Blue Haven residents get into the Olympic spirit

Blue Haven Bonaira has hosted a special Olympics celebration, led by former torchbearer and ILU resident Denis.

Denis proudly carried the Olympic torch for the relay leading up to the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Denis fondly remembers sharing the Olympic torch experience with a local nursing home back then and has been inspired to repeat his run at Blue Haven for the Paris Olympics.

Bagpipers led the torch bearer and flag bearer from the entrance of Blue Haven Bonaira to our RACF.

The torch was then handed over to local sporting champion Val Brunker OAM who carried it into Matterson Hall, where residents were entertained by the Bonaira Ukelele Group before watching a special replay of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.