week 10-11: LET'S PLAY! Sports & Fitness Fest

After a week and a half we decided what we are going to do with the open space. I proudly present to you;

LET’S PLAY: Sports & Fitness Fest

Who: Open to all of Pierce County, we invite the whole community: families and individuals, sports clubs and organizations, fitness centers, and vendors!

What: An event for the whole family to celebrate a day dedicated to sports, fitness, and play. Be prepared to play! Dress ready to try out many of the clinics and open participation sessions. Schedule will be posted online soon.

Where: Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center (Exhibition Hall)

When:  Day 1 Event: January 14^th 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

                Day 2 Event: January 15^th 10:00 AM -4:00 PM

                (Exposition set-up will be Friday afternoon, 3 – 6 PM)

Just to give everyone an idea of what my responsibilities are; (ALL IN 60 DAYS)

1) Contacting all clubs to be a part of this event in some way, shape, or form (booth, interactive clinic, competition, etc.)

2) Find vendors to be a part of the exposition component.

3) Find sponsors

4) Find volunteers (communicate, train, schedule) = volunteer management

5) Lots of administrative work

6) Help develop master schedule

7) Support marketing efforts

8) Manage & create entire fitness piece (CrossFit, Yoga, Zumba, kid's fitness, etc.)

There are many other parts of this event. We are going to have a basketball court, sports court, 40 yards of turf, a stage for performances, several classrooms, 3 wrestling mats, fencing strips, an exposition hall, free-standing interactive games/ bounce houses, and a ball room full of men's gymnastics implements. We are planning to partner with the local Children's Museum as it is also their Grand Opening. We also have plans to make this a food drive to support another MLK event put on by the City of Tacoma. We have the Boys& Girls Club, YMCA, Multicare, the Tacoma School District, over 50 club sport organizations, the Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association, and several semi-pro and professional sports teams coming to this.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE SPRINGBOARD for our organization and for me as a new professional in sports. My skills are skills are being pushed to the max and I am getting even more first-hand experience on many different pieces of what it takes to work in this industry.