Team Wisconsin has set a record for the Games! We will have over 600 members, the largest team in the history of the Games!!!! Not only will we have the largest team, there are nearly 2000 individuals registered for the 5K Race for Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation. That too, is the highest number of registrants in the history of the Games! Wisconsin will set the bar high and leave their mark on the Games!!!!
We'll be headed to Spring Green Friday morning so Emma and Rece can participate in the first night of their softball tournament on Thursday in Hilbert. A big THANK YOU to our friends the Breckheimers and Stumos for volunteering at the Games. They will be working Friday night at the welcome/registration tables.
Schedule Highlights
Friday, July 30
Ballroom Dancing 7 - 10 PM Monona Terrace
Saturday, July 31
5K Race for Organ, Eye and Tissue
Donation Awareness 9 AM Capitol Square
Opening Ceremony (Free) 7 PM Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Donation Awareness 9 AM Capitol Square
Opening Ceremony (Free) 7 PM Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Sunday, August 1
Cycling (Free) 8 AM - 1:30 PM Law Park/John Nolen Drive
Bowling Doubles (Free) 9 AM - 5 PM Bowl-A-Vard Lanes
Racquetball 9 AM - 5 PM UW Natatorium
Swimming 9 AM - 5 PM UW Natatorium
Table Tennis 9 AM - 5 PM Alliant Energy Center
Living Donor Recognition Event (Free) 3 PM Monona Terrace
3-on-3 Basketball 6:30 PM - 10 PM Alliant Energy Center
Monday, August 2
Badminton 9 AM - 5 PM Alliant Energy Center
Tennis-Singles 9 AM - 5 PM Nielsen Tennis Stadium
Track and Field 9 AM - 6 PM McClimon complex
Donor Recognition Ceremony (Free) 2 PM Monona Terrace
3-on-3 Basketball 6:30 PM - 10 PM Alliant Energy Center
Tuesday, August 3
Bowling-Singles (Free) 9 AM - 5 PM Dream Lanes/Bowl-A-Vard
Tennis-Doubles 9 AM - 5 PM Neilsen Tennis Stadium
Volleyball 9 AM - 5 PM Alliant Energy Center
Closing Ceremony (Free) 7 PM Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Items in blue above are events Rece will participate in. I am helping coach the volleyball teams this year so I highlighted that in orange. There is a daily events fee for most events (unless marked free). The cost is $5 for Wisconsin residents with a valid ID. We would love to have as many family and friends as possible there to cheer Rece and the rest of the athletes on. The one event I highly recommend attending is the Opening Ceremony. This is an AMAZING event. It will definitely bring tears to your eyes to see the the courageous donor families, living donors and recipients coming together to help spread the word about Organ/Tissue donation. Make sure you pack tissues!
I will be updating the blog during the Games adding pictures along with the daily posts. Thank you to our families that are making the trip with us. Your support is greatly appreciated.
So, check back next week for posts from the Games. Take care!
The Sweere Family
1 comment:
Hey, Sweeres! Glad to see you're participating again--and coming to Mad-town, too. We'll see if we can manage to hit an event and see Rece compete. We'd love to see you all--it's been too long!
Deb, Joel, Jonah and Josh Gerrits
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