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The community of Whistler has stepped up to help send one of its own to the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi.
A fundraising event at the Longhorn Saloon and Grill last Wednesday raised close to $10,000 to help send snowboarder Crispin Lipscomb to the Games just days after he qualified.
The event included a silent auction that raised $3,800 with items donated from local businesses, as well as large donations from individual companies like Walsh Restorations, which offered up $5,000. That amount is the same amount I started my business with, said owner Mike Walsh, who donated with business partner Kuldip Kang. The story was told to me that he has supported himself on all his training and I was just amazed. I was blown away by it. We were told he needed $10,000 and made a commitment to give half of that. Whistler has always backed us and we decided to back him.