Since marking the milestone of 1,000 days to go in late December, the staff at the World Games 2010 Foundation has been busier than ever. Each day greets us with a new organization wanting to get involved with the Games, a new potential partner, expanded volunteer interest, and requests for the opportunity to purchase tickets.  Not surprisingly, we are getting more and more requests for information about all aspects of the Games as awareness continues to increase.

In an effort to keep ourselves, our board, and our partners and stakeholders focused on our core objectives and desired end results, I'm pleased to announce that we have adopted a mission statement to keep us on track. As you can imagine, we have many wonderful ideas and proposals coming our way, and most of them are worthy of consideration. Now, with our mission statement, we can remind ourselves of what it is that we are striving for and have to achieve. If otherwise valuable ideas and suggestions don't relate to our mission statement or help us get there, then our efforts need to be directed elsewhere.

For this reason, I am pleased to share our mission statement with you for your review and so that you can see where our efforts must be directed. (see right column).

We look forward to working with all of you to achieve these objectives.

Sincerely,

Jack Kelly

The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Mission Statement

"The non-profit World Equestrian Games 2010 Foundation, Inc., on behalf of the Kentucky Horse Park and the United State Equestrian Federation, will produce the Games at the highest competitive level so that they will be artistically, technically and commercially successful in order to elevate horse sport in America, showcase the Commonwealth of Kentucky and provide for the Kentucky Horse Park to become the greatest equestrian venue on earth."

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Jane Beshear Named to the 2010 World
Games Foundation Board

LEXINGTON, KY. — Jane Beshear was announced at this month's board meeting as the latest addition to the 2010 World Equestrian Games Foundation Board of Directors. She was elected unanimously by the board.

"I am pleased to be able to offer my equine experience to the World Equestrian Games Foundation Board as we move toward 2010," said Beshear. "This event is an excellent opportunity for the state of Kentucky and I am honored to lend my experience to help make it a success."

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World Games 2010 Foundation Names New Board of Directors Chairman

Lexington, Ky. — The World Games 2010 Foundation recently announced that Mr. John Long of Shelbyville, KY, has been selected as Chair of its Board of Directors. Mr. Long is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). He replaces interim Board Chair Tandy Patrick, who will continue to serve as an active board member.

"I am looking forward to being a very active chairman," said Mr. Long. "The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games provide an unprecedented opportunity to showcase both Kentucky and U.S. horse sport, and I know that by working together, we can be sure these Games leave a lasting legacy for many stakeholders."

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Thousands of Volunteers Sign Up For 2010 Games

Volunteers coming from around the World

Lexington, Ky. — In the first ten days of the new web-based volunteer registry system, nearly 4,000 new volunteers signed up online for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. The World Games 2010 Foundation estimates that at least 6,000 volunteers will be needed to work before and during the Games, to be held at the Kentucky Horse Park from September 25-October 10, 2010 in Lexington, Kentucky.

"The response we have received is heartwarming and overwhelming," said Cathy Rutter, Director of Community and Volunteer Relations for the Foundation. "We have received hundreds of emails from people all over the world, who want to volunteer their time, efforts, and resources to help make the 2010 Games a success. With this early response, I am confident that these volunteers will have a huge impact on the Games."

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World Games Foundation Announces New Dressage Discipline Manager

Lexington, Ky. — The World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc. announced in January Lloyd Landkamer, of Hamel, Minnesota as the Dressage Discipline Manager for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, in addition to his current duties as the Para-Equestrian Discipline Manager.

Mr. Landkamer is one of eight managers responsible for planning, managing and directing the World Championship competitions in eight equestrian sports and communicating with the FEI and participating national federations. The managers will work on a contract basis with the World Games 2010 Foundation, Inc.

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World Games 2010 Foundation Selects Official Shipping Agent

Lexington, Ky. — The World Games 2010 Foundation has appointed Peden Bloodstock as the Official Shipping Agent for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held September 25th-October 10th 2010, at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Peden Bloodstock will be engaged in the management, coordination and provision of all equine transport services and ground logistics for the Games. This will include but is not limited to coordinating the shipment of some 800 horses, their attendants, equipment and carriages to and from Lexington from all corners of the globe, and playing an intensive role in quarantine and bio-security management on the ground.

