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We are also grateful to the University of Texas at San Antonio and the other organizations that serve the vital role as “hosts” for these athletic endeavors. Recognition is also deserved for the City of San Antonio departments and staff, including the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Alamodome, the Convention Center, the Police Department, Parks and Recreation and many, many more hard working and well-meaning individuals. We all work together to make these events more successful than anywhere else. Please also allow me to take this opportunity to thank all the groups and individuals who worked behind the scenes to help us with this ongoing funding effort. The Board of Directors, under the leadership of Jim Callaway, continues to provide the ongoing civic leadership to make this funding a reality. Speaking of another way to strengthen San Antonio…please get out to vote and pass People’s Nine! This is the $214 million bond campaign for the future of our community. This means more parks, recreation sites, soccer fields, libraries in addition to road, bridge and drainage improvements, an emergency operations center, public health and safety enhancements and much more. What is even better…the county and city are working together to maximize the dollars. Vote early and vote “yes”! Big
12 Soccer Tournament around the corner -- sponsor your team(s) today!
Click here
to bring your youth soccer team to see the best of the Big 12! It’s
a great value and helps the Foundation fund this event for the Conference.
If you don’t have a team but want to help out, fill out the sponsor
form and let us find a deserving team to attend. Goal! |
Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge Readies for October 1 Launch!
At Woodlawn Elementary, the school he once attended, Mayor Ed Garza will lead children in walking their first one-quarter mile on October 1 at 10 a.m. He will be joined by the superintendents of the six participating school districts as well as Go!Kids sponsors and various elected officials. In it's inaugural year, the Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge school districts include Harlandale, North East, Northside, San Antonio, Southside, and Southwest Independent School Districts. The Sports Foundation is particularly proud of the Diamond Shamrock Go!Kids Challenge™ website at www.sanantoniosports.org/gokids. Designed by Sports Foundation creative director Ross Davis with graphic elements supplied by the talented folks at Creative Link studios, the Go!Kids website is a terrific resource for children, parents and teachers. Check it out for Go!Kids news, updates and special events. People's
Nine Bond Election Benefits Athletic Facilities "The recreation and sports components of the "People's Nine" are critical first steps by the City and County in investing in the health and fitness of our community and especially the long-term health and fitness of our children," said Sports Foundation board member George Block, who worked on the Sports Foundation's behalf to identify needed improvements in area athletic facilities. Early voting for the bond election takes place from October 18-31. Vote YES for the PEOPLE's NINE! For more information click here. NCAA Prep Local Officials for Final Four
For the Love of Kids & Harleys Revs Up
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As mentioned above, many of the NCAA® staff and Division I Men’s Basketball Committee were in attendance last week for the monthly San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) board meeting, staff outings and Host Manual Seminar.
VOLUNTEERS The official volunteer age requirement established by the NCAA® for Final Four® events has been changed from 21 to 18 years of age, so great news for the young and eager volunteers out there! If you have yet to sign up as a volunteer, now is your chance! Although game tickets don’t come with the job, an official uniform, an opportunity to contribute to one of the greatest sporting events in the country, and plenty of Final Four® fun do! After registering to volunteer, you will begin receiving the San Antonio Sports Foundation’s ‘Sidelines’ e-newsletter as a way to stay current with Final Four® updates. Sign up today! |
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for Youth Great Resource for Home-Schoolers Maribeth pulled Kyle out of public school. At the same time, a friend told her the San Antonio Sports Foundation offered fencing and gymnastics classes for home-schooled children. “This was the perfect place for Kyle to release his frustrations,” says Meribeth. “It’s also taught him self-discipline. He’s a totally different child now.”
If you are the parent of a home-schooled child and would like to find out more, contact Alma Striker by e-mail or by phone at (210) 820-2113. DFY Sport Demos Spark Dreams To schedule a Dreams for Youth demonstration at your school, contact Alma Striker at (210) 820-2113. |
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The Sports Foundation urges San Antonio and Bexar County voters to
support the "People's Nine" on November
4. The $214 million dollar city and county improvement package does
not require a tax increase and includes a plan to improve
area parks and recreation facilities, including youth athletic fields,
stadiums and gymnasiums. Over $33 million dollars alone would be allocated
to facilities in the San Antonio area if the PEOPLE’S NINE bond
issue is passed. 
NCAA®
Division I Men’s Basketball representatives were in San Antonio
last week as they hosted the 2004 Final Four®
Host Manual Seminar in the Alamodome. In an intensive session, NCAA®
staff led the San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) through
the details associated with staging the 2004 NCAA®
Final Four®, slated for April 2-5, 2004
in the Alamodome. The NCAA® will be attending
monthly SALOC meetings through the 2004 NCAA®
Final Four®.
The
founders of 
While
much serious business was accomplished, there was also time for fun
and team building. Staff and committee members participated in the inaugural
"Jernstedt Cup", named after Tom Jernstedt,
Senior Vice President of Division I Men’s Basketball. The competition
was fierce on the racetracks of Malibu Castle Golf & Games as participants
vied for bragging rights during this team-building event. The following
day consisted of a golf scramble at the beautiful Hyatt Hill Country
Resort and dinner on the Riverwalk to round out the evening. Thanks
again to the NCAA for hosting SALOC in a productive and fun-filled week,
and as always, for the first-class leadership and direction that your
staff provides!
Almost
30 home-schooled children fence at the Dreams for Youth gym twice a
week. Many of their siblings take gymnastics, and the mothers couldn’t
be happier. “Fencing has helped my son learn coordination, and
it has given him control of his body,” says Jewel Hoffmann,
who has been home-schooling her children for 5 ½ years. Her daughter
loves tumbling, and Jewel says this is one of the few programs she finds
affordable so that both her children can participate.
Five-hundred
students at Freedom Elementary were among almost 3,000 elementary and
middle school children who have seen fencing and gymnastics demonstrations
at schools in the Southside and Harlandale
districts this fall. A picture (or demonstration in this case)
is worth a 1,000 words, and DFY coaches believe that showing how much
fun fencing and gymnastics can be is the best way to hook a child. The
Sports Foundation offers after-school programs in badminton, gymnastics
and fencing for children in these and other school districts that are
located in disadvantaged neighborhoods.