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March
2009 |
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WHAT'S NEW |
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Sign up for Boccefest
now
Put the 2009
Boccefest
on your calendar -- the fun and relaxed bocce ball tournament is Saturday,
April 25 at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic blankets
and coolers for an afternoon of live music by the Todd Wells Band, yummy
Church’s Chicken, and great prizes! Teams consist of two players and registration is
$25 per person. Onlookers are invited to come out and enjoy the festivities,
too, by cheering on your friends for $15. For more
information or to register
click here. You can also e-mail
Cassidy Moody or call
at 770-414-9390 ext. 107
Spend the bucks, Adopt the
ducks --Train Champions
Special Olympics Georgia holds
the 4th Annual Duck Derby on June 26 at Six Flags White Water. Twenty thousand
adopted ducks will plunge into the Little Hooch and race to the finish line for
great prizes. The first five ducks to cross the finish line win a prize such as
an exclusive 2-night stay at Harrah’s Casino in Cherokee, NC, Comcast
Triple-Play with high definition, phone service, and high speed internet, two
tickets on Delta, a $500 Macy’s gift card, or an AT&T phone. Adopt your very own
duck for just $5. Or get a $25 Quack Pack that includes five duck adoptions with
your a Souvenir Jr. Duck. Check out all the details and adopt your duck at
AtlantaDuckDerby.com. The 2009
Duck Derby is supported by Six Flags White Water, the FISH 104.7FM, and WSB-TV
Family to Family.
Sponsor of the month
SilvAD Promotions is a Marietta-based company that
specializes in screen-printed t-shirts as well as countless promotional items.
Everything from pens and pencils to golf umbrellas and banners.
Since 1999, SilvAD has worked on projects large & small for companies such as
Aflac, The U.S. Fund for UNICEF and The American Cancer Society. Also, for the
past six years, SilvAD has enjoyed a valued relationship with Special Olympics
Georgia.
For the past two years, SilvAd has been the official merchandise vendor for the
Law Enforcement Torch Run – designing and printing each year the new shirts,
hats, and small items such as can koozies and window clings. SilvAd has been a
pleasure to work with and always works on pricing not only for the Law
Enforcement Torch Run, but also other special events produced by SOGA. This year
SilvAd became an official sponsor of the Law Enforcement Torch Run! Be sure to
check out the 2009 Torch Run merchandise and purchase one.
For more information, contact SilvAD Promotions at (770) 321-2201, Toll Free at
(888) 4-SILVAD (474-5823) or on the web at www.silvad.com
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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH |
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Volunteer of the Month -
Lt. Bo Eskew
Lt. Bo Eskew serves at the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) contact for the
Sandy Springs Police Department (SSPD) for the past 2 years, and before then he
was involved through MARTA PD for several years. He also serves on the Executive
Council for the LETR. SSPD is a highly active department in efforts through the
Torch Run. In their first year they ranked #5 in the state and in 2008, they
ranked #6 in the state overall, which is truly quite impressive for a brand new
agency.
Not only is Bo involved with the Torch Run, he is active in Special Olympics
Georgia activities. For this year’s Art Auction, held in Sandy Springs, Bo
helped to secure several off duty police officers to assist with the parking for
the event, and he has also helped us secure all necessary permits through the
City of Sandy Springs for the event – (not an easy task). Also, with his help,
SSPD has “adopted” Global Messenger Wesley Mosely as their “poster” child for
the department. Whenever Wesley comes to any SSPD event, the officers in the
department know who he is and automatically interact with him. To see an entire
agency know about the Torch Run and Special Olympics, and participate highly in
their activities is rare and is only due to the hard work of dedicated
volunteers and leaders like Lt. Eskew.
Through his years at SSPD has often been reassigned to new shifts, duties,
responsibilities. While Bo has had to readjust, he always remains loyal to
Special Olympics. He remains active and highly involved in the Torch Run and
Executive Council. He is working hard on brining up new leaders within his
department to make sure that SOGA & the LETR remain high priorities for the
department. SSPD recently named a new Chief of Police and Bo made it a priority
to make sure that Chief Sult knew quickly how active the SSPD was with the Torch
Run and that this was an activity in which they wished to continue. Chief Sult
is 100% behind us and the efforts of his department with SOGA!
