NORTH CAROLINA SENIOR GAMES WEEK
2024
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, North Carolina Senior Games, Inc. has 54 Local Senior Games programs serving individuals aged 50 and older in all of North Carolina’s 100 counties; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging serves as the Grand Patron Sponsor of North Carolina Senior Games, making North Carolina the national model for healthy aging through Senior Games in the United States; and
WHEREAS, through a wide variety of wellness initiatives, North Carolina Senior Games offers a holistic approach to keeping the body, mind, and spirit fit while enjoying the company of friends, spectators, and volunteers; and
WHEREAS, Senior Games offers over 40 events for athletes, focusing on the benefits of fun, fitness, family, and fellowship that surround the largest senior Olympic-style program in our country; and
WHEREAS, North Carolina is the only Senior Games program that offers the SilverArts, a Celebration of the Creative Spirit of older adults in our state; based on a philosophy of keeping seniors healthy, active, and involved, SilverArts unites the athlete and artist in a program that recognizes the similarities of both endeavors – discipline, dedication, and pride in one’s accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, 2024 marks the 40th “Celebration of the Human Spirit” that is Senior Games State Finals, bringing in the largest number of participants in history, with over 3,500 attending;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 16 – 22, 2024, as “NORTH CAROLINA SENIOR GAMES WEEK” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
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Roy Cooper
Governor
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fourth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-four and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.