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2005 State Fall Games
Albany
Date: October 7-9, 2005
The State Fall Games are coming to Albany for the first time ever!
Over 1500
Special Olympics participants from around the state head in to Albany
to participate in the following sports:
Schedule of Events
The Opening Ceremonies
for the Fall Games will be on Friday October 7th starting at 6:30
at the Civic Center.
For a schedule of sporting events,
click here.
For a general schedule, click
here
All the events are free and open to the public, so plan to
bring the whole family to come out and support the athletes.
Donations
All of our athletes will compete in this event
free of charge.
We encourage you to support the State Fall Games by making a
donation online through a secure website.
Your donation will go
directly to supporting the athletes at the State Fall Games in Albany!
Click here to make a donation
We
need you to volunteer!
We need around 1000
volunteers to help us make this event a success.
If you have a
group of people who would like to volunteer, please indicate that
on your form. We love to have groups participate in our events,
and we often have volunteer projects in which you can all work
together.
Everyone at
Special Olympics is a winner. While our athletes take home medals
and awards, our volunteers leave with a wealth of satisfaction,
having seen the expressions of joy from our athletes during
competition.
Click here for a volunteer application
Volunteer assignments have
been mailed out - expect to receive yours by Saturday October 1st.
You can contact
Jennifer Highsmith
for more information
at 1-800 866-4400, ext. 102
Business Support
If your
company is interested in making a donation of any size to support
the Games, we want to hear from you.
Jennifer
Highsmith will be glad to tell you about the various
sponsor benefits we have to offer. Contact her at 770-414-9390 ext.
102.
Recycle an old cell
phone
You can donate
your old cell phone, and Special Olympics Georgia will receive a
check to support the State Fall Games in Albany. Simply drop your
old phone in our recycle boxes at Harvest Moon, A Woman's Glory,
and the Chamber of Commerce downtown.
Click
here to read the article on WALB
Click here to read the press release.
Contacts:
For volunteer information or to support the State Fall Games
contact:
Jennifer
Highsmith at 770.414.9390, ext. 102
For media information:
John Jowers
at 770.414.9390, ext 117
You can also use our toll-free
number 1-800 866-4400 to call Special Olympics Georgia - all relevant extension numbers apply.
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