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November
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WHAT'S NEW |
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2009 Art
Auction set for February
Calling all art aficionados! Please join us for the 2009 Annual Art Auction on
Saturday, February 28. You can bid on a variety of artwork collected by Marlin
Art, eat, drink, and socialize all to raise money for the athletes of
Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA). The evening will also include door prizes and a
silent auction. You won’t want to miss this incredible chance to walk away with
your very own masterpiece!
Shop Ten Thousand
Villages Dec. 10
SOGA has teamed up with Ten Thousand
Villages for a special night where SOGA supporters can make a difference for
third world artisans and the athletes. Wednesday, December 10 between 6-8pm,
make a purchase and SOGA will receive 10 percent of the sales. Be sure to
mention SOGA! Ten Thousand Villages is located in Virginia-Highlands at 1056 St.
Charles Ave. NE. Click here
for a flyer.
Know folks who
should be family of the month
SOGA will soon begin recognizing one family
every month on our Web site. If there is a family you would like to recognize,
please tell us about them. E-mail your submissions to
Robert.Yost@SpecialOlympicsGA.org
Sponsor of the month
2008 has been a year marked with an exceptional
level of support from many local communities. As we approach our 2009 State
Indoor Winter Games, each year our progressive goal is to increase the number of
athletes that are enabled to come to State Games. Through the generosity of our
corporate partners we are able to do so, and would like to thank
RBS WorldPay, our sponsor of the month
for allowing this to happen. RBS WorldPay joined us this year as a new corporate
sponsor and helped give opportunities to more athletes who desire to attend the
upcoming Games. With their help we expect to have surpass our goal of athletes,
coaches, volunteers, and unified partners. Thank you RBS WorldPay for giving our
athletes an opportunity of a lifetime.
We certainly could not prepare our athletes for all Olympic Games without
you; moreover, we always appreciate all you do for Special Olympics Georgia.
Each corporate sponsor is as equally valuable as the other. We are proud to give
this accolade to our highlighted sponsor of the month RBS WorldPay.
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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH |
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Volunteer of the Month -
Rick Collett
For three years, Rick Collett has provided lunch for our athletes, coaches
and unified partners at Special Olympic Georgia's State Horse Show. Everything
from the food and drinks, equipment needs to cooking and serving have been
graciously donated each year, which is a tremendous cost considering that each
year SOGA feeds 300 people at the Horse Show. This year's Horse Show will have
about 400 athletes, coaches and unified partners. Not only does Rick provide the
meals, which consists of hamburgers, hot dogs and barbecue pork sandwiches, Rick
comes out to the Horse Show in Perry, all the way from Powder Springs, to
barbecue everything himself. Each year, everyone at the Horse Show absolutely
enjoys the lunch on Saturday and several are always going back for seconds.
It is not a small task providing all the meals for our athletes at any State
Game but Rick does this with a smile on his face and without any expectations
except to bring good meals to the athletes. He enjoys bringing a little bit of
his restaurant, Johnny's Steaks & Bar B-Que to Special Olympics Georgia.
Thanks Rick for your generosity and dedication to Special Olympics Georgia.
Congratulations to you on being the November 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 22,547 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.
January 16 - 18
State Indoor Winter Games, Marietta
Over 1,500 SOGA athletes will come from across the state to Marietta to compete
in basketball, bowling, power lifting, floor hockey, ice skating, gymnastics and
roller skating. We need more than 1,000 volunteers for the entire weekend.
Volunteer Coordinators needed for the Winter Games
Volunteer coordinators check in volunteers at venues, train and supervise
volunteers. Winter Games volunteer coordinators are needed for the entire
weekend of January 16 - 18 in Marietta at the Winter Games.
November 20
Thrashers 50/50 -watch the game for free!
Sell tickets for prizes for a couple of hours and watch the rest of the game for
free from the stands. Challenge your co-workers to see who can sell the most!
E-mail Wendy.Bigham@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the above events, please
contact Leslie Anderson at
Leslie.Anderson@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
Art Auction committee members needed
Are you interested in helping SOGA plan our next Art Auction? Join
the committee for this truly exciting event, which will be held in another
million dollar home. If you are interested in being on the Art Auction
committee, contact Cassidy Moody at
Cassidy.Moody@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
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OTHER NEWS |
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Upcoming Events
Holiday Coach Contest
Remember the coach who made a difference in your life this holiday. Write
a 300 word story for the Jim Mora Count On Me Family Foundation's Who Can YOU
County On holiday contest. The deadline is Dec. 5. E-mail your submission to
tgrunduski@countonmefounation.org or mail to Terri Grunduski c/o the Jim
Mora Count on Me Family Foundation, 6555 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 307, PMB 245,
Duluth, GA 30097.
How can I help?
Join
the Monthly Giving Program
Athletes remind us every day that the triumph is in the trying and not
necessarily in the winning. You can share the joy of Special Olympics by
becoming a monthly donor today. Your generosity will provide dependable funding
for the athletes -- for equipment, facilities, transportation and meals. You
will be recognized as a monthly donor on our Web site and
in one of the printed newsletters, Georgia's Champions. You will also receive
VIP passes to Winter and Summer Games Opening Ceremonies.
Click here to start.
Donate money without it costing you a thing
GOODSEARCH.COM
Yahoo has teamed up 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.
Get a head start on the holidays!
Order Special Olympics Georgia
inspired holiday and note cards from
JustCauseAtlanta.com.
For Christmas, you can also make a
donation in memory or in honor of a loved one.
Click here
to make a donation.
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