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E-Newsletter / October 2008
The Gainesville Sports Commission in the News
- The Gainesville Sports Commission has been featured in the November issue of the Business Report for
North Central Florida. To receive a copy of the issue, please email:
info@gainesvillebusinessreport.com or call 352-377-1402.
- The Gainesville Sports Commission’s Executive Director, Jack Hughes was featured in the new Visit Gainesville newsletter and talks about the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) and how he is the newly elected Chair of the NASC.
8th Annual Gainesville Senior Games
Thank you to all of our sponsors and athletes who participated in this year’s Gainesville Senior Games presented by Shands HealthCare.
The Gainesville Sports Commission has finished its 8th successful year of hosting the Gainesville Senior Games sponsored by Shands HealthCare Nearly 400 athletes participated in 12 events during October 16 - 19, in various locations throughout Alachua County. This year’s Senior Games is presented by Shands HealthCare and is funded by the city of Gainesville and the Alachua County Visitors and Convention Bureau. This local Senior Games was sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and was a qualifier for the Florida State Senior Games Championships.
Plan now to participate in the 9th Annual Gainesville Senior Games scheduled for October 2009!
***For more event results from the 8th Annual Gainesville Senior Games, please click here
Newberry Archery Complex Becomes a Reality
The groundbreaking for the Easton-Newberry Sports Complex Regional Archery/Recreation Center was on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. The new Archery Center will have an indoor archery range, a gymnasium with a basketball/volleyball court, and office space. Other new facilities around the Archery Center will include a fitness trail and an indoor range with three-dimensional archery targets. The center is projected to be completed in mid-2009.
Don’t Forget to Vote on November 4th!
The Gainesville Sports Commission is one of many community groups who advocate a healthy lifestyle for all our citizens
and support a wide range of sports. We’ve joined hands with advocates for protection of green space, water resources,
and wildlife habitat in the Wild Spaces and Public Places Campaign, a project of the Conservation Campaign.
This citizen-led effort is seeking voter approval for a one-half percent sales tax over the next two years.
This effort has the potential to raise $20 million to continue Alachua Forever funding as well as $20 million for
improvements to all Alachua County cities’ and various county recreation facilities – including a Senior Recreation Center,
new soccer fields, swimming pool improvements, an 8-lane rubberized track, and many other needed projects.
Please “Click Here” to read the ballot language and learn more about this initiative that will be on the November 4 ballot
or to contribute.
Click here to view our Community Members and Partners
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