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Presented by Mr. Motznik
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WHEREAS, The National Senior Games Association (NSGA), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles for adults in achieving greater value and quality in their lives by staying healthy and active through education, fitness, and sport by governing the Summer National Senior Games, an 18-sport competition held every two years for men and women 50 or over; and
WHEREAS, from June 3rd through June 18, 2005 the greater Pittsburgh area was the scene of the 2005 Summer National Senior Games welcoming over 10,000 senior athletes who qualified by competing in local and state competitions held in 2004 by the 50-member state organizations; and
WHEREAS, a total of 61 athletes from the City of Pittsburgh Citiparks SeniorInterests program participated in the Summer National Senior Games and 28 were medalist and ribbon winners, representing the top eight finishers in the events of archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, horseshoes, shuffleboard and track and field; and
WHEREAS, the five Citiparks SeniorInterests/City of Pittsburgh athletes who were multi-medalist/ribbon winners are Mary Wohleber of the Northside with one gold and two ribbons, James Cichra of Sheraden with one bronze and two ribbons, Bob Horton of Lawrenceville with one silver and one ribbon, Elsie Lowen of Beechview with one silver and one ribbon and William Mattozzi of the South Hills with one bronze and on ribbon.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the City of Pittsburgh commends all of the participants of the 2005 National Senior Games, the largest multi-sporting event in Pittsburgh history and congratulates our local athletes.