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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 4, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 -Q <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Senior Games <br />DEPARTMENT: Recreation ~ Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Terry Colville 968-2075 <br />Department on Aging <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 25 -May 3, 2000 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 Orange County <br />citizens volunteered. In the years since 1988, the numbers have steadily grown, as we placed <br />more emphasis on year round programming and added new events. Each of the 150 plus <br />participants benefit greatly from participation in the games. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County <br />Commissioners proclaim and declare April 25 -May 3, 2000 as Orange County Senior Games <br />Events Days. <br />