Letter from Steve Mariucci to Steve Marino, September 15, 2020

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Letter dated September 15, 2020 from Steve Mariucci, NFL Network Analyst, to Steve Marino, Chair of the House Commerce and Tourism Committee, urging the committee to pass House Bill 6185, sponsored by Representative Cambensy. Mariucci writes of growing up in the Upper Peninsula, being born in Iron Mountain, and working as a head football coach in college and the NFL. The letter says that a financial vehicle for small communities in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula to build and rehabilitate sports and recreation venues would help local economies and give kids more chances to play sports.

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From The Desk Of
Steve Mariucci

September 15, 2020

The Honorable Steve Marino, Chair

House Commerce and Tourism Committee
P.O. Box 30014

Lansing, MI 48909

Dear Chairman Marino and members of the Committee:

As someone whe has had the privilege of growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and as a head
football coach in both college and the NFL, | understand what a profound impact high-level athletics and
recreational opportunities can have for an individual and a community.

Having been born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, it was the opportunities that community and leaders had
provided in the past that gave me an outlet and a passion for sports and healthy recreation. Through much
hard work, these opportunities eventually led me down a very rewarding career path.

| see the opportunities that exist for sports and recreational events and tourism throughout northern
Michigan via the Great Lakes Sports Commission. That is why | urge you to support and pass House Bill 6185
sponsored by Representative Cambensy.

| believe that by providing a financial vehicle for small communities throughout northern Michigan and the
Upper Peninsula to build and rehabilitate high-caliber sports and recreation venues across the region will have
a profound impact on not only the economies of those communities, but on the opportunities that kids in
those communities have to get outside, play sports, and engage in healthy recreation, just like | did many
years ago.

My hometown, lron Mountain, and many others like it, are in desperate need of economic opportunities.
High-level athletics and recreation economic development is a natural fit for the region’s natural outdoor and

seasonal features — including world class ski jumping, Nordic skiing, biking, and ice sports.

Please take a moment to consider the leadership opportunity before you to give kids and communities around
our state, and to showcase Michigan as a premier world-class destination for sports and recreation.

Thank you for your time, and | urge you to support House Bill 6185.
Sincerely,

Steve Mariucci
NFL Network Analyst


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