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DPR Opens Registration for the 32nd Annual DC Senior Games

Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Senior Games to be held May 4 – 15, 2015

DPR Customer Service:  (202) 673-7647
DPR/DC State Coordinator: Jennifer Hamilton, (202) 664-7153, [email protected]
DPR Media Contact: 
Brian Armstead, (202) 746-2092, [email protected]
Rachel Newman, 202 340-2910, [email protected]

(Washington, DC)  The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will open registration for the 32nd Annual DC Senior Games on today, Friday, February 20, 2015 at 1 pm. Online and in person registration will be available through Friday, April 24, 2015 at 11:59 pm, however early registration is highly recommended. The DC Senior Games (DCSG) are scheduled to take place Monday, May 4 -  Friday, May 15, 2015 at various locations throughout the District of Columbia.  Participants can register in-person at any recreation center; download and submit the application in-person; or register online. 

There is a $40 registration fee per athlete. The registration fee includes all entrance fees and a t-shirt. If submitting a paper application, all payments are to be made in the form of a personal check, cashiers check or money order; made payable to "DC Treasurer."  If registering online, payment is due at the time of registration via credit card or debit card only.
 

The DC Senior Games opening ceremony will take place on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 10 am at the legendary Howard Theatre, located at 620 T Street NW.  The closing ceremony will take place at the Howard Theatre on Monday, May 18th at 10 am.
 

The DC Senior Games is a yearly competition, hosted by DPR and sanctioned by the National Senior Games Association (NSGA), that brings together seniors from across the District to participate in athletic activities, while promoting healthy living for a longer, more robust life. Over 80 athletes competed in the 2014 DC Senior Games. Each year, the DC Senior Games features activities including: basketball, bowling, horseshoe toss, pickleball, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field.

Athletes who participate in the 2015 DC Senior Games may qualify to compete in the National Senior Games, which are held every odd numbered year. In 2013, over 30 seniors represented the District of Columbia at the National Senior Games in Cleveland, OH. The 2015 National Senior Games will be held July 3 – 16, 2015 in Bloomington/Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
 

For additional information about the DC Senior Games, including how to volunteer, please call (202) 664-7153.

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