FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 7, 2013
29th Annual Senior Games!
The 2014 Senior Games, sponsored by the Area 10 Agency on Aging, are just around the corner! More than 40 games are planned for this much anticipated and exciting annual event. Games September 3 – 15.
All active older adults (50 years & better!) from anywhere are invited to participate in friendly competition. Approximately 600 gold, silver and bronze medals are given to participants during the nearly three weeks of games.
The 2014 Senior Games are dedicated to the memory of Elton Rockwell & Ollie Waldon. Opening ceremonies will be at 9 a.m, Thursday, September 4, at Karst Farm Park. Park Games will follow the opening ceremonies, with a pitch-in luncheon immediately after the games.
Games take place at several locations, including five new venues! Games include bowling, a golf scramble, volley/bally ball, softball, table tennis, three-on-three basketball, eight-ball pool, shuffleboard, and numerous park games (crockers, croquet, football toss, softball pitch, horseshoes, Frisbee golf and bocce ball). New 2014 Games include swimming, putt-putt golf, and Badminton. $5 registration fee (no tee-shirt) or $10 registration fee (includes a 2014 Senior Games tee-shirt!). Please note: Additional charges for the golf scramble, putt-putt & bowling games. Additional tee-shirts available for $7.
Pick up your official Senior Games registration booklet at the Endwright Center and various locations in Monroe & Owen counties. For more information, call the center at 876-3383, ext. 515.
Primary sponsors for the 2014 Senior Games: American Legion-Burton Woolery Post No. 18, Bosma Enterprises, Bynum Fanyo, Hilliard Lyons, Hoosier Energy, Indiana University Health, IU Credit Union Investment Services, Loyal Order of the Moose No. 1081, Meadowood Senior Living, Premier Healthcare, Redbud Hills Independent Living, The YMCA, Nite Owl Promotions, Area 10 Agency on Aging and Rural Transit.
A Big Thanks to Area 10’s Premier Level Community Partners: Comfort Keepers, Elder Care Connections, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Hearthstone Health Campus, Home Instead Senior Care, Monroe Place, Owen Valley Health Campus.
Submitted by:
Jaime Sweany
Cost: $5 registration fee (no tee-shirt); or $1ter and other various locations. More: 876-3383, ext. 515. 0 fee (with tee-shirt!). Shirts alone: $7. Additional charges for golf scramble, putt-putt & bowling.
For more information contact:
Jaime Sweany
(812)876-3383
[email protected]