RING

Description: MEN'S 10K GOLD RING WITH RUBY STONE. TEXT ENCIRCLES THE STONE " JEUX CANADA GAMES". SIDE DATED 1975, DISPLAY'S MAPLE LEAF. OPPOSITE SIDE ALSO DATED WITH ROUND CANADA GAMES SYMBOL.

History: RING WAS GIVEN TO THE DONOR'S HUSBAND, JACK WELCH, AS A THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING AT THE WINTER GAMES. THE DONOR DID NOT RECALL A CEREMONY FOR VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AND BELIEVED THAT MR. WELCH SIMPLY PICKED THE RING UP. THE DONOR BELIEVED HE WORE THE RING FOR A WHILE, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT WORN TO THE SAME EXTENT AS HIS WEDDING RING. MR.WELCH VOLUNTEERED FOR THE 1975 WINTER GAMES HELD IN LETHBRIDGE. HE WAS EMPLOYED BY MOORE BUSINESS FORMS WHO GAVE MR. WELCH BASE PAY DURING THE TIME HE VOLUNTEERED. THE MOORE OFFICE IN TORONTO SUGGESTED HE DO IT FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS. DONOR BELIEVED MR. WELCH WAS INVITED TO BECOME INVOLVED VIA A CITY OF LETHBRIDGE EMPLOYEE. BECAUSE OF HIS METHODICAL NATURE HE WAS ALLOWED TO TAKE PART IN THE LOGISTICAL/SCHEDULING DEMANDS OF THE GAMES. SEE P20010087001-GA FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE 1975 WINTER GAMES.