12th Annual Sailing Regatta

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12th Annual Sailing Regatta Supported by: Southern Sailing Club September 14-16, 2012                                                                                                      Lake Lanier at Sunrise Cove

Each year, Special Olympics Georgia is fortunate to partner with the Southern Sailing Club to host  our annual Open Sailing Regatta.  The regatta will feature a Sponsor Boat for race viewing, a Skipper Reception on Saturday night, door prizes and much more.

Join the Fun! In order to enter the regatta, each skipper must raise a minimum of $250 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! A Grand Prize will be awarded to the Skipper who raises the most money. Click here to view the 2012 Sailing Regatta Flyer and event details.

Skipper Registration Forms –Click here for the complete sailing registration form to  return to Special Olympics Georgia. Payment is due Friday, Sept. 14th, 6 p.m. at Skipper’s Meeting.

R-Word Rally 2012

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COME JOIN US FOR R-WORD DAY 2012!! We’ll be pledging to eliminate the use of the word “retard(ed)” at the Atlanta Braves game on April 30, 2012. Come out and pledge to eliminate the r-word from your vocabulary and get to meet some of our Special Olympics GA athletes as well as some surprise visits from several Atlanta Braves themselves!

Click here for more info: R-Word

Civic Partners

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  • Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

Bocce at Brio’s April 29

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Play bocce at Brio’s at Perimeter overlooking the lovely lake  Sunday, April 29.  The event, sponsored by La Societa Italiana, also features drawings, a silent auction, hor’s d’oeurves, wine, water and of course a fun game of bocce ball. A first place medal is awarded to the winner. Click here for more info.

Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Location:
700 Ashwood Pkwy.
Atlanta, GA  30338
(Brio’s is just past Perimeter Mall. The setting is beautiful overlooking the lake.)

For more information contact Jennifer at 770 414-9390 ext. 110 or jennifer.daniell@specialolympicsga.org
Or Mickey Vergara at hvergara@att.net

 

Be a Unified Partner

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State Summer Games

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Watch PSA Called Fantastic

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Check out one of the best national public service announcements featuring a Special Olympics athlete. It lasts only 40 seconds so be sure to watch the whole segment.  The spot was created in 2009 but still tells a relevant story of the Special Olympics influence on the life of a person with an intellectual disability.

Click here to watch the PSA called Fantastic.

fantastic psa

Art Auction 2012

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Join us at the beautiful spec home located in the Woodland Manor Neighborhood in Sandy Springs, GA, on March 24, 2012 and enjoy the home tour during this year’s Art Auction.

Here are the details:
7 p.m. Meet and greet as well as preview art.
8 p.m. Tour of the beautiful model home.
8:30 p.m. Auction begins.

Location:  7775 Stratford Lane, Sandy Springs, GA 30350
Entry fee of $40 includes tour, spirits, hors d’ouevres, door prizes, silent auction, and a special treat — an athlete speaker telling her personal story. Pre-registering is preferred but you may pay at the door. Click here to purchase your ticket. For more information contact Rebecca Surles at rebecca.surles@specialolympicsga.org or 770-414-9390 ext. 102.

Click here for the flyer.

Your contribution to the Art Auction helps ensure that Special Olympics Georgia can offer free year-round sports training and competitions to 23,620 inspiring athletes with intellectual disabilities across Georgia.

Change for Champions

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Change for Champions is running throughout the month of March!! Hurray!! This is a great fundraiser and it’s easy too. Just contact Addison Sanford at addison.sanford@specialolympicsga.org or call him at 770-414-9390 ext. 108. He will get the materials you need.

Here’s how it works:

Addison will send you the requested materials (change cans, posters, flyers, etc.). You put them out at schools, banks, grocery stores, or anywhere you can think of and watch the change start rolling in.

Click the link below for more info!

http://www.specialolympicsga.org/become-an-athlete/resource-library/change-for-champions/

 

 

2012 Duck Derby-Adopt a Duck

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