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2001/84/294 Certificate of appreciation, GamesForce 2000, Olympic volunteers, paper, made for SOCOG circa 2000
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Certificate of appreciation, GamesForce 2000, Olympic volunteers, paper, made for SOCOG circa 2000
The Significance Statement summarises why an object is important and places it in a social and cultural context. An object may be significant for various reasons, including: historical use, rarity, design/aesthetics, new technology or changes in society. Statement of significance
This certificate of appreciation is an example of those that SOCOG presented to its accredited workforce, called Games Force 2000. Identical certificates were presented to each member of the Games Force team, along with a matching collector's pin, t-shirt and a ticker tape parade through the streets of Sydney.

Games Force 2000, the accredited workforce for the Sydney 2000 Games, provided the labour that supported operations at Olympic venues and events. The force comprised some 47,000 personnel, including volunteers, and contracted and official staff, and constituted the largest team of volunteers in the history of the Olympic Games.

Following the guiding principle, "Delivering the Dream", the Games Force rendered a range of services including first aid, transport, security, spectator services, Games services, technical support and broadcasting operations. The team operated throughout the duration of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, with around 7, 000 personnel servicing the Paralympics, and 40,000 servicing the Olympics and associated events.

TAFE New South Wales was nominated as the Official Training Supporter Services of the 2000 Olympic Games. It developed a range of training tools addressing safety issues, teamwork principles, codes of conduct, Games Force operations, and venues and events. TAFE marketed the training as a component of its nationally accredited courses.
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Made for SOCOG.
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Unused

Made for and owned by the Olympic Coordination Authority/Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, and donated to the Powerhouse Museum after use in the Games.

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Certificate of appreciation, GamesForce 2000, Olympic volunteers, paper, made for SOCOG circa 2000

Certificate, A4 paper, for GamesForce volunteers. The certificate has a blue background and features a light blue globe with athletes in different colours around the globe: a footballer in purple, wheelchair basketball player in green, a relay runner in yellow, a basketball player in orange and a baseball player in pink. Written in white text over the images of the athletes 'Certificate / of / Appreciation / '. In smaller text below this 'In recognition of and appreciation for your contribution to / the success of the Sydney 2000 Games.' The signatures of Sandy Holloway and Louis Appleby are printed in white. Below this is the Sydney 2000 logo, the GamesForce 2000 logo and the 2000 Paralympic Games logo.
Made: 2000
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
2001/84/294
Production date
2000
Width
215 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Part of the Sydney 2000 Games Collection. Gift of the New South Wales Government, 2001
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Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games Collection
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