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California Pizza Kitchen and You Support SOGA Sept. 21
The California Pizza Kitchen
restaurants in Norcross, Perimeter, Lenox Square, Alpharetta, Atlantic
Station, and Marietta will hold a FUNdraiser give back day for SOGA
September 21. Simply print
this flyer, present it to your server when ordering, and California
Pizza Kitchen will donate 20 percent of your check to Special Olympics
Georgia. This offer is valid both for dine-in and take-out orders. For
more information, contact Susan at
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Sailing Slots Open
for
Sept. Lake Lanier Regatta
Put some wind in your sails at the 12th Annual Sailing Regatta Sept. 9-11
at Lake Lanier at Sunrise Cove. The event, supported by Southern Sailing
Club, features a Sponsor Boat for race viewing, a skipper reception,
prizes and much more.
All you have to do to enter, is raise at least $225 through sponsorship
pledges or personal donations. *Don’t forget, the sailing club that
raises the most money wins the annual trophy and bragging rights for a
year!
Click here for more info.
GRAND PRIZE is awarded to the skipper who raises the most money.
Enjoy two nights in a two-room cottage at The Garden Walk Bed and
Breakfast, Lookout Mountain, GA
Sponsor
Spotlight: Winter Construction
Based in Atlanta,
The Winter Construction Company
is a privately owned and operated construction company. Their
expertise has kept them consistently ranked in the ENR top 400 contractors
in the United States for over 25 years. Today, Winter provides
construction and environmental services to clients in the hospitality,
retail, government, education, corporate/office, religious, healthcare,
historic restoration, industrial, and multifamily markets throughout the
Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic States.
Of all the things Winter has
built over the years, the most valuable to them are the relationships they
have established with their clients. Every day they work to strengthen
these relationships by maintaining the quality of their construction
method and the value of their professionalism, and by ensuring consistent,
successful delivery on all projects. After all, they want everything they
build to last a lifetime – including their client relationships.
Winter is passionate about
supporting Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) and raising the much-needed
funds to support SOGA programs. In 2004, Winter inaugurated their first
annual golf tournament with SOGA as the beneficiary. To date, Winter has
donated over $230,000, and hundreds of Winter employees and their families
have volunteered and provided hands-on assistance at Team Basketball
during the State Indoor Winter Games and Volleyball during the State
Summer Games.
We are honored to have Winter
as a member of the Special Olympics Georgia family, and it is a
relationship that we definitely value and hold in high regard. Thank you
Winter! |
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13th Annual Marlows
Tavern Golf Classic
Join us October 10 at Horseshoe Bend Country Club
in Roswell for the 13th Annual Marlow’s Tavern Golf Classic benefiting
SOGA. Since 1999, this annual golf tournament has raised more than
$277,000 for our athletes. This year’s goal is to raise $50,000! The
fun-filled day will include a putting contest, shotgun start, hole
contests, and an awards ceremony, reception, and silent auction at Aqua
blue Restaurant.
Corporate sponsorships and player information.
Registration Form. If you aren’t able to be a sponsor or play, but
would like to make a donation to help us reach this year’s goal,
click here. For more information, contact Susan at
Susan.Skolnick@SpecialOlympicsGA.org or 770-414-9390 x111. Thank you
Marlow’s Tavern and past sponsors for your generous support over the
years!
Joes Crab Shack for
Dinner Oct. 20
Join your area law enforcement as they serve up
seafood at all five Georgia Joe’s Crab Shacks Thursday, Oct. 20. All
tips received and 10 percent of your bill goes directly to SOGA.
Officers will serve, dance and sing.
Click here for a
list of locations.
