The B.C. Seniors Games are looking for a host for 2013 and 2014, and have sent out bid packages have been sent to 62 municipalities throughout B.C.
The B.C. Seniors Games Society is asking mayors and community leaders to step up and be part the Games, which is open to athletes 55 years and older. The annual multi-sport tournament brings as many as 3,500 participants to the host communities and regions. Sports range from ice hockey to cribbage to soccer.
The B.C. Seniors Games Society is a volunteer, non-profit society whose mission statement is to improve the health, lifestyle and image of all 55-plus British Columbians. In addition to organizing the B.C. Seniors Games, the society also works to portray a contemporary image of seniors as physically fit and socially engaged.
For more information, contact June Parsons at june.parsons@shaw.ca.