Local Media Day for 2024 National Veterans Golden Age Games
PRESS RELEASE
May 20, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY , UT — Training for 65 local Veterans is in full swing in preparation of the National Veterans Golden Age Games. Veterans and their VA Salt Lake City team coaches will be present for interviews with opportunity to collect b-roll.
When: Tuesday, May 21, 1:00 p.m.
Where: Copperview Recreation Center, 8446 South Harrison Street, Midvale, Utah 84047
To attend our media kick-off event, rsvp with Apollo Burgamy, Deputy Chief of Communications and Public Affairs, VA Salt Lake City HCS, Phone: 801-582-1565 ext. 6606 / Email: jared.burgamy@va.gov
The 2024 National Veterans Golden Age Games will be held in Salt Lake City from Aug. 24 to 29 at the Salt Palace and various venues in Utah’s capitol city region. Nearly 1,100 Veterans from around the country will come to Utah and compete in sports like swimming, pickleball, and track.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs founded the National Veterans Golden Age Games in 1985. Today it is a premier senior adaptive rehabilitation program in the United States. It is the only national multi-event sports and recreational seniors’ competition designed to improve the quality of life for older Veterans, including those with a wide range of abilities and disabilities.
To learn more about the games visit the National Veterans Golden Age Games’ website, here: https://department.va.gov/veteran-sports/national-veterans-golden-age-games/
To volunteer for the games, visit our volunteer registration portal at https://38nvgag.my-trs.com/.
Apollo Burgamy, Public Affairs Specialist