Sport and Active Aging (with BC 55+ Games Event Manager Judy Joseph-Black)

Judy Joseph-Black has worked in the Canadian sport industry for more than three decades and is a strong advocate for athletes and coaches with a disability, women in sport, and Indigenous sport. Her background is in communications and media relations, and she has worked with Team Canada at the Paralympic Games, as well as Team BC at the Canada Games from 1993-2019. She currently lives on Gabriola Island, BC and is the Event Manager at BC Senior Games Society. The BC Seniors Games Society is a volunteer based charitable organization responsible for the overall governance of the 55+ BC Games.  The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host communities.   Each community, under it’s own registered volunteer board of directors, enlists hundreds of volunteers to help plan and stage the Games in partnership with the BC Seniors Games Society.  The Games are funded by the BC Seniors Games Society, with funding provided by the provincial government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport as well as many local Friends of the Games contributors.  Hosting the Games represents an approximate $3 million economic impact on the host community and surrounding area. The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province.  The Games offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host community. Articles: BC 55+ Games: https://55plusbcgames.org/ Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-active-a-strategy-for-the-future-of-sport-and-physical-activity ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠[email protected]⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/