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Let the games begin! We're cheering for Team USA!
What is your favorite Olympic memory?
Barb - The best Olympians have the ability to perform under extreme pressure. That's exactly what gymnast Kerri Strug did during the 1996 Games. With just the vault to go, the U.S. women's gymnastic team held a slim lead over Russia and needed two of its stars to nail their vaults. But Moceanu fell twice, and Strug tore ligaments in her ankle during her first attempt. Knowing she had only one chance left to seal the gold for her team, Strug grimaced through the pain and sprinted down the runway, landing cleanly before collapsing onto the mat. Her score was good enough to secure an American victory and propel Strug to national icon status.
Timmy - My favorite Olympic memory is cheering for Michael Phelps. I have watched him swim since he was a little boy - we belonged to the same pool and he and my children attended the same elementary school. As a member and past president of the Board of the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, I have had the pleasure of working closely with Michael's mother, Debbie, for the past 4 years. Michael's sister, Whitney, is my fitness coach. I am definitely a part of Team Phelps!
Lisa -
I love a good scandal, so the 1994 Winter Olympics with Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan comes to mind! Harding's ex-husband hired someone to take out her #1 rival Kerrigan so she couldn't compete in the US Women's Figure Skating Championship prior to the games. But Kerrigan recovered and ended up winning the silver medal in Lillehammer while Harding finished a mere eighth. Karma!
Dana -
I always loved watching gymnastics! My favorite memory is watching the Magnificent Seven win gold when the Olympics were in Atlanta.
Karen E. -
My favorite Olympic memory is when the US Ice Hockey team beat Russia in Lake Placid back in 1980, also known as the "Miracle on Ice." It was such an unbelievable upset - the US was never expected to knock off Russia who was the indisputable amateur hockey champion of the world at the time. The Americans went on to win the gold and who can ever forget Al Michaels saying "do you believe in miracles?" at the end of the game. It still gives me goosebumps every time I see it. On a side note, my husband and son love do a mean recitation of Herb Brooks' game time motivational speech at home! Very funny.
Karen B. - Although not a specific memory, I'm inspired by the Jesse Owens story from the 1936 Summer Olympics. Owens, an African-American and grandson of a slave, overcame racial discrimination to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. He was the star of the Olympics in Berlin, winning four gold medals in track and field. The games were overseen by Hitler, who expected his German athletes to dominate! In this year's Rio Olympics, I am in awe of the age-defying gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, who is competing in her 7th Olympics this year at the age of 41! She has a 17 year old son, the age of some of the athletes she is competing against-wow!
Lauren - I love both the winter and summer games equally, so it's hard for me to think of just one specific memory. But one of my favorite Olympians I remember watching when I was younger was figure skater Michelle Kwan. I was always so mesmerized by the elegance and grace in her performances. She made skating look so easy!
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August 2016
From the Desk of Barb Clapp...
I absolutely love watching the Olympic games every two years! It's phenomenal how the world unites, despite our differences. No matter what else is going on around us, we can all enjoy watching the best athletes in the world compete. Hearing many of the athlete's stories of hard work and dedication is so inspiring. These athletes persevere despite many challenges, and that's so important for all of us to practice. I can't wait to keep watching this week to see what Team USA can do and I hope you're just as inspired as I am to never give up.
Enjoy the rest of the Olympics!
This month at Clapp Communications
Loews Annapolis Hotel
hosted yet another great
Canines & Cocktails Happy Hour this past month! Watch Loews Annapolis'
Ali Guidry on WBFF FOX 45 share more about this great fundraiser at the hotel.
Did you know that recently consumers have gravitated to bank trustees because of a desire to have someone who is independent serving in that role? Read what Smith, Gildea & Schmidt's Mariela D'Alessio has to say about the current banking trend of using trust departments in The Daily Record here.
A big CONGRATS to
Keswick CEO, Carmel Roques, who was just appointed by the Governor to a 4-year term with Maryland's Commission on Aging!
The Maryland Commission on Aging is a proactive body that provides statewide leadership on diverse senior issues and advocates for practical solutions.
Did you see Stratford University's Chef Greg Hare on WBFF FOX 45 cooking segment? Watch him explain how you can make compressed melon to enjoy and cool off this summer here!
Aileen McShea Tinney
is the new executive director of Keswick Community Health, a not-for-profit division of Keswick Multi-Care Center. Read all about Aileen's new role and experience in The Daily Record.
Loews Annapolis Hotel's Chef Cho and
Stratford University's Chef Yeager both have recipes featured in the Governor's Buy Local Cookbook. Congrats! See Chef Cho's Fried Green Tomato and Crab Caprese recipe on page 8 and
Chef Yeager's Pan Roasted Black Angus Beef Strip Loin with City-Hydro Pure Microgreens Salad recipe on page 21 of the Cookbook here.
Stratford University's Alexandria Campus Director, Alycia Johnson, was featured in the Washington Business Journal! See Alycia's answers from the 'In the Spotlight' Q&A here.
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