What is the benefit to the host city of hosting the Star of the North Games?
Each host community has some different and unique reasons for hosting the Star of the North Games. Here are some of the most compelling reasons: 1) Economic impact: The Star of the North Summer Games annually produces an average of over $1.8 million of economic impact for the host community. Major revenue is generated in hotel/motel bookings, restaurants, and other retail sales. 2) Showcasing a city’s sport, recreation, and cultural facilities: Thousands of the state’s most influential coaches, athletes, and athletic administrators, and legislative leaders attend the Games. It’s a great way to showcase the city?s facilities and market the host city for future sports events, clinics, conventions, and meetings. 3) Enhancing a community’s sport-organization infrastructure: In many communities, the most irreplaceable legacy of the Games is an organizational infrastructure of knowledgeable volunteers, standing committees, and community partnerships that make it feasible to host future sport
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