Parfaits, Egg McMuffins popular among Olympic athletes n 19 · Friday, February 12, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Continued from page 18 What do the world's greatest athletes eat when they visit McDonald's? As Quigley has only worked the breakfast shift thus far, she said the main meal of choice for the athletes she served was the parfait, followed closely by the Egg McMuffin. While the situation did not permit extended conversations with Canada's athletes, Quigley said the athletes she has talked with have been very nice and she has had the opportunity to wish a number of them good luck in their events. Quigley also got a number of these athletes to sign a statue of Ronald McDonald, which she brought from a McDonald's in Oakville. "He's pretty covered in graffiti right now," she said. While technically there to work, Quigley and Desjardins have been able to do considerable sightseeing in the short time they've been in Vancouver and point out that the best is yet to come. "We've each got individual dates where we get to go on a plane ride," said Desjardins. "You go around the water and they just show you Vancouver from up there." As if this were not enough, the trip's perks also include tickets to select Olympic events with Quigley getting to see the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition while Desjardins will be treated to two speed-skating events including the men's final. Quigley said she has also just learned of an unexpected bonus the pair will get to experience while in Vancouver. "Every day there will a nighttime ceremony for the athletes who have won medals and we are actually getting tickets to go to one of those ceremonies," said Quigley. "Apparently, they will be having bands from all over Canada coming in and playing, so it is going to be like a gala and we weren't aware of this at all, they just told us at orientation." To select members for the Olympic crew, McDonald's stores across Canada were painstakingly tested over a five-month period to see which stores practiced the greatest teamwork and offered the best customer service. In the end, the 227 Cross Ave. store Desjardins works at was judged to be one of these exceptional stores, along with Quigley's Wal-Mart McDonald's. PUBLIC NOTICE - HEARING AIDS We're Closer Than YOU THINK Currently, over 550 students residing in Burlington, urrently, rrently, ntly, tly, ly, y, , s st stu stud stude residin in Burlington, studen residing Burlington, student residing din urlingto ngton Flamborough Flamborough and O lamborough amborough mborough borough orough ugh g Oakv take advantage of our Oak Oa Oakvi take advantag of ou Oakville Oakvill Oakvil take advantage dvantage daily busing service. daily busing service daily busing servic aily using aily busing g The latest development in hearing aid technology, the Neuro - compensator hearing aid, developed in part at McMaster University, is now available at OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, February 17th 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. HEAR RIGHT CANADA 2457 Mount Forest Drive (at Guelph Line) Burlington CO-ED MONTESSORI, JUNIOR, MIDDLE, SENIOR w ww.h sc .o n. ca ww w. hs c.o n.c a www.hsc.on.ca | 905-389-1367 | 299 Fennell Ave. West, Hamilton w w h c. on .c on 90 5-389-1367 9 05-389-1367 -389-1367 389-1367 89-1367 9-1367 -1367 1367 367 67 7 99 F 9 l Av West, H ll A Ave West Hamilto We Hamilt Hamil Hami Ham Ha 905-335-5252 hearrightcanada.ca