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June
2009 |
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WHAT'S NEW |
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Tip a Cop at Joes Crab
Shack
Please join area law enforcement as they serve as
waiters at all Georgia Joe’s Crab Shacks! Come in and enjoy a delicious lunch,
dinner, or appetizers and mingle with your local law enforcement and athletes.
All tips will benefit Special Olympics Georgia. Also, print out this
coupon and 10 percent of your bill will
be donated back to Special Olympics Georgia. Restaurants are located in Duluth,
Alpharetta, Lilburn, Douglasville, Kennesaw, and Morrow. Help spread the word
and email the coupon out to all of your
friends – valid only on June 11th.
Adopt a duck and sponsor an
athlete
Adopt a rubber duck for $5 to be entered in the 4th
annual Duck Derby June 26 at Six
Flags White Water.
Or get a $25 Quack Pack that
includes five duck adoptions with your a Souvenir Jr. Duck.
Thousands of
adopted ducks will plunge into the Little Hooch and race 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 mobile phone.
Check out all the details and adopt your duck at
AtlantaDuckDerby.com. The 2009 Duc k Derby is supported by Six Flags White Water, the FISH 104.7FM, and WSB-TV
Family to Family.
Go to THE TOUR Championship and support
SOGA at the same time
Watch the top 30 PGA TOUR players compete
at
THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola
and support Special Olympics
Georgia SOGA at the same time. Purchase your weekly grounds ticket book for THE TOUR
Championship, held Sept. 23-27 at East Lake Golf Club, for $150, with 100
percent going
to charity and $75 going back to SOGA.
Click here and you can purchase your tickets online.
Just remember to use
SOG in the TICKETS Fore CHARITY box.
View SOGA Summer Games photos
Click
here and see Flikr photos of athletes competing and sharing joy and courage
with others. Please take two minutes to
create a free account and
become a member so our SOGA online community can grow!
Sponsor of the month
Special Olympics Georgia is proud to welcome its
newest sponsor, NetMOVE. For the
past 11 years, NetMOVE has been
moving Atlanta area residents and businesses and setting a new bar for quality
within the moving industry. History proves that
NetMOVE is achieving its number one
goal of creating value by offering their customers award winning quality service
at a competitive price. One measure of proof is their record with the Atlanta
Better Business Bureau. In 11 years of providing services to countless
customers, they have amassed a grand total of zero complaints!
Beyond being the top moving company in Atlanta,
NetMOVE is a company that cares
about their community. In 2008 alone,
NetMOVE contributed to various Atlanta based charities in amounts totaling
$82,400. We here at Special Olympics Georgia are grateful to have been welcomed
into the NetMOVE family and deeply
appreciate their generosity. By sponsoring both the 2009 Summer Games and the
2009 Duck Derby, NetMOVE is making a
positive impact on the lives of our Special Olympics Georgia athletes by giving
them the financial means to train and compete.
As our sponsor of the month, we would like to thank
NetMOVE for their support and belief
in our mission and athletes.
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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH |
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Volunteer of the Month -Peter Marino
For the month of June, SOGA is honoring a first time volunteer, Peter Marino,
who generously donated his service and time to the 2009 Summer Games. Marino is
the president of The One Hour Drummer and he set up a tent at our Olympic Town
venue with his drums so that our athletes could play. Anyone that has ever been
to Olympic Town knows that we have a lot going on there, including lots of
crafts, games and inflatables but this year it seemed the drums tent
stayed busiest. It was the first time we had The One Hour Drummer out but
hopefully it will not be our last. All day his tent was filled with athletes
learning how to play a variety of rhythms on the drums. It was truly an
enjoyable experience for not only the athletes but for everyone who got to see
the smiling faces and laughing that came from the tent on Saturday. Marino
stayed in that tent all day on Saturday, never leaving once, teaching our
athletes how to scat, rap and create sounds and rhythms on several of his drums.
And never once did Marino complain about being out there all day. Instead he
truly enjoyed being out there. There wasn't a minute that he did not look like
he was having the time of his life along with all of the athletes playing the
drums right along with him.
Because of his outstanding dedication, SOGA is proud to honor Marino as the
volunteer of the month. Congratulations to you on being the June Volunteer of
the Month. We hope to see him at our other State Games!
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.
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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.
June 17
Duck Derby Tagging Party, Atlanta
Special Olympics Georgia needs your help to tag those rubber ducks that will be
racing in the 2009 Duck Derby. We’ll have about 10,000 ducks to tag so we need
plenty of volunteers! Come join us for this unique party where we celebrate with
music, food and drinks, and a whole lot of rubber ducks.
June 26
Duck Derby, Marietta
Those yellow rubber ducks are returning to
Six Flags White Water! Volunteers are needed to staff sales tables and to help
get ducks out of the water after they race. All volunteers MUST be over 18 to
participate.
July 17 - 19
State Master's Bowling Tournament, Savannah
More than 600 adult SOGA athletes will compete in traditional and unified
bowling in Savannah. Approximately 200 volunteers will be needed for the
weekend.
August 14
Braves 50/50
Volunteers are needed to help sell raffle tickets at the Braves game against
Philadelphia. After SOGA sells tickets until the second inning, volunteers can
watch the remaining of the game for free. To sign up, e-mail
Wendy.Bigham@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
If you are interested in any of the events, please contact Leslie Anderson at
Leslie.Anderson@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
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OTHER NEWS |
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Upcoming Events
Bocce
Tourney for SOGA
Bocce Tourney will be 1 p.m., June 28 at Brio's on Ashford Dunwoody. Costs $20
per person, includes snacks and beverages. E-mail Hugh Vergara at
HVergara@comcast.net or
Jennifer.Daniell@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
Taste
wine with friends at a benefit for SOGA
Support SOGA by going to a wine tasting at
Marietta Wine Market-Marietta
Square from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27. Suggested donations are
$10-15.
Set Sail for SOGA
Register for the 10th Annual Sailing Regatta,
presented by the Southern Sailing Club Sept. 11-13. Reception is Friday and
sailing is Saturday and Sunday. Awards conclude the weekend. Contact
Cassidy.Moody@SpecialOlympicsGA.org or (770) 414-9390 ext. 117.
How can I help?
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Click
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Ask
your company to match your gift
You
may be able to double your gift to Special Olympics Georgia if your employer
is a company that matches charitable gifts made by their employees. Check with
your human resources department to find out if your company offers a matching
program. What a great way to increase your financial support of the athletes
with no additional cost to you.
Join the Monthly Giving Program
Athletes remind us every day that the triumph is in the trying and not
necessarily in the winning. Won’t you share the joy of Special Olympics by
becoming a monthly donor today? As a monthly donor, your generosity will
guarantee regular and predictable funds for SOGA, allowing us to better plan
for the coming months and grow our program. You will be recognized as a
monthly donor on our Web site and in the newsletters, Georgia's Champions. You
also will receive VIP passes to Winter and Summer Games Opening Ceremonies.
Click here to start.
GOODSEARCH.COM
Yahoo has teamed up with www.GoodSearch.com to
donate a penny to SOGA every time you search the Web. This is totally free as
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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