Quotes by Jeff Mielke

“We have superior facilities. Our community was very attractive to the Florida Sports Foundation, which organizes the games.”

“We must overcome any negative perceptions about the new site. Were removed from the center of the state where The Villages are located. The staff passed out hundreds of maps showing its a short drive to Southwest Florida.”

“The Villages has over 50,000 folks living on-site and every venue was right there intact. We have to overcome the perception our venues will not be one place.”

“This will set us up in the future as a larger player nationally in sports marketing. Down the road you might point at the Sunshine State Games as our next goal.”

“Thats not including any leisure activities such as golf, fishing or kayaking.”