Chapter Four / SPONSORSHIP95Petro-CanadaPetro-Canada has a proud 22-year history of supporting Canadian athletes. As National Partner and the Official Oil and Gas Sponsor of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games,Petro-Canada fuelled all Vancouver 2010 fleet and motor coach vehicles and venues. In addition, Petro-Canada sold 1.8 million limited edition Vancouver 2010 glasses, of whichapproximately 50% of the proceeds went to help the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team. During the Games, the Petro-Canada Athlete Family Programme hosted approximately 500 familymembers in Vancouver and Whistler to ensure every athlete had their family members on the sidelines to watch them compete. The programme provided peace of mind for athletes and a home away from home for their families. Guests on the programme came to call it the 'Family Village' of the Games.The company continues to fuel the dreams of Canadian athletes through grassroots initiativesincluding annual funding for 50 pre-carded athlete and coach pairs through 'Fuelling Athlete andCoaching Excellence' (FACE).