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2014 Pop Warner National Travel Grant Application (NB)
This item request City Commission approval for the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department to accept, if awarded, a grant from the 2014 Pop Warner Travel Grant Program to support the Gainesville Pop Warner Cheer Team to travel and compete in the National Competition in Orlando, Florida.
...Explanation
The City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department has submitted a grant application to the 2014 Pop Warner National Travel Grant Program to support the Pop Warner Cheer Team to attend the National Competition in Orlando, FL. The Gainesville Pop Warner Association has been programming events in the PRCA for more than four years. The PRCA Vision 2020 has identified the need to provide young girls with an opportunity to participate in an athletic program that incorporates life skills as well as self-esteem. In the fall of 2013, the cheer team placed 5th in the nation for their competition as Nationals held in Orlando, FL. Most recently, in October 2014 the Gainesville Pop Warner Cheer Squads, the Gator Midgets and Jr. Pee Wee, placed first and second respectively in their divisions in the Mid-Florida League Cheer Championships in Kissimmee, FL. Additionally, the Midget Cheer Squad received the Mid-Florida Association “Royal Scepter” award, earning the highest score of the day out of 82 cheer and dance squads competing. The grant funds, if received, will permit PRCA to be able to include students whose parents have economic difficulty.
Fiscal Note
There are minimal administrative costs associated with this travel grant. There is no funding match required.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the request to accept the travel grant voucher, if awarded, from the Pop Warner Travel Grant Program; and 2) if the grant is awarded, authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the travel grant voucher agreement and other related documents, subject to ...
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