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December
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WHAT'S NEW |
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Happy Holidays: Give a gift
to someone who inspires you
Happy holidays! Help us change lives with a year-end donation or in honor of
someone for the holiday. And Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) will mail you
or them a personal note.
Donate.
Special Olympics Georgia
Found a Way to Give Back to You!
(Shop, save big, have fun, and support SOGA all at the same time.)
Click here to see how this
works.
Collect pledges and jump in
the cold waters of Lake Lanier Island Beach and Water Park in the
Polar
Plunge
Feb. 20 to support Special Olympics athletes, hosted by The Law Enforcement
Torch Run. Plunge on your own or with a team at a minimum $50.
P&G - Give Courage
Get ready to clip some coupons! This year marks the 30th anniversary of our
partnership with P&G and we are excited to continue this promotion! Keep an eye
out for your P&GbrandSAVER coupon books in your local newspaper on Sunday,
December 27. Here’s how it works: Special Olympics Georgia receives 3 cents for
every coupon used. The more you and your friends and family redeem coupons
the more money is raised for Special Olympics! The P&GbrandSAVER coupon book,
which expires Jan. 31, 2010, includes more than $88 in savings.
To
find your local newspaper that carries the P&GbrandSAVER coupon book please
click here.
Sponsor of the month
Presenting Sponsor of the Law Enforcement Torch Run,
Publix Super Markets, Inc. has helped
to raise over $10 million since 1995 for Southeastern Special Olympics programs
through icon sales. In Georgia alone over $2 million has been raised through our
partnership.
2009 proved to be another successful year in Georgia’s history by raising more
than $288,000. Publix customers can purchase a torch icon at the registers
starting December 31st through January 21st for $1, $3, or $5. A supporter of
Special Olympics in the Southeastern United States for 35 years, Publix is
represented at numerous Special Olympics Georgia competitions and events. They
continually show their great enthusiasm and support year round and have an
industry-leading history of hiring people with intellectual disabilities, many
of whom participate in Special Olympics.
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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH |
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Volunteer of the Month -Cory Lytle
Young Cory Lytle, son of Kim and little brother to Andrew, followed in his
family's footsteps and volunteered for the first time at the State Horse Show in
November.
From the minute he first signed in at volunteer registration Friday morning,
Cory was just so excited to volunteer. Both he and his mom,
Kim, traveled all the way from Atlanta to Perry to volunteer at the Horse Show.
Cory worked the minute the Horse Show began on Friday to the
very last minute of the event Sunday. He did everything from working
the gate to running scores to getting water for officials who were not able to
leave their post to rescuing arenas that needed tables and chairs. All weekend
Cory was a huge help to everyone and he never once lost his excitement and
happiness at volunteering.
Cory is also following in his older brother's footsteps by being an active
volunteer and also planning his own programs to help promote working with
disabilities. Everyone at SOGA is excited to have Cory on board and to see him
at more events. And we are proud to honor him as the December volunteer of the
month. Congratulations Cory!
Do you know someone who should be Volunteer of the Month?
Simply send the person's contact information (name, email address, mailing
address, and phone number) and a brief paragraph explaining why you think they
should win to Leslie
Anderson.
**Online Donations
You can make an online donation and support the 22,797 registered SOGA athletes.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES |
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IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ!
ALL Class A volunteers and Special Olympics staff members are required by
Special Olympics Inc. to complete the training course.
Click here to find out if
you are a Class A volunteer. The quiz takes four minutes.
Click here to take
the quiz.
January 15 - 17
State Indoor Winter Games, Marietta
Come out to volunteer for one of SOGA's largest events! Over 1,500 athletes come
to Marietta to compete in basketball, bowling, powerlifting, floor hockey,
gymnastics and roller skating. We need more than 1,000 volunteers to help out
for the weekend. If you are interested, please contact
Leslie Anderson.
Today
Take a quiz so SOGA can receive a
grant
Help
SOGA win a $2,500 grant by clicking here
to take the Liberty Mutual quiz about positive reinforcement, ways to reduce
injuries, hand signals and dealing with disappointment through Liberty Mutual's
Responsible Sports program. Before you take the quiz, you will learn
pointers for the quiz. If you pass, you score a point for SOGA and the teams
with the most points gets a grant. You will learn something valuable! After you
click here, click on Responsible Sport
Parenting or Responsible Coaching.
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OTHER NEWS |
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Upcoming Events
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Calling all Knitters:
Knit a scarf for an athlete for SOGA's 40th Anniversary!
SOGA's looking for volunteers to knit or crochet scarves to give to athletes at
Indoor Winter State Games Jan. 15-17 in celebration of SOGA's 40th anniversary.
Click here for scarf details.
Ten Thousand Villages
Dec. 9
Ten Thousand
Villages invites you to shop Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 6-8pm. And 10 percent of
sales will be given back to SOGA. There will also be a gift bag drawing for
great prizes and discounts from local Virginia Highlands businesses. Plus,
Neighbor’s Pub, across the street, will offer customers half off any food item
on their menu with a receipt from Ten Thousand Villages. The shop's mission is
to support artisans around the world through fair trade.
Shop Mary Kay
Jennifer Shelton, a
Mary Kay beauty consultant, is donating 15 percent of her profits from all
online purchases to SOGA. Visit her
Web site to see the wide variety of products and services.
We'll take your cell phone!
When you're trading up
in cell phones, toss us your old one and see if your friends have any they'd
like to get rid of, too. We'll send you a flyer and a box and will
pay for shipping if you'll collect the phones! When you’re finished collecting
and you’re ready to send in your phones, contact
Emily Young at 770-414-9390 x119, and we’ll take care of the
rest.
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