Bo is someone that SOGA can come to depend on. He is always quick to respond to
emails or any requests for help and uses his own personal time to go above and
beyond what many other Executive Council members do. Bo took his personal time
to travel to Valdosta & Warner Robins for the LETR Kickoff luncheons. He also
hosted one of our six kickoffs in Sandy Springs – thus securing the venue, food,
and helping to recruit agencies to attend. He’s also gotten several new agencies
to sign up to participate in the Torch Run this year as well.
Because of his commitment and his dependability, SOGA is proud to honor Lt. Bo
Eskew as the volunteer of the month. Congratulations to you on being the March
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:
LeslieAnderson.
**Online Donations
You can make an online donation and support the 22,547 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 it.
Duck Derby Committee
Special Olympics Georgia is in
search of committee members for the 4th annual Duck Derby Race. The actual Duck
Derby event will take place in June, but committee members are needed now to
help organize, plan and promote the event. Members are expected to attend the
first meeting on March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Atlanta SOGA office. Meetings will
then be held once a month.
Race for Champions Committee
Join the committee for this 5K and Fun Run, which will be held at
Lullwater Park in Atlanta in May 30. If you are
interested, contact Emily
Young.
April 25
Boccefest, Dunwoody
This annual fundraiser is S.O.Y.L's premier fundraiser, which has teams
competing in bocce. Volunteers are needed to help set up the bocce courts, staff
courts during play, record results and help with clean up.
May 1 - 3
Cops on Doughnut Shops, Statewide
Cops all over the state will sit on the roofs of Krispy Kreme doughnut shops to
raise funds for SOGA. Volunteers are needed to assist in collecting funds.
Krispy Kreme locations include Albany, Athens, Atlanta - Ponce de Leon, Buford,
Columbus, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lilburn, Marietta, Roswell and Savannah.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the above events, please
contact Leslie Anderson.
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OTHER NEWS |
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Upcoming Events
Special Offer: Visit
Mandalay Bay
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas is
proud to be a supporter of SOGA. While providing a complimentary package for
SOGA to assist in our on-going efforts, they also recognize the tireless giving
of each of you as supporters. As such, Mandalay Bay is proud to provide a unique
package for SOGA volunteers. If your travels take you to Las Vegas in the near
future, click the attached links and take advantage of these special offers.”
Click here for a special with Mandalay Bay.
Click here for a special with THEhotel.
April
23: Let's go to Chili's
Giving back never tasted so good!
Wednesday, Jan. 14 come to any metro Atlanta Chili’s and tell them you are with
Special Olympics Georgia and 10 percent of lunch or dinner will be donated
to SOGA. It's simple, yummy and you can help the athletes of Special Olympics. Click here
for the flyer should bring.
Help cops who are Cuffed for a Cause
This year join law enforcement officers as they are handcuffed to a moving
treadmill on Saturday, March 28th for eight hours or until their fundraising
goal is met.
Click here for a list of locations. Help get them off the treadmill by
giving a buck on your visit!
Help cops off the roof May
1-3
Mark your calendar for Cops on Doughnut Shops, May
1-3! Cops all over the state will sit on the roofs of Krispy Kreme doughnut
shops to raise dough for SOGA. Krispy Kreme locations include Albany, Athens,
Atlanta, Buford, Columbus, Duluth, Lilburn, Marietta, Roswell and Savannah
Play mad golf at Mulligan
Madness XI Golf Tournament
Register to play in the Mulligan Madness XI Golf
Tournament Friday, April 17 at Bentwater Golf Club in Acworth. The tournament is
hosted by Kennesaw State University Sport Management Club to benefit SOGA. To
sign up, call Ian Petty at (770) 861-6046; Michael Pleu at (770)
856-0311or Bryan Armstrong at (678) 687-3474
How can I help?
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Make a monetary donation
Donate today. Make an
easy online donation today in honor or in memory of someone.
Click here.
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the money comes from advertisers. Make Good Search your home page by going to
"tools" in your browser and then clicking on "internet options." Type www.GoodSearch.com in the space for home page. At the site, type "Special
Olympics Georgia" in the box the first time you sign up for the organization
you're supporting.
Also, GoodSearch’s sister site, www.GoodShop.com, has joined forces
with more than 700 of the top Internet retailers and travel sites (e.g.,
Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Kohls, Expedia) to donate part of every purchase
to SOGA at no additional cost to you! Simply go to
www.GoodShop.com select SOGA as
your charity, click through to your favorite store, and then shop as usual.
You can also access this shopping component from the
www.GoodSearch.com homepage.
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