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Sept. 22, 2004
www.stlsports.org In this issue, we look ahead to what’s on deck for the
Sports Commission, including the 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships, 2005 NCAA
Final Four and the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. But before addressing the future, we
reflect on the past and what has been one of the most exciting and jam-packed
periods in the Sports Commission’s 15-year history. Between March and August, the organization was involved in
the NCAA Wrestling Championships, NCAA Men’s Basketball St. Louis Regional,
U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Trials, U.S. Olympic Diving Trials, ATHENS 2004
Olympic Torch Relay, St. Louis’ Olympic Centennial Celebration, and the U.S.
Senior Open. Be sure to check
out some of our favorite highlights from those events by clicking on the
links below: · 2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships – March 18-20 · 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Women’s Marathon – April 3 · 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving – June 7-13 · ATHENS 2004 Olympic Torch Relay & St. Louis’ Olympic Centennial Celebration – June 17 If you have any comments or suggestions, feel
free to e-mail me at dbray@stlsports.org.
Communications Manager
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NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURN
TO THE GATEWAY CITY IN 2005 For the third time in the last six years, the NCAA
Division I Wrestling Championships will be at Savvis Center in Downtown St.
Louis. This past March, more
than 15,000 fans, athletes, coaches, and officials visited the Gateway City,
generating nearly $10 million in economic impact and accounting for more than
10,000 hotel room nights. The
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TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2006 U.S. FIGURE SKATING
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ST. LOUIS
To purchase tickets, visit https://www.savviscenter.net/usfsa/tickets/index.asp. The all-event ticket package includes
admission to all competition events and practice sessions except the Chevy
Skating Spectacular, which must be purchased separately. Individual session tickets will go on
sale approximately four months prior to the Championships. Volunteers are also needed for the event. For volunteer information, visit www.stlouis2006.com/volunteers.asp. The Sports Commission is working with
the Heartland Inter-Club – an organization made up of seven local figure
skating clubs – and Savvis Center to produce the 2006 Championships. BECOME A FRIEND OF THE SPORTS COMMISSION
The Sports Commission recently
introduced its “Friends” program, a new opportunity for individuals to become
affiliated with the organization and support its efforts. Sports Commission Friends make a $100
annual contribution to the organization and receive the following benefits:
Help make America’s best sports
city even better by becoming a Friend of the Sports Commission. To join, simply click here to
obtain a Friends application.
You can also find additional opportunities to support the Sports
Commission (as a Partner or Champion) at www.stlsports.org/join/index.htm.
As an independent non-profit organization that is
responsible for raising 100 percent of its budget, the Sports Commission
relies primarily on the private sector – local companies and individuals – to
provide the resources it needs to be successful. The Sports Commission thanks its current Partners,
Champions and Friends for their support. With a series of spectacular events ahead, including the
2005 NCAA Final Four, there is no better time to be involved in the
organization – and no better time to make a positive impact on the St. Louis
community.
SPORTS FOR KIDS: HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE IN ST. LOUIS
LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE LIVES THROUGH SPORTS
The Sports Commission’s Sports for Kids program
takes a unique approach to helping young people in 2004 Sports for Kids Clinics
and Activities Coach it Right! Soccer Coaches Clinic – Aug. 29 LAST, BUT NOT (LEE)ST…
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'62 Sports Group; American Amateur Golf Tour of St. Louis;
American Recreation Products; American Red Cross; Anheuser-Busch Center; AON
Risk Services; AT&T Wireless; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Missouri; Brown
Smith Wallace, L.L.C.; Busch Soccer Club; Butler's Pantry; Casino Queen;
Charter Advertising; Chase Park Plaza; Chevy's Fresh Mex; City of Maryland
Heights; City of St. Peters; Clayco Construction; Collins Printing;
CompManagement - Healthlink; Christee Cook; Corporate Benefits Strategies,
L.L.C.; DDI Media; Deloitte & Touche; Destination St. Louis; Donovan,
Rose, Nester & Joley; Downtown St. Louis Partnership; Drury Inns, Inc.;
Bernie DuBray; East-West Gateway Coordinating Council; Edy's Grand Ice Cream;
EFR, Inc.; Embassy Suites St. Louis Downtown; Fabick Power Systems, Inc.;
Fine Arts Ltd; Fitness Designs Physical Therapy Sports Rehab; Fontbonne University; Forest Park
Golf Course; Frito-Lay; Gateway Football Conference/Missouri Valley
Conference; Gateway Grizzlies; Gateway International Raceway; Genxmex Foods,
Inc.; Goldenberg, Miller, Heller & Antognoli; Goldman Associates; Gray
& Associates; Wayne Hagin; Hamilton Jewelers; Hampton Inn Gateway Arch;
Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club; HOK; Holiday Inn Westport - St. Louis;
Hycel Properties Company; Jack Dubinsky & Sons; Jackie Joyner-Kersee;
Lashly & Baer, P.C.; Liquid Light Studio; Major Brands; Markwort Sporting
Goods Company; Marsh Advantage America; McBride & Son Homes, Inc.;
McGuire Moving & Storage; Mike Moore; Millstone Bangert, Inc.;
Mississippi Lime; Missouri Bone and Joint Center, Inc.; Missouri Machinery
& Engineering Company; MO Employers Mutual Insurance Company; National
Sports Agency, Inc.; Nike; Old Hickory Golf Course; PAI Printing Company;
Paramount Convention Services; Joe Pereles; Planet Do It; Polsinelli, Shalton
& Welte, P.C.; Premier Rentals; Precision Foods Inc.; Preston
Photography; Primaryclick.com; ProRehab; Bob Ramsey; Rawlings; RBG &
Company; River City Rascals; Royal Banks of Missouri; SBC; SBC Smart Yellow
Pages; Seven-Up Bottling Company; SIU – Edwardsville; Slay Event Management
& Consulting; SLCC – Meramec; Smurfit-Stone; Southwest Airlines; William
A. Spencer; Spirit of St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend; Sports
Management Worldwide; Sportsimpacts; SSM HealthCare; St. Louis 2004; St.
Louis Airport Marriott; St. Louis Physical Therapy & Rehab Network, Inc.;
St. Louis Post-Dispatch; St. Louis Renaissance and Marriott Hotels – Airport;
St. Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association; Stan the Man, Inc.; StudioJMC.com;
Team Central Gymnastics; The America Group; The Bank of Edwardsville; The
Center for Orthopedics; The Korte Company; The McEvilly Group; The Private
Bank; The Regional Business Council; The St. Louis Shootout; THF Realty,
Inc.; Tiger Logistics L.L.C.; Trojahn Plumbing; University of Missouri – St.
Louis; U.S. Center for Sports Medicine; U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Diving;
Vandalia Bus Lines; Vetta Sports Clubs; Dick Waters; Waylon Ad, Inc.; Welsch,
Flatness & Lutz;
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The
Sports Commission will miss Lee Michelson, who resigned as the organization’s
vice president of development to take a position with Ronald McDonald House
Charities effective Sept. 15.
