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AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FOR USE OF THE NORTH COUNTY AQUATICS CENTER AND INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER This Agreement dated this day of v S 2021, between Special Olympics Florida, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation, whose address is 1915 Don Wickham Road, Clermont, FL 34711 (Special Olympics Florida) and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Florida whose address is 1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 (County) as of the date set forth below as the effective date (the effective date). WHEREAS, Indian River County owns and operates the North County Aquatics Center located at 9450 95th Street, Sebastian, Florida and the Intergenerational Center located at 1590 9th Street SW, Vero Beach, Florida; and WHEREAS, Special Olympics Florida was founded in 1972, and provides year-round sports training and competition to over 18,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities, at no cost to the athlete or their caregiver, and WHEREAS, Special Olympic competitions are a means to achieve physical fitness, self-esteem and the life skills necessary to be productive, respected and contributing members of their communities; and WHEREAS, Special Olympics Florida holds an annual state championship swim meet; and F WHEREAS, over the past 15 years (the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19), Special Olympics has held the State Championship swim meet at the North County Aquatic Center and the opening ceremonies for the past four years per said event at the Intergenerational Center; and WHEREAS, Special Olympics Florida, the County, competitors and their families have been immensely satisfied with participation, volunteerism, location and quality of the swim meets and facilities at North County Aquatic Center and the Intergenerational Center; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to memorialize the agreement for use of the North County Aquatic Center and Intergenerational Center for the mutual benefit of the parties, NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement, the parties agree as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated by reference herein.