the Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000, cotton, designed and made by Bonds, Australia, printed by Jagged Promotional Printing, Sydney, October 2000

T-shirt, Bonds grey cotton volunteer's commemorative t-shirt size L. The t-shirt has ribbing around the neck and features a transfer depicting the Sydney 2000 Olympic cauldron and flame. The base of the cauldron is silver in colour and features the fluid energy patterning in orange, green, blue and pink. A quote from Juan Antonio Samaranch is written in white text on the left side of the shirt "The most dedicated / and wonderful / Volunteers ever / 1 October 2000" followed by Juan Antonio Samaranch's signature in blue and his name printed in blue text. Below his name the Olympic rings are printed in white. A black fabric label with white text "Bonds" woven into its surface is sewn above the hemline of the left sleeve. A white manufacturers label is sewn into the neckline of the t-shirt. The label features the Bonds logo followed by black text "L / cotton / Made in Australia". Care instructions are given on the reverse side of the label. A smaller label below the large label has a white "B" in a black square and black text in a circle around the B "Official Licensed Merchandise". PHM label sewn to hem.

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