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 JEA and the Jacksonville Super Bowl Host Committee have formed a Community Partnership to help support our community's efforts to make Super Bowl XXXIX a success. As part of the partnership, JEA will provide the water and sewer infrastructure to support the cruise ships that will come for the Super Bowl. JEA will also provide water and sewer services to the cruise ships. In addition, JEA is sponsoring the Emerging Business Program, the Super Learning Program, supporting the Volunteer Ambassador Program and hosting the largest, free to the community event of Super Bowl Week, the Lighted Boat Parade.
The Emerging Business Program objective is to help prepare small, minority and women- owned businesses to participate in procurement opportunities surrounding Super Bowl XXXIX and related events. Since October 2003, workshops and seminars were held to assist local business owners learn about the certification process, joint-venturing prospects and business endeavors with the NFL. Visit www.jacksonvillesuperbowl.com for the business resource directory of local certified businesses. This directory will be made available to local suppliers, the Host Committee, NFL contractors and affiliates and corporate sponsors of Super Bowl XXIX.
The Super Learning Program is an educational program that will utilize sports as a vehicle to teach students across the First Coast about math and science, and will include specific instruction on energy and water conservation and safety. As a regulated utility, JEA is required to provide educational opportunities to our community on energy and water conservation and safety. More details about this exciting project will be available in spring 2004.
Volunteer Ambassador Program is geared to recruit volunteers to participate in Super Bowl XXIX related activities. The Host Committee has recruited more than 8,000 volunteers to participate in Super Bowl activities ranging from greeting visitors at the airport and the cruise ships to assisting with the games at the NFL experience. Volunteer activities kick off January 2005.
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