About Nevada Senior Games
Now in its 31st year of existence, Nevada Senior Games is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of a healthy life style for adults 50+ through exercise and athletic competition. Those efforts began in 1979 when a mere seventeen participants competed in six events, sponsored by the Catholic Community Services and held at Paradise Park. A year later, Pat Dillingham, a former U.S. Olympic figure skater, and founding members Gene Hrdlika, Roger Hall and Mary Liveratti, succeeded in staging the first official Nevada Senior Olympics. Nevada Senior Games Inc. was then established to provide formal support for the endeavor.
Staff members of the University of Nevada Las Vegas were instrumental in moving the Games to the campus where the first annual Nevada Senior Olympic Games, a one-day affair in the spring, was staged. From those early beginnings, the Games have grown to include 21 events, held at various venues throughout the city, and an average participation of 1000 seniors each year. The Games are now conducted over a three-week period during late September, early October. With your support, and the support of our much-appreciated sponsors, we look forward to the continuance of this rich tradition!
The mission of the Nevada Senior Games, Inc. is to promote the health and fitness of adults 50 years of age and older. Primary emphasis is within the state of Nevada, but we welcome seniors world-wide to participate in our activities.
The goals of the Nevada Senior Games are to:
1. Encourage older adults to undertake and continue in a health and fitness- oriented lifestyle.
2. Promote good health and physical fitness for older adults in Nevada and world-wide by providing information, education and inspiration through year-round activities, workshops, seminars and other pro-active events.
3. Provide forums for older adults to compete with their peers and to receive recognition for their efforts and achievements in an atmosphere of friendship and support.
4. Focus public attention on the importance of regular activity/exercise as a way to achieve and preserve better health, especially among older adults.
5. Promote a positive image of older adult communities, including opportunities for positive role-modeling.
