February 2008

 

 

     WHAT'S NEW

 

Laugh with SOGA at Whole World

Come out and enjoy a night of laughter Tuesday, March 25 with the hilarious folks at Whole World Theatre to support Special Olympics Georgia.  Click here for more information. Doors open at 7 p.m., with beverages available, and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25.

Cops on Doughnut Shops

Visit your law enforcement officers as they sit around the clock on the roofs of Krispy Kreme doughnut shops March 7-9 to raise dough for the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia. Click here for more information.

Find a treasure at the Art Auction

Please join us at the 2008 Art Auction to benefit Special Olympics Georgia, Saturday, March 29. The preview will be at 7 p.m. with the live auction at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and $50 per couple. The artwork , supplied by Marlin Art, will be displayed in a beautiful million dollar Buckhead home provided by Reynaud Development. A wide selection of food and beverages will be provided by Raving Brands  and a silent auction. For more information, contact Ryan Fleming at (770) 414-9390 ext. 116 or Ryan.Fleming@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
 

Save your spare change for champions

March 3-8 is Change for Champions Week. Gather your extra change and donate it to the students and Special Olympics athletes in your community who are collecting change to benefit Special Olympics click here to see a list of canister locations. A little bit will go a long way to help the athletes!

Sponsor of the month

Full Throttle Magazine is a new friend to the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) and Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA). Full Throttle is a magazine for motorcycle enthusiasts and focuses on events in Georgia and the Southland. Editor Randy Snyder recently supported the LETR and SOGA through the Iron Torch Ride. Snyder was one of the select 50 motorcyclists that rode from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Key West, Florida over  three weeks last summer to help raise money and awareness for Special Olympics programs across the United States.

Snyder and Full Throttle are well known in the motorcycling community and help support  charities throughout the year. After participating in the Iron Torch Ride, Snyder made the decision to adopt Special Olympics Georgia as one of their charities. You can read about SOGA events in the monthly magazine as well as online at www.gafullthrottle.com.

The Torch Run as well as SOGA looks forward to great partnership with Full Throttle and the motorcycling community.
 

 

 

   VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH

Volunteer of the Month -  Tonia Rogers

Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) would like to recognize the efforts of February's Volunteer of the Month, Tonia Rogers, who for the past few years has gone above and beyond in her efforts to take care of our athletes and coaches and to ensure their safety. Tonia is the Cobb Community Transit supervisor that is in charge of the bus routes for the State Indoor Winter Games in Marietta. Each year, she sees to it that all routes run on the correct schedule and stay on track throughout the weekend of Games. She maintains a friendly attitude toward everyone and stresses to each of her drivers that they need to take extra care of the passengers.

Last year during the Winter Games, a group of athletes were stranded at a venue and could not get back to the Civic Center. When Tonia heard about the group, she pulled a bus, drove it herself and went to pick up those stranded athletes.

This year, SOGA along with Tonia and every other transit system in the Atlanta area had to deal with the inclement weather. Tonia made sure the buses ran safely and on time. Because of the snow, venues were closed at 1 pm Saturday but Tonia ran the buses until 2:30 pm that day to ensure that everyone had a ride.

. Actions like these shows Tonia's dedication to the Games and the athletes.

Thank you Tonia for your support each year and for all of your hard work. We congratulate you on being the February Volunteer of the Month.

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@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.

**Online Donations
 You can make an online donation and support the 22,797 registered SOGA athletes.

 

 

   VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

 

 

January, 18 - 20, 2008
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 it.

February 16, 2008
A Knight for Kids, Atlanta
The Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club will host "A Knight for Kids" on Saturday, February 16 at the Atlanta Expo Center. Proceeds go to Special Olympics Georgia. Volunteers are needed from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Must be 21 and over to volunteer.

March 7 - 9, 2008
Cops on Doughnut Shops, Statewide
Those cops are back to once again sitting on Krispy Kreme doughnut shops around the clock  to raise money for Special Olympics Georgia. Volunteers are needed to help officers collect donations. Click here for a location near you.

March 9, 2008
2008 Bregman Educational Conference, Atlanta
SOGA partners with the Jewish Family & Career Services to host a conference for adults with developmental disabilities. Click here  for more details. Volunteers are needed to act as conference escorts from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

March 16, 2008
Laurel Springs Big Break Challenge, Suwannee
 Volunteers are needed to help out at each golf skills competition.
Volunteer graphics designer and videographer needed
A volunteer in graphics design and a videographer are needed for small projects throughout the year. Please e-mail Wendy.Bigham@SpecialOlympicsGA.org if you're interested.

 If you are interested in volunteering for either event, please contact Leslie Anderson at Leslie.Anderson@SpecialOlympicsGA.org or 770-414-9390 ext. 120.

 

 

 

 

   OTHER NEWS

 

Upcoming Events

Get ready for some chili golf

 Play golf at the annual Chili Dip Open at Bear's Best in Atlanta Saturday, Feb. 16. Proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Georgia. Call the golf shop to register (678) 714-2582, ext1.

Buy Hawks tickets for SOGA night

Support athletes during a SOGA night with the Atlanta Hawks March 30. Athletes will play a short game before the Hawks take the floor. Click here to purchase your ticket. The more people who buy tickets the bigger the night!

How you can help

Special Olympics Georgia is a proud Partner Agency member of Community Health Charities of Georgia (CHCG). CHCG connects Georgia employees to the opportunities and services of leading health charities through workplace giving, where they direct donations to the agencies of their choice. These campaigns provide valuable funding to SOGA, with very little effort on our part. We can help CHCG continue to grow these workplace giving campaigns by helping its leadership locate employers who are interested in adding this important benefit to their employees. If a company does not already offer a workplace giving campaign, CHCG will explain the benefits to the employer. If one is already in place, they will approach the employer to consider adding employee choice to increase the total employee participation. Special Olympics Georgia will benefit, directly and indirectly, from this increased fundraising exposure.

 

 

 

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