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AT&T Promotion
AT&T will make a $40 donation to Special Olympics for each online
purchase made on eligible AT&T products and services through our
partnership micro site,
http://www.att.com/specialolympics. Eligible products include
U-Verse, DirecTV, U-Verse High Speed Internet, High Speed Internet,
U-Verse voice service, Local Phone Service, New Wireless Service, and
Contract Renewal for Wireless Service. “Special Olympics makes a
tremendous difference in the lives of thousands of athletes and their
families,” said David Christopher, Chief Marketing Officer, AT&T
Mobility and Consumer Markets. “AT&T is proud to be a sponsor and
supporter of Special Olympics’ mission, and with the help of customers
and supporters, we are excited to assist the organization as it
transforms communities with programs that drive acceptance, inclusion
and respect.”
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Needed: Knitters
SOGA is looking for people to knit or crochet a scarf for an athlete
for Indoor Winter Games 2012. Contact Jennifer at
Jennifer.Daniell@SpecialOlympicsGA.org if you can help. The
colors of scarves this year are red and navy and
can be dropped off at
Needle Nook, Whole Nine Yarns or Cast-On Cottage.
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September Volunteer of the Month: Patti
Carruth
Old
Navy in Gainesville has supported Special Olympics Georgia events for four
years, sending out volunteers for the Sailing Regatta, which through Gap
Inc., also raises money for the organization. Patti Carruth, the store
manager for the Gainesville Old Navy, was key in recruiting the company
and has been bringing several volunteers from her store for the
Regatta. She has helped run the Regatta, and even rolled up her
sleeves and done the dirty work that comes with events, all of this with a
smile on her face. This year, Patti came out to help with the Duck Derby
Tagging Party, bringing along out a team of enthusiastic Old Navy
volunteers to help tag a ton of rubber ducks. After the Tagging Party,
Patti went back to her store and sold ducks for the Duck Derby. And
once again, Patti and Old Navy will be supporting the Sailing Regatta in
September, an event that would be paralyzed without her.
When asked about Special Olympics, Patti gave this response – “Personally:
The regatta came at a time in my life that I needed to give…and from that
weekend until today I have really grown into a person who seeks ways to
serve instead of being served. I think the cost that these families live
with every day would be enough to weigh me down and make anything extra
look impossible, but through events like this those athletes can
participate and train without added financial stress. It’s nothing
different than what I would want for my boys!”
For your devotion and support to our program, we at Special Olympics
Georgia thank you Patti. Congratulations on being the September volunteer
of the month!
Volunteer Opportunities
State Fall Games,
Dalton
October 21 – 23, 2011
This is the first of three years that the fall games will be held in
Dalton. Nearly 2,000 athletes will compete in bocce, cycling, long
distance running/walking, golf and softball.
*For parents of children (2-7) with an intellectual disability: Join us at
State Fall Games at Olympic Town for demonstration and lunch with other
parents, siblings and Young Athletes, Saturday Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-12
p.m. For more information about the Young Athletes program contact
Jennifer at
Jennifer.Daniell@SpecialOlympicsGA.org
Bob Busse Golf Classic,
Atlanta
November 7, 2011
SOGA will once again proudly host the annual Bob Busse Golf Tournament,
held at Cherokee Town and Country Club. Volunteers are needed to help
monitor courses and with set-up. All volunteers must be 21 or over.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of the above events, please
contact Leslie Anderson at
Leslie.Anderson@SpecialOlympicsGA.org
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Used Cell
Phones and Printer Tones Accepted
SOGA will recycle your used printer toners and phones. Contact Jennifer at
770 414-9390 x 110 or email
Jennifer.Daniell@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
Read the 2011 Georgia’s Champions
HERE.
Will You Introduce Us to Your Friends?
You
know lots of people– family members, friends, work colleagues, just about
everywhere you go there’s someone you know. Will you introduce Special
Olympics Georgia to them? Forward this e-newsletter and ask them to
click here
and then click
on the Sign-up for the E-newsletter button. We’d love to see you and our new friends at
the State Horse Show or Masters Bowling Aug. 19-21.
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770.414.9390
4000 DeKalb Technology Parkway | Suite 400 Building
400 | Atlanta, GA 30340
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