Northwest Senior Games

http://www.northwestseniorgames.org

How do you come together and share a resource?

We have a NorthWestSeniorGames Board of Directors of 8 volunteer members, and many committee and commissioner volunteers. All our volunteers are devoted to help Seniors develop healthy lifestyles by providing the Games, which include 15 sports, for all Seniors age 50+, and encouraging them to participate to attain healthy and happy aging. It is a collaborative effort through a partnership with the cities of Shoreline, Redmond, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Bellevue and Seattle. Those of us with the NWSG hope to achieve 3 outcomes: 1) to provide opportunities for the participants to increase physical activity and competitive experience while having fun; 2) to encourage people to age in healthy ways and guide them to information and opportunities to do so; and 3) to increase participation in, and encourage development of, senior sport leagues and other 50+ competitions year round.

How would your group use the award money?

To help with the expense of organizing and running the Northwestseniorgames.