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Miami Lakes committee sets Senior Olympics for fall, approves sponsorship tiers and food‑truck policy
Summary
The committee scheduled the Senior Olympics for late October/early November, approved a tiered sponsorship package (gold/silver/bronze), and voted to permit up to four food trucks in the park for the event (vendors to be charged a fee).
The Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee set the Senior Olympics for late October or early November and approved a range of planning decisions to fund and stage the event, including a tiered sponsorship package and a policy for food trucks.
Members agreed to target the end of October or beginning of November for the Senior Olympics to avoid conflicts with other town events. The committee also approved a sponsorship structure with gold, silver and bronze tiers; discussion centered on benefits for sponsors: prominent placement on T‑shirts and banners and priority location in the park for top sponsors. During the meeting members suggested top‑tier sponsorship at about $2,000, with mid and lower tiers discussed at roughly $1,500 and $500 respectively.
On event operations, the committee voted to permit food trucks to operate inside the park (rather than parked on the street), to limit the number of food vendors to no more than four, and to charge vendors a fee (amount to be determined) for participation. Members discussed logistics including tents, cleanup costs, potential police needs if street closures were required, and recruitment of volunteers and local health partners to provide blood‑pressure and glucose screenings.
Committee members directed staff to prepare a formal sponsorship package and to finalize a date so fundraising outreach can begin; they emphasized the need for a date in hand before issuing sponsor materials. The committee also set other outings (movies on June 23 and July 14) and approved a motion to organize a seniors' day at the baseball park for consideration at the July meeting.
No formal dollar budget for the Senior Olympics was adopted in the meeting record; members noted that event costs (tents, cleanup, police if needed) could require additional sponsorship or budget allocations. Staff were asked to draft the sponsorship packet and return an updated plan at the committee’s next meeting.
