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Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame!
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty top the list for the Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held on Wednesday, November 17th at the Amway Center. Other inductees include: Pat Williams, Glenn Wilkes, Sr., Joanie Schirm and Richard Lapchick.
This exclusive affair will begin at 6:00 pm with registration, networking and hors d'oeuvres; with the induction ceremony to begin at 7:00 pm. Tickets are only $25.00 per person. Don't miss this one of a kind event. Click HERE for more info and to purchase your tickets today!
The 2010 Induction Ceremony will mark the continuation of a great regional sports tradition, where the 2010 inductees will join Arnold Palmer, Dot Richardson, Chipper Jones, Payne Stewart, Nick Anderson and 80 other Central Floridians who have been honored for their achievements within professional and amateur sports since 1981.
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A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM SAM
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Gobble up the fun in Volusia County! November brings more than just turkey's to town. One of the many local events in Daytona is the Daytona Beach Street Rods Turkey Run. The Turkey Run is the Southeast's largest car show and swap meet which takes place in the expansive infield of Daytona International SpeedwayThis event includes all rods, customs, antiques, muscle cars, exotics, corvettes, mustangs, etc. Come and have FUN with the Turkey Run!
Congratulations and thank you to the runners of the 3rd Annual Daytona Beach Half Marathon. It was truly a race to remember. With nearly 900 runners, a 28% increase from last year, we're already gearing up towards a record breaking number next year! Among the finishers were Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen and Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood. A BIG thank you to our volunteers and sponsors: American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Orlando Magic, South Lake Hospital, Krispy Kreme, Barefoot Wine, Daytona Beverages, Spikes Footwear, Mix 1, Hooters, Dick's Sporting Goods and Jon Hall Hyundai; we couldn't have done it without you! For the final results please visit www.daytonabeachhalf.com and stay tuned to save the date for next year!
Looking to burn off a few calories before digging into a delicious Thanksgiving dinner? Then be sure to register for the 27th Annual Thanksgiving Ten Miler & 5K! This event is held every year in DeLand and is limited to the first 1,000 entrants, so be sure to register soon! For more information and to register please visit: http://www.altavistasports.com/events.html
On the business development front, your Sports Commission is working hard to bring in new and exciting sporting events. Read about our recent activity below in this month's impact report.
Have a great November! |
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Best Regards,
Sam Stark
President/CEO
Central Florida Sports Commission |
ECONOMIC IMPACT |
Month of September, 2010 Totals · Hotel Room Nights - 600 · Tax Recovery - $ 4,582.55 · Economic Impact - $401,182.50 · Number of Participants - 292 · Number of Spectators - 584 · Number of Events - 1 Year to Date (Through September, 2010) · Hotel Room Nights - 15,959 · Tax Recovery - $113,151.58 · Economic Impact - $7,611,985.50 · Number of Participants - 7,597 · Number of Spectators - 8,996 · Number of Events - 19 |
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| IN THE PIPELINE |
The Sports Commission recently sent staff to the TEAMS Conference held in Charlotte, North Carolina in late October. Hosted by SPORTSTRAVEL Magazine, the conference features an expo with event organizers seeking to partner with sports commissions and sports destinations to host future sports related events and activities. We meet with over 30+ national event organizers, with the goal of identifying future opportunities for venues within Osceola County. Several groups of note that might provide future opportunities for Volusia County include US Canoe & Kayak, PSA Sports (on behalf of USA Fencing), NAIA, Big Shots Basketball and Nations Baseball, just to name a few.
In other news, the Sports Commission recently sent several staff to Gainesville to meet with the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) for the purpose of identifying future FHSAA State Championships events currently up for bid. Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys Wrestling, Boys & Girls Golf and Girls Volleyball are a few of the events under consideration for venues within Volusia County. Bids will be due to the FHSAA in early January, so stay tuned!
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| WINS & LOSSES
(Annual Numbers Through October)
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- Bids Submitted - 9
- Wins - 5
- Losses - 2
On the business development front, the Sports Commission, in partnership with the Daytona Convention and Visitors Bureau, recently met with representatives of Youth Amateur Travel Sports Association (YATSA). YATSA facilitates youth and amateur sporting events that include baseball, basketball, soccer, golf, football and volleyball. Some of their annual events include: All American Woodbat Classic as well as the Elite 8 Hardwood Classic, both held in Atlanta, GA. Each of these events brings in teams from across the country. We will keep you updated on any progress made with YATSA, as we look forward to the possibility of hosting their events for the first time ever in Daytona in 2011.
In addition, the Sports Commission is in the beginning stages of forming a relationship with the soccer club based out of the Ormond Beach Sports Complex. The soccer club is an active member within Florida Youth Soccer Association (FYSA), and is eager to host more regional youth soccer tournaments out of their facilities in Ormond Beach. Multiple events are targeted for spring of 2011, so stay tuned for more information on each.
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| COMMUNITY PROFILE |
The Daytona Beach Half Marathon held Sunday, October 31, 2010, brought out Daytona's finest runners. For many, these events are not so much about where they finish as how they got there. A local Volusia County resident of Daytona Beach, Teri Hansen, shared her story with the Daytona Beach News-Journal. She is one of the many people who ran the 2010 Daytona Beach Half Marathon and found out running is a way to get through the daily challenges of life. As a New Year's resolution in 2009, Teri started running as a way to keep in shape and planned to run her first half-marathon in January, until she got pregnant. She continued to run during her pregnancy and at 5 months ran in the DeLand Fall Run 10k. She came in dead last and from there was even more motivated to run again. Now, the mother of a 7-month-old, who had never run before nor considered herself an athletic person, is in the best shape of her life! For more information and to read other stories like these, please click HERE.
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