Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Telus Cup host committee requests $50,000 city funding

More than half of committee cost is for the facility

Chris Aparicio, co-chair of the 2014 Telus Cup
host organizing committee, makes a presentation
to executive committee at the Dec. 16, 2013
meeting requesting the city become a sponsor
in the event to take place in April 2014 at Mosaic
Place in lieu of $50,000 in funding for the event.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


In April 2014, the Telus Cup is coming to Mosaic Place and organizers are seeking $50,000 from the City of Moose Jaw.

“Within our budgets, the largest cost (is) being attributed to the facility itself, accommodation and meals. Eighty-five per cent of the total expenses are taken up by facility, accommodation and meals,” said Chris Aparicio, co-chair of the 2014 Telus Cup host organizing committee. “Those are all important things. Over half of the cost is attributed to the facility and costs that are directly related to the facility or a result of the facility.

“So what we are doing is asking as a group for city council to consider a partnership sponsorship in lieu of a $50,000 contribution to the games. With that what the city would receive is similar to what our platinum sponsors have received.”

Aparicio made the committee’s request in a presentation before executive committee at Monday’s meeting.

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