Olympic family stories requirements

Dear Olympic Family Candidates:

Congratulations to you and your family on making it to the final stage of the "Olympic Families Tour Beijing" campaign, sponsored by China Mobile. This stage will determine the winners for the campaign. In just one month, the 10 families who will participate in the 2008 Olympic Families tour of the Olympic host (Beijing) and co-host cities (Qingdao, etc.) will be announced around the world. You and your family are just one step away from realizing this dream.

What are you waiting for? Hurry! Don't waste any time. In the form of the story, tell the world about your Olympic obsessions and your Olympic dreams.

Beginning today, and once a week for the next four weeks, we will announce two key terms for a weekly Olympic family story. You must tailor your weekly family stories to the two key terms, but you may use words and pictures of your choice to illustrate your family story. We will showcase your story on the official Olympic website and allow the world to cast their votes. Please submit your family's stories to event@beijing2008.cn.

Key Terms for the 4th round of Olympic Families Stories: Olympic; Action

Definition of Key Terms:

About "Olympic":

The Olympics are the ultimate celebration of athletics. In athletics, "Olympic" is a mentality to strive to become stronger and to never give up. The Olympics are the epitome of the development of human history. They are a culture that connects peoples to the past and links them to the future. The Olympiad is the ambassador of peace. The Olympics are the common platform shared by the people of the world to communicate with and learn about one another. The Olympics emphasizes participation and fairness. "Olympic" embodies hardship and tears. It embodies success, joy, peace, friendship, hope, and dreams. What "Olympic" signifies is too much to put into words, with too many meanings.

About "Action":

Action generally refers to an activity that has a specific target. To practice what one preaches and endeavor to reach our goals—that is to take action. The proactive pursuit of love can also be considered a type of action. Working hard to complete a job, raising money for those in need, planting trees outdoors to make our country greener—these are all example of action.

What is your family's understanding of "Olympic"?

What expectations does your family have for the Olympics?

What are your plans for the Olympic Games?

What sort of fate does your family have with "Olympic"?

What actions does your family plan to take pertaining to the Olympics?

What aspirations does your family have for the Olympics?

What is your family's understanding of action?

What are some meaningful actions that your family has endeavored?

Action comes in all forms; what are your actions like?

Maybe you've thought of something that we didn't think of that pertains to "Olympic" and "Action". Write about it here.

Presentation Format: Written descriptions and pictures

Other Requirements: The subject matter has unlimited possibilities. Feel free to express yourself, but tailor it around the two key terms.