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Welcome senior participants to the
24th Annual Senior Olympic Festival!
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Crowd cheering the Tucson Senior Olympics Festival Dates
The 24th Annual Senior Olympic Festival will be held Friday, January 18 through Sunday, January 27, 2008.

Event Results
2008 Tucson Senior Olympic event results booklet:
2008 Tucson Senior Olympic event results
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New Registration Option
In addition to mail-in and walk-in registration, there is now a new option of registering on-line or by phone.
See Registration Information for details.

Festival Partners
The Senior Olympic Festival is proud to partner with—

Photo Gallery
2006 Dinner/Dance photos
2007 Senior Olympic photos

Our Mission
The mission of the Senior Olympics is to promote health and fitness awareness, and foster the value of leading an active lifestyle among adults age 50 and over by—

Focusing attention on the importance of regular exercise as a way to achieve better health.
Providing incentive and encouragement for seniors to initiate and continue fitness activities year-round.
Promoting a positive image of the older adult in society.
Offering organized, sanctioned opportunities for seniors to interact and compete with peers.
Providing recognition for achievement within a positive atmosphere of friendship and support.
Encouraging community groups to work together toward a common goal.

The Organization

The Tucson Senior Olympics is a program of the Tucson Parks & Recreation Department. The activities conducted provide opportunities for participants and the community to benefit. Improved physical and mental health, prolonged meaningful independent functioning, positive self-esteem, social and cultural interaction, and community mobilization are just a few of the quality enrichments offered through the Senior Olympics.

The Program

The program currently consists of two components—the Senior Olympic Festival and the Senior Olympic Activity Series.

The Festival, which is held annually in late January and early February, is Tucson's comprehensive competition for older adults involving numerous athletic and social activities. It was initiated in 1985 as a two-day event involving approximately 200 participants. Currently, over 3,500 athletes and volunteers participate in this 10-day Festival. More than 30 sports or activities involving over 100 competitive and non-competitive events are held at numerous venues around Tucson.

The Senior Olympic Activity Series is an expansion of the Senior Olympic Festival into a year-round program of activities. Initiated in the summer of 1997, the purpose of the Series is to provide opportunities for beginner and intermediate participants to learn, to practice and to experience competition in a supportive, encouraging environment. Currently, the predominant component of this program is instructional classes—regularly scheduled learning sessions for ongoing participation. For more information about these classes call the Tucson Parks and Recreation Department at 791-4877, and the Tucson Senior Olympic Festival office at 719-3244.

Senior Olympian Pledge

"As a Senior Olympian, I pledge myself to the spirit of the Olympics—the spirit of achievement, that I may reach my goals; the spirit of competition, that I may win or lose with pride and honor; the spirit of friendship, that I may be a true friend to those around me."

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