1. The Goethe Trail
2. Business of Sports Seminar
3. Gainesville Cycling Festival
4. Spanish and French Summer camps
5. From the Village Ebrief, by Tanya Ott tanya_ott@yahoo.com
6. Grants and Scholarships
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WEBSITES
http://www.expage.com/thegoethetrail The Goethe Trail, Inc.
https://startsomething.target.com/section_2/scholarships.html
Scholarships for Camps, etc.
CALENDAR (at end)
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THE GOETHE TRAIL
Please consider our link http://www.expage.com/thegoethetrail
The Goethe Trail, Inc. Some of the Forest is in Alachua County,
part of the Watermelon Pond Tract. And yes, Our trails are carriage
friendly, and the hitching posts at Goethe compliments of GRU!
Old poles make great hitching rails.
--Helen Blackprong@aol.com Florida Greenways and Trails Council
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BUSINESS OF SPORTS SEMINAR
The Business of Sports Seminar is at the
UF Hotel & Conference Center on
June 7 and 8. Speakers:
DJ Mackovets, Executive Director for the Men's 2002 and Women's 2003 NCAA Final Four in Atlanta and Former VP of Operations of Superbowl XXXIV.
Hill Carrow, President of Capitol Sports Management, Founding Director of the National Association of Sports Commissions and Former VP of Olympic Properties for the USOC.
Sheila Walker, Sports Management Consultant and Former Director of Olympic Festivals and Sports Development for the US Olympic Committee.
Dr. Heather Gibson, Assistant Professor of UF. "Exploring the untapped potential of college sport as event sport tourism for small communities."
Dr. Christine Green and Dr. Laurence Chalip, Griffith University (Australia)"Leveraging the tourism related benefits of Sydney 2000: A focus on the surrounding communities."
Bob Hughes, Commissioner, Florida High School Activities Association
Ann Marie Rogers, Associate Athletic Director, University of Florida
Don Robertson, General Manager, Gainesville Raceway
Roland Loog, Director, Alachua County Visitors and Convention Bureau
Jack Hughes, Executive Director, Gainesville Sports Organizing
Committee
--Jack Hughes, 338-9300 or hughes@gsoc.com
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GAINESVILLE CYCLING FESTIVAL
Oct 6 Santa Fe Century (Gainesville Cycling Festival)
Oct 7 Horse Farm Hundred (Gainesville Cycling Festival)
--Roger Pierce, Gainesville Cycling Festival http://www.afn.org/~bike
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SPANISH AND FRENCH SUMMER CAMPS
Spanish and French Summer camps running throughout June and
July for all ages--including adults.
--Kaydie Vistelle kaydiev@juno.com 372-6885
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VILLAGE EBRIEF, BY TANYA OTT TANYA_OTT@YAHOO.COM (excerpts)
1) New Rules for Soccer Parents: 1) No Yelling. 2) No Hitting
Ref
A heightening climate of poor spectator sportsmanship in high
school and youth sports has led to a
wellspring of measures aimed at curbing misconduct http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/06/sports/06SPOR.html
2) Increasingly, Schools Move to Restrict Dodgeball
What was once shrugged off as a harmless game is now considered
aggressive, unwholesome and a cause of injuries by some school
administrators. So in many school districts, officials have discouraged,
limited or even banned the game. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/06/national/06DODG.html
3) Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide
This metasite offers categorized links to sites that contain research-based
information about child
development. Sites are grouped in six categories - Family, Education,
Health, Typical Development, Childcare, and Activities - and
then further divided by topic. Each site is briefly described
and rated on
a five-star system. Users may also search by keyword or by selecting
from a list of supplied terms. http://www.cfw.tufts.edu
4) Understanding What Poverty Means (This is Really Good!)
With $17,184 defined as the poverty level for an American family
of four, it doesn't cover all the
necessary expenses for rent, transportation, health care, food,
and childcare. The US Catholic Conference has assembled a 2-minute
tour of what a poverty level income will afford. http://www.nccbuscc.org/cchd/povertyusa/tour2.htm
Tanya Ott, Independent Journalist tanya_ott@yahoo.com
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GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
https://startsomething.target.com/section_2/scholarships.html
http://www.caaws.ca/Awards/stacey.htm Stacey Levitt Scholarship Due May 31
http://www.caaws.ca/Awards/index.htm Grants and Scholarships
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
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GRASSROOTS and SUPPORT:
Middle School Programming: Carl Harness Harnesscs@ci.gainesville.fl.us
Elementary Afterschool Scholarships: Elizabeth Bondy <bondy@edu15.coe.ufl.edu
Cone Park (Gainesville): Tom Hawkins thawkins@atlantic.net
Greentree Park (Gainesville): ACTION, Dave Hill dnbhill@digital.net
Hawthorne:
Jonesville: Debbie Kennedy, 332-5713, and ACGARPA, Tom Trscabinets@aol.com
462-4902
Morningside: Penny Weber, President 334-2170
Newberry Park: Alena K. Buggs (352) 955-5084 <Alena_Buggs@DCF.State.FL.US>
Paynes Prairie:
Squirrel Ridge Park Gretchen Howard Gch@sa.co.alachua.fl.us 337-6174
Waldo: Henry Drake <SagoDr@aol.com (352) 468-2298
Windsor: Juanita Biles jkbracin@bellsouth.net 373-2812, 538-3235
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CALENDAR
May 28 Tree Planting for Veterans , Jim McCawley 372-2028
May 30 Second Annual Conservation Stewards Awards 6:00, Savannah
Grande AlachuaTrust@aol.com
Jun 7 - 8 GSOC Sports and Business Seminar, GSOC 338-9300 or hughes@gsoc.com
Jun 7 Team Training YMCA 5201 NW 34th St. 6 p.m.
Jun 9 DUNK WALDO POLICE! Waldo Flea Market
Jun 9 Poe Springs Moonlight Canoe Trip
Jun 9 Elements of Style Dance, SFCC Dance 8 pm Phillips Center
Jun 12 Team Training Holiday Inn University Center 1250 W. University
Ave. 6 p.m.
Jun 24 End of Fl. Museum Natural History Exhibit on Extinction
Jul 6-7 NSA-B State Fastpitch Tournament
Jul 20-21 Gator Sport Camp for adults with disabilities, Carolyn
Hanson chanson@hp.ufl.edu
Jul 21 Wheelchair Basketball, 3 pm Florida Gym
Jul 16-20 Florida Chess Camp Hidden Oak Elementary ages K-12
Aug 3 - 6 USA Cycling Federation National Junior Championships,
GSOC
Aug 6-12 Summer Dance Institute, Santa Fe Community College, <tari.kendall@santafe.cc.fl.us>
Oct 18-21 Gainesville Senior Games, GSOC
Oct 6 Santa Fe Century (Gainesville Cycling Festival)Roger Pierce,
http://www.afn.org/~bike
Oct 7 Horse Farm Hundred (Gainesville Cycling Festival)Roger Pierce,
http://www.afn.org/~bike
Nov TBD GSOC Recognition Banquet, GSOC
Mar 17, 2002, 1-4 Summer Activities Fair
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