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Almost two years to the day that the West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC) introduced the “Winning Streak” capital campaign to improve and expand the Meijer Sports Complex, executives representing the campaign, project and donor community threw the first shovels of dirt to kick off the start of the expansion portion of the project at an invitation-only groundbreaking event today at the complex. The project is expected to be completed in October 2025.
Move United, the national leader in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, has selected Grand Rapids, Michigan, as the host site for The Hartford Nationals in 2025 and 2026. The Hartford Nationals is the largest and longest-running national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, or intellectual disability.
The West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC)’s Meijer Sports Complex improvement/expansion campaign got a major boost with a $1.5 million donation from Alro Steel Foundation and $750,000 in federal grant funds from Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, raising the fundraising total to $8.7 million – or 77 percent of its $11.4 million goal. Alro Steel’s donation also ensures the naming rights of the complex’s new championship softball field.
The West Michigan Sports Commission (WMSC) brought home more than industry knowledge when it recently returned from the annual Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA) Symposium in Portland, Oregon. It took home the title “Sports Commission of the Year” for 2023 in the under 500,000 population category as one of only 10 awardees honored among 800 member organizations.