55 Plus BC Games Zone 8 springing into action

Submitted by Maria Martin

The 2023 Senior Games are taking place in Abbotsford on August 22-26 with 29 sports for approximately 3500 participants. You can be one of those participants. To learn more about this multi-sport gathering event, visit this website www.55plusbcgames. org/zones/zone8 and look under Zone 8 for up-to-date information on sports, special events, locations as well as general information. If you have any questions about becoming a member, registering to participate in the Games, volunteering with the zone or becoming a zone sponsor. Contact zone8info@55plus bcbcgames.org.

How do you know if you live in Zone

8? Here is a list of the communities: Anglemont, Ashcroft, Avola, Barriere, Blue River, Canoe, Cache Creek, Celista, Chase, Clearwater, Clinton, Falkland, Grindrod, Kamloops, Lillooet, Little Fort, Logan Lake, Lytton, Merritt, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Sorrento, Valemount, Vavenby.

What can you do now? Registration for membership ONLY is open now. Registration to participate in the Games opens on March 1st.

Membership fee $20 and Participation fee $75. NOTE: Do not submit your Sports Fees as they are paid by Zone 8 from the

BC Community Gaming Grant. You can EMAIL membership and registration forms and e-transfer to: zone8treasurer@ 55plusbcgames.org or mail to: Zone 8 55+BC Games, P.O. Box 28025 Lansdowne PO, Kamloops, BC, V2C 0C9. Please make cheques out to BCSGS Zone 8.

Finally, our next Zone meeting is on March 9 at 10 a.m. at the Kamloops Sports Council Building, McArthur Island Park. #101 – 1550 Island Parkway Dr., Kamloops, BC. Come and meet your volunteers and find out more about the games.

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