Prince George Senior Games To Attract 3,000

By 250 News

Chair  Les Waldie  at the podium while  Neil King, in Charge of Volunteers, Jim Horswell, the Sports Director  wait for their chance to talk to media   

Prince George, B.C. - The BC Senior Games set to run September 10^th to 13^th will attract about 3,000 participants aged 55 plus from all across the province. The Chair of the games was on hand today to open a new Seniors Games office located in the old Highland Elementary School.

This year’s Seniors Games are expected to be the largest ever staged in the province. Les Waldie, the Chair, says the games started off in 1988 with 650 people attending that will grow to 3,000 in Prince George.

The events will include Dragon Boat racing, Ice hockey and Cribbage to try and cover off as many events as possible, Waldie says.

"What we need right now  are more volunteers.  We have over 120 signed up now, we need 12 to 14 hundred volunteers." Those people wanting to volunteer can register at www.bcseniorsgamespg08.com

The games are expected to generate between 1 ½ million and 2 million dollars for the community.

At the same time, Neil King, in Charge of Volunteers, Jim Horswell, the Sports Director   say they are still looking for support.  The three men say they are still short about $55,000 dollars needed  to cover costs for the event. The total budget is pegged at $300,000 dollars

Email | Print | Facebook | Twitter | Digg | Del.icio.us