2008 Northwest Senior Games

Leisure Care presents the 2008 Northwest Senior Games Coming June 2008!

Senior athletes, take your mark! Registration for the 2008 Leisure Care Northwest Senior Games begins on April 7! This is a newly expanded event which has venues throughout Seattle, Shoreline, Kirkland, Redmond, Bellevue and Mercer Island.

The mission of the Northwest Senior Games is to promote health, fitness and a positive public image of people age 50 years or better through participation, competition, education and socialization.

The Northwest Senior Games (NWSG) is an incorporated not-for-profit organization, whose board is made up of citizens age 50+ and representatives from six City agencies that specialize in recreation and community services for adults 50+.  NWSG began in 1998 as the Greater Seattle Senior Games, in close partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation. Today, Leisure Care has expanded the NWSG into a broader collaborative venture consisting of the following partner cities: Redmond, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Shoreline and Seattle. People who participate in the NWSG live throughout the Puget Sound region and beyond.

The NWSG will provide more than fifteen different events, including track and field, ice hockey, basketball, volleyball, beanbag baseball, pickleball, swimming, tennis, badminton, new-to-competition table tennis, kayaking, softball, line dance and ballroom dance. This year’s ballroom dance event will be a memorial to the great Ed Long and will include a 6-piece band with horns.  There is also a celebration banquet on June 7, 2008 at the Community Center at Mercer View.

The Northwest Senior Games gratefully acknowledges Leisure Care, LLC as the primary sponsor of this year’s activities.  More information about Leisure Care can be found at www.leisurecare.com.

As the U.S. Surgeon General states, “Physical activity helps maintain the ability to live independently and fosters improvements in mood and a feeling of well being.” One participant in the 2005 Senior Games said, “I haven’t played tennis in 50 years, since high school. I can’t remember ever having so much fun!” This is why the Senior Games and their venues continue to grow. Come see what fun we have! All ages are welcome to watch!

The NWSG is affiliated with the Washington State Senior Games, whose board works closely with the National Senior Games and Washington State’s other local Senior Games to insure quality and coordination. For event information and a registration brochure, visit our web site. For other information or questions, please call Seattle Parks and Recreation 206-684-7484 or e-mail tim.pretare@seattle.gov.