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The Mesquite Senior Games Board is Ready for 2023
by Sandra Tudor, President
Registration for the Mesquite Senior Games has opened for the 2023 spring season. See the attached schedule of events. Just because the games haven’t started yet doesn’t mean that the board has not been busy. In addition to scheduling the games and finding venues, we have purchased a portable automatic external defibrillator (AED) for use at our events, and we have created a new position: sports director. We also had a very successful Grinch-themed Christmas bowling tournament.
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Through our profits from the 50/50 raffle at our Christmas bowling tournament—but mostly through the generous donation we received in memory of Arlene Waite—we were able to purchase the AED. Ms. Waite was a longtime resident and philanthropist in Mesquite, and the donation in her name could potentially help save lives going forward. The city, where many of our events take place, has AEDs at its sites, but there are event venues where we would be required to provide our own. All of our athletes and most of our volunteers are over age 50, and as we all learned not too long ago, heart issues can happen at any age.
As we continue to look for a new executive director, we have realized that many of the responsibilities of that position should be separated into the administrative side and the sports side. The executive director should handle the administrative and business side of the MSG, and the sports director should handle the sports aspects. Shaun Edwards has accepted the sports director position. Shaun will be the point of contact for all sports. The event coordinators for each separate event will know that Shaun has their backs. He will make sure they have the physical resources, including volunteer personnel and equipment, that are needed to run a successful event. The goal of the senior games is to help seniors (over 50) get out, get active, and to make sure they have a good time.V
For further information, please visit our website at www.MesquiteSeniorGames.org.
