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Annual Bob Busse Memorial Golf Classic postponed to November 16
You can register as a single golfer or as a foursome. Golfers enjoy a great day of golf, networking, gifts, prizes, beverages and meals throughout the day, a wonderful golfers’ reception, a Special Olympics athlete speaker and a silent auction. For more information contact Jennifer Harper at Jennifer.Harper@specialolympicsga.org or visit www.BusseGolf2015.org
Purchase Your Torch Run Apparel Today – and Show Your SOGA Support!
Our athletes are our goal, help us to make the hopes and dreams of these diverse individuals come alive.
Join us in our State Wide Law Enforcement Torch Run SALE!
For your donation of $15 you will receive a 2015 Law Enforcement Torch Run Dri-Fit T-Shirt & your choice of a Digital Camo or Khaki Hat.
Click Here to purchase your LETR Apparel!
Before March 31: Get a pin and brick with $40 donation
Claim your 40th anniversary commemorative lapel pin and your name or Web site on a virtual brick with a $40 donation. You’ll be donating in honor of the 40 years of athletes inspiring us as they overcome odds and show us the importance of dignity, courage and perserverence. Show them your are among their biggest fans.
Once you make a donation, e-mail Wendy.Bigham@SpecialOlympicsGA.org with more information about your brick. Click here for your pin and brick.
See the Art Auction’s MILLION DOLLAR Home!
This year’s annual Art Auction will be held at a BEAUTIFUL, Million Dollar home in the Buckhead Community. Come bid on fine art, enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment all while supporting the inspiring athletes of Special Olympics Georgia! Click HERE to learn more.
Drive with your 40th anniversary tag
Please order your 40th Anniversary License Plate for $12 including shipping. Send a check to Special Olympics Georgia, 4000 Dekalb Technology Parkway, Ste 400, Bdg 400, Atlanta, Ga 30340. Or e-mail Jennifer.Daniell@SpecialOlympicsGA.org.
Yeah! Burger “Keepin’ It Kind,” July 28, Atlanta, GA
It’s “Keepin’ It Kind” on Tuesday, July 28, at the Yeah! Burger in the Virginia-Highlands area of Atlanta. That evening from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., 10 percent of all sales will be donated to Special Olympics Georgia. That’s the Yeah! Burger location at 1017 North Highland Ave., in the Virginia-Highlands area of Atlanta on July 28 from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
State Summer Games May 17-19
“Be a Fan. Bring out the Champion in Everyone.”
Special Olympics Georgia State Summer Games
May 18 – 20
Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) will host its annual State Summer Games for almost 3,000 athletes, coaches, and unified partners on May 17 – 19 at Emory University.
Athletes will compete in athletics, flag football, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball, with medals awarded throughout the weekend.
“We are looking forward to our 31st State Summer Games held at the beautiful Emory University campus. It is so joyful as the vans, buses and cars roll in for the weekend filled with well-trained athletes ready for their weekend to compete and shine. I invite you and your family and friends to come out to the Games and be a Fan in the Stands,” said SOGA CEO Georgia Milton-Sheats.
Leading up to games, law enforcement officers from agencies all over Georgia have teamed up with SOGA in a 1,000-mile torch relay across the state leading up to the State Summer Games. The “Flame of Hope” will light the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony to signify the opening of the games.
The games are free and open to the public. Parking is free at Peavine Parking deck.