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Central Florida Sports Hall of Fame
Mayor Buddy Dyer and 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 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 |
We hope this month's activity letter finds you well. A busy month of events in October, leads way to November and a continued focus on new event opportunities in Lake County.
Four (4) very different crowds descended on Lake County in October, as we hosted the INT Water-Ski US Championships, the AJGA All Star Golf Invitational, the Florida Rugby Union All Florida Day and the Mission Inn Collegiate Classic golf tournament. The one thing all of these events did have in common: a huge economic impact for Lake County. We are still finalizing the exact impact for each event, but all four (4) events combined are expected to generate more than $1.5 million in economic impact and over 2,000 hotel room nights in Lake County. Based on our initial projections, October might have our busiest month to date since our partnership began in Lake County, and we hope this is a trend moving forward as we look towards 2011 and beyond.
On the business development front, your Sports Commission had an active month identifying future event opportunities for Lake County sports venues. The CFSC sent staff to several conferences in both Gainesville, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina for the purpose of connecting with both existing and new event partners that might find Lake County a potential home for their championships. Read about our recent activity below in this month's impact report.
 Lastly, we are sad to report that Jon Baran, our Lake County Marketing & Events Manager, recently left the Sports Commission to pursue other opportunities. Jon was with us for over three years, and we hope you will join us in wishing him the very best in his future endeavors. To that end, we have already made an offer to a candidate to replace Jon, and plan to have our new Lake County Marketing & Events Manager in place before Thanksgiving.
Thank you for your support as we continue our extensive work to bring new and exciting sports related events and activities to Lake County. |
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Best Regards,
Sam Stark
President/CEO
Central Florida Sports Commission  |
| ECONOMIC IMPACT |
Month of September 2010
Hotel Room Nights: 233
Tax Recovery: $ 2,329.61
Economic Impact: $111,742.50
Number of Participants: 67
Number of Spectators: 84
Number of Events: 1
Year to Date (through September 2010)
Hotel Room Nights: 4,550
Tax Recovery: $52,656.53
Economic Impact: $3,307,109.25
Number of Participants: 8,769
Number of Spectators: 14,588
Number of Events: 19 |
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| WINS & LOSSES | |
(as of October 2010)
Formal Bids Submitted: 9
Total Bids Won: 7
Total Bids Lost: 1
The Sports Commission recently received some bad news regarding the Rock the Box Lacrosse Tour. As reported in last month's impact report, the Rock the Box Lacrosse tour has decided to bring their tour to the Hickory Point Soccer fields in November. This tournament was going to be part of a new nationwide series of 5 vs. 5 outdoor lacrosse events taking place throughout the remainder of 2010 and into 2011. Unfortunately, the tour has postponed all upcoming events. Should they re-organize the tour, we will look to engage them again for a possible event next fall.
In addition, we have set up a site visit with 3v3 Live Soccer Tour to possibly hold both a local qualifier event, along with a regional qualifier, next spring and summer in Lake County. Representatives will be touring venues throughout the State of Florida, so we hope to lock down future dates with them while they are in Lake County. Stay tuned! |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS | |
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| COMMUNITY PROFILE | |
Don't wait until New Year's to make your resolution to get in shape. Sign up for the Florida Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, taking place on January 1st, 2011, and start your training today. The Florida Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K will start and finish at the National Training Center (NTC) in Clermont. The 26.2 mile course will be an out and back run along the paved bike trails. The course has some hills. The 13.1 mile course will also be an out and back run on the paved bike trails. The 5K run course will be an out and back course around the NTC/South Lake Hospital campus. Click HERE for more information about training programs or to sign up for the event.
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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.
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.
