Petition To Limit the Gaston County Senior Games to County Residents
We the undersigned petition that the Gaston County Senior Games would be limited to participants residing in Gaston County with these three exceptions:
1. Seniors who reside in a county where the county does NOT offer the event in which they wish to participate AND/OR
2. Team sports (involving more than 5 members) which are unable to find enough seniors residing in Gaston County but would be able to compete by filling their positions via other counties AND/OR
3. Steering Committee members who have been serving Gaston County in that capacity for more than 15 years shall be exempt from this rule.
We request that these criteria be used for future senior games in Gaston County and that this be verified on the application each year by requiring a copy of participants photo IDs.
Updates
June 14, 2024
The emails I receive from folks who feel pushed out of their own local games continue to prove why this shift is necessary. I am working through the quiet pushback from organizers who prefer the status quo, but I have no intention of backing down from these requirements.
6 Comments
There are so many people complaining about out of county people taking medals from Gaston County residents that may want to go to the state. Felt I needed to support them.
Other counties do not allow non county residents to play. I was told they were using their resources for non county residents and they didn't want to do that. Neither should Gaston County
The number of participants have grown over the years. There should be plenty of residents without bringing in from other counties.
If a county opens their games to us, we can open ours to them
Great idea!
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Petition To Limit the Gaston County Senior Games to County Residents
We the undersigned petition that the Gaston County Senior Games would be limited to participants residing in Gaston County with these three exceptions:
1. Seniors who reside in a county where the county does NOT offer the event in which they wish to participate AND/OR
2. Team sports (involving more than 5 members) which are unable to find enough seniors residing in Gaston County but would be able to compete by filling their positions via other counties AND/OR
3. Steering Committee members who have been serving Gaston County in that capacity for more than 15 years shall be exempt from this rule.
We request that these criteria be used for future senior games in Gaston County and that this be verified on the application each year by requiring a copy of participants photo IDs.
Updates
June 14, 2024
The emails I receive from folks who feel pushed out of their own local games continue to prove why this shift is necessary. I am working through the quiet pushback from organizers who prefer the status quo, but I have no intention of backing down from these requirements.
6 Comments
It's the Gaston County Senior Games, sponsored by resident tax dollars. Should only be open to Gaston County residents.
There are so many people complaining about out of county people taking medals from Gaston County residents that may want to go to the state. Felt I needed to support them.
Other counties do not allow non county residents to play. I was told they were using their resources for non county residents and they didn't want to do that. Neither should Gaston County
The number of participants have grown over the years. There should be plenty of residents without bringing in from other counties.
If a county opens their games to us, we can open ours to them
Great idea!
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It's the Gaston County Senior Games, sponsored by resident tax dollars. Should only be open to Gaston County residents.