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Executive
Director of the 2011
WPFG Bill Brooks, 2011
WPFG, President, Jim
Carney, with Honorees
Anheuser-Busch Inc.,
represented by Mike
Thompson; John A.
Catsimatidis, Chairman
and CEO, Red Apple
Group; Mark Wagar,
President and CEO of
Empire Blue Cross Blue
Shield; Mary Wittenberg,
President and CEO, Race
Director, ING New York
City Marathon, New York
Road Runners; Rusty
Staub, Former New York
Mets Superstar, and 2011
WPFG Vice President,
Bill Miccio.
Photo by: Stuart Ramson
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Supporters of the
largest sporting event
ever to come to New York
City, the 2011 World
Police & Fire Games,
were honored last week
at a gala dinner to
support the games
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THE
STAR-STUDDED
GALA DINNER SUPPORTing THE LARGEST sporting event
EVER TO BE HELD in New York City, FEATURed ATHLETES AND
LUMINARIES, INCLUDING FORMER NEW YORK MET ALL-STAR RUSTY
STAUB; representatives from founding sponsor
anheuser-busch; JOHN CATSIMATIDIS; EMPIRE BLUE CROSS
BLUE SHIELD PRESIDENT MARK WAGER (SPONSOR); LEADING
ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND dozens of top ATHLETES FROM THE
NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND the FIRE dEPARTMENT
OF THE cITY OF nEW yORK. The Event took place ON
Wednesday, February 4th at the Marriott
Marquis Times Square
The
2011 World Police & Fire Games—which will
come on the 10-year anniversary of 9/11—will involve 18,000 athletes from
more than 70 NATIONS, competing in 65 sporting events AT
VENUES throughout the five boroughs. All athletes WILL
BE active or retired police officers or firefighters. More than 35,000
visitors are expected for the 2011 games.
THE WORLD POLICE &
FIRE GAMES are
the largest sporting event in the world, after the
summer olympics. NEW YORK CITY WON THE BID
FOR THE 2011 GAMES, DESPITE TOUGH INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITION. COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM THE 2009 VANCOUVER
GAMES AND 2013 NORTHERN IRELAND GAMES WERE ON HAND AT
WEDNESDAY’S DINNER.
www.2011wpfg.org
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