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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No.-J-1 <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 1, 1997 <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> Orange County Senior Games <br /> DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> Orange County Recreation and Parks <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Robin Fuqua, Local Coordinator <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 21 - April 27th as Orange County Senior Games <br /> Events Days and to encourage citizens age 55 and over to participate. <br /> BACKGROUND: The first Orange County Senior Games were held in May 1988, with 69 <br /> participants in athletic events ranging from softball throw to tennis, and 100 <br /> Orange County citizens volunteered. In the years since 1988, the numbers have steadily <br /> grown, as we placed more emphasis on year-round programs of wellness, and added new <br /> athletic events. In 1996, the local games participants increased 67 percent from the <br /> previous year. This was partially due to the addition of SilverArts, a component of <br /> Senior Games which allows adults 55 and over to express their creativity in four art <br /> areas: Literary, Visual, Heritage, and Performing Arts. The purpose of SilverArts is <br /> to promote achievement and excellence in the arts among older adults. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners proclaim and declare <br /> April 21-April 27, 1997 as Orange County Senior Games Events Days. <br />