The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce began its campaign to raise
$10 million from local businesses for the $50 million Centennial
Olympic Park.  The Chamber has already received about $6 million
in cash commitments from 15 companies, and Chamber President
Gerald Bartels hopes to bring in even more than $10 million.
Bartels: "This is the opportunity for companies who have been
waiting to be asked to make a commitment but not at the level of
major sponsorship."  Dan Graveline, a leader of the park effort,
said they have begun land acquisition which will cost about $31M,
and F. Duane Ackermon, President of BellSouth Telecommunications
and another leader of the park campaign, "hopes to bank all
contributions by January to prevent a cash flow crunch" (Melissa
Turner, ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 11/9).

     The Colorado Sports Council, local organizers for the U.S.
Olympic Festival-'95, have signed on Sedona Springs Mountain
Water as a gold patron and the Colorado Lottery as a Silver
Patron for next summer's Festival in Boulder, Colorado Springs,
and Denver.  Sedona Springs will be the official water supplier
for USOF-'95, and Colorado Lottery will be the official
distributor of the ticket and event guide.  Both will play a role
in the Torch Run, which involves carrying the USOF-'95 torch
through Colorado's communities across the state (USOF).