FIESTA BOWL ORGANIZATION NEWSLETTER
JIM HATFIELD
Randal Norton
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BOARD CHAIR
OPENING KICKOFF Spring has sprung! While that adage pertains to the weather, it is also relevant to the activity at the Fiesta Bowl this time of year. It’s not yet Bowl Season and the Fiesta Bowl has been abuzz in the last few months with activity, impacting our community and preparing for a big football season to come. When you look at the range of what we have delivered, there is much to be proud of. In late March, we spread kindness around the Valley in our second annual Kindness Arizona tour, followed by the start of tenures for our new Board of Directors and Yellow Jacket Committee, opening applications for the community to seek grants for the Empowering Diversity Scholarship and our annual Charitable Grant Giving, celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Week, watching our alumni be selected in the NFL Draft and successfully hosting our Spring Summit and Path to the Summit for athletics administrators and coaches. Learn more about our activities and events in the pages that follow. The Path to the Summit took a leap forward this year, as aspiring head coaches and athletic directors from underrepresented populations in attendance experienced additional panels, networking and career development meetings to enhance their opportunities for advancement. This unique event has a mission to increase learning, interactions and hiring prospects for qualified candidates. There is more to come, as the Fiesta Bowl will help welcome more than 225 high school basketball teams to Arizona for a four-day mega event that features courts throughout State Farm Stadium this June. Make your plans to attend this free to the public one-of-a-kind event. Thank you for your support of the Fiesta Bowl and all our community impact, on and off the field.
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