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Official Housing Bureau Partner for Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Kentucky 2010 Announces Partner for Private Property Rentals

Lexington, Ky. - Short's Sports & Events, a division of Short's Travel Management, has chosen Event Home Leasing to be Short's official private property rental provider. Event Home Leasing is based in Louisville, Kentucky and is owned and operated by Dana and Charles Martin. The Event Home Leasing group has several years of experience in private home and property rentals. Dana served as the Player Accommodation Chairman for the 1996 and 2000 PGA Championships at Valhalla, facilitating private rentals for the 1996 and 2000 PGA Championships at Valhalla. She has also facilitated private rentals for the Kentucky Derby each year since 1996.

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SUPPLIER REGISTRATION COMPANY SELECTED FOR 2010 GAMES

Online Registration Available for Potential Suppliers

Lexington, Ky. — National Diversity Solutions (NDS) has been selected to manage the supplier recruitment, registration and qualification process for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

"The 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games represent a tremendous opportunity for our state and the Central Kentucky region," said D. Mitchell, CEO for National Diversity Solutions, which is a Lexington, Kentucky-based certified minority owned business. "We are honored to be selected as a partner for this prestigious event."

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Special Thanks

Ed Lane
Jay McChord
Jennie Rees
Nathan Holman
Ann McBrayer
Penny Ebel
Bob Evans
Steve Elliott
Christina Lombard
Speakers Bureau Volunteers from the United States Equestrian Federation and National Horse Center
Bob Hughes and Bob Ives—Carr-Hughes Productions
Florence May, Leigh Davis Honn, and Stan Oleson with The Registration System
Pat Kline - Central Kentucky Riding for Hope
Susan Reynolds for her help as a volunteer.
Sandy Suffoletta for your advice and counsel on language services.
Steve Schenk, Kentucky Department of Education
Jamie Link, Kentucky Department of Commerce
Pattie Porter, Kentucky Department of Tourism
Allen Lind, Kentucky Conference on Post Secondary Education
Kathy Hopkins, Kentucky Horse Park
LV Harkness
Northside RVs
American Farrier Association
Doug Prather
Digiknow

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  2010 Games Operations Staff Visits Super Bowl Site

Prior to the 2008 Super Bowl, 2010 Games Operations Manager Scott Lowery visited the site to tour the operations planning and see how the surrounding community was impacted by the event.  Lowery toured the bus and parking operations with Gameday Management's Tony Vitrano, who is also a transportation consultant for the 2010 Games.

Lowery said it was eye-opening to see the amount of preparation and planning involved in an operation that was functional to spectators for only 4-5 days, and around only one major event day.

"Our transportation plan will play an even bigger role than the planning for the Super Bowl because we have more than 16 operational days, and much less on-site parking available," said Lowery.  "I'm confident with Tony's experience with major events like the Super Bowl, and events with similar transportation matters to ours, like the Daytona 500, that he is the right choice to help us handle such an important operation in our Games."

Lowery also observed security operations with the Games' security consultant, Kevin Tyo, and toured the catering, concessions, and hospitality set-up. 

Lowery noted that Phoenix and the surrounding communities embraced the event extremely well.  Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Glendale each hosted all types of events in their communities, day and night.  He also observed that the Super Bowl brand was presented well in every town, and that the Host City took great efforts in working with the surrounding communities to create a complete schedule of events, both official and unofficial, across the region.

"It was a great reminder of the opportunity that Lexington and the whole state of Kentucky will have when thousands of visitors from other states and overseas land in Kentucky for the first time, looking for a unique experience while attending the Games," Lowery said.

Lowery will take his observations back to the Games' transportation committee, which includes Gameday Management, state consultants, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Kentucky Horse Park, the Lexington-Fayette Urban-County Government and Lextran.

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