Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez Honors Youths during Sean Taylor Football Classic
(MIAMI, November 19, 2014) - On November 15, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez recognized 150 youths who were named this year’s “Pop Warner Scholastic Achievers”, during a special half-time presentation at the annual “Sean Taylor Football Classic”, held at North Miami Athletic Stadium. Mayor Gimenez also recognized Pop Warner for 42 years of service to boys and girls participating in football and cheerleading at Miami-Dade Park locations.
The annual “Sean Taylor Football Classic” serves as the “Super Bowl” Championship for the Greater Miami South Florida Pop Warner League. Teams participating in the Sean Taylor Classic had the best regular season records and won each of their playoff games. “Pop Warner Scholastic Achievers” are awarded to Pop Warner league cheerleaders and football players with a GPA of 96 and above. “The Mayor’s Youth Sports Championship series encourages youth participation in sports, as a valuable tool in developing essential life-skills, such as sportsmanship, teamwork, responsibility, and discipline, which are the core ingredients for successful living,” said Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez. “Youth sporting events, such as the Sean Taylor Football Classic are helping Miami-Dade youth to enhance their athletic abilities and lives through sports.”
About the Greater Miami South Florida Pop Warner League:
The Greater Miami South Florida Pop Warner League (GMSFPWL) was chartered by Pop Warner Little Scholars, Incorporated in 1972, as the governing body of its eight associated member parks in Miami – Dade County. The GMSFPWL currently has grown to 24 member programs run by optimist clubs, youth activity associations, and city park and recreation departments. These member associations each run their own programs under both the national and local Pop Warner rules.
Pop Warner is the only national youth sports program which requires its participants to maintain a level of academic achievement in order to participate. The mission of GMSFPWL is to enable local children to benefit from participation in team sports and activities in a structured and safe environment. Through our associations, pop warner programs instill the fundamental values of teamwork, dedication and a positive work ethic both on and off the field of play.
GMSFPWL is an all-volunteer, 501c(3) nonprofit organization that provides an organized tackle football and cheerleading program for over 5000 children, from 5 to 15 years of age, in Miami-Dade & Broward Counties.
About the Youth Sports Championship Series:
The Youth Sports Championship Series featuring the newly coveted Miami-Dade County Mayor’s Cup, is the vision of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez who as a father, grandfather and volunteer youth sports coach believes in the values and benefits children derive from participating in organized sports. Awarded the 2014 National Association of Counties Achievement Award, The Mayor’s Youth Sports Championship Series aims to build and support a strong foundation of organized sports throughout Miami-Dade County through a series of sport championships coordinated by Miami-Dade PROS and the local governing body of the individual youth sport. Champions will be crowned in 10 sports at 15 events, predominantly at Miami-Dade County owned parks and facilities. Winners of championships in tennis, track and field, basketball, baseball, flag football, golf, swimming, cross country, cheer and dance, and soccer, will be crowned with the Mayor’s Cup.
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