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Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in Special Olympics Georgia. Don't forget to add [email protected] to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. Georgia's Champions April 2016 Be a Fan. Bring Out the Champion in Everyone. Help support our mission: News and Stories Special Olympics Georgia Visits The Georgia Capitol On March 2, the annual day of awareness for Spread The Word To End The Word, SOGA athletes Daley Fitzpatrick, Skyler Corliss, and Katy Wilson, SOGA mom Jeanne Wilson, and SOGA staff member Charles Clark visited the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. The SOGA delegation met with Governor Nathan Deal who presented them with a proclamation declaring it Special Olympics Week. If you have not already taken the Pledge to use respectful, people-first language, it's not too late. Click here to take the pledge and change the game for people with intellectual disabilities. Give a Summer Games Athlete a High $5! Summer Games, May 20-22 High fives are easy to spot when you're at one of our State Games. And now, you can give a virtual high five to our Summer Games athletes through our "Give an Athlete a High $5" campaign. More than 1,800 athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, flag football, rhythmic gymnastics, soccer, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball at this year's Summer Games at Emory University. The cost per athlete for the weekend is $100. Please click here to make a "Give an Athlete a High $5" donation to show your support and help provide life-changing experiences to our Summer Upcoming Events Georgia Swarm Lacrosse Game April 15 The Georgia Swarm is helping raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Georgia athletes. In partnership with 92.9 The Game, the Swarm will donate $1 to SOGA for each ticket purchased using the ticket code SOGA for their upcoming home game on Friday, April 15. The game starts at 7:35 p.m. when the Swarm faces off against the New England Black Wolves at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. Tickets can be purchased on the Georgia Swarm website , and don't forget to use the code SOGA. The Georgia Renaissance Festival April 16 - June 5 The Georgia Renaissance Festival will take place on
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Georgia's Champions
April 2016
Be a Fan. Bring Out the Champion in Everyone.
Help support our mission:
News and Stories
Special Olympics GeorgiaVisits The Georgia Capitol
On March 2, the annual day of awarenessfor Spread The Word To End The Word,SOGA athletes Daley Fitzpatrick, SkylerCorliss, and Katy Wilson, SOGA momJeanne Wilson, and SOGA staff memberCharles Clark visited the Georgia Capitol inAtlanta. The SOGA delegation met withGovernor Nathan Deal who presented themwith a proclamation declaring it SpecialOlympics Week. If you have not already taken the Pledge to use respectful, people-firstlanguage, it's not too late. Click here to take the pledge and change thegame for people with intellectual disabilities.
Give a Summer Games Athlete a High $5!Summer Games, May 20-22
High fives are easy to spot when you'reat one of our State Games. And now, you can give a virtual high five to ourSummer Games athletes through our "Give an Athlete a High $5"campaign.
More than 1,800 athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, flag football,rhythmic gymnastics, soccer, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball at this year'sSummer Games at Emory University. The cost per athlete for the weekend is$100.
Please click here to make a "Give an Athlete a High $5" donation to showyour support and help provide life-changing experiences to our Summer
Upcoming Events
Georgia SwarmLacrosse Game
April 15The GeorgiaSwarm is helpingraise funds andawareness forSpecial OlympicsGeorgia athletes. In partnershipwith 92.9 The Game, the Swarmwill donate $1 to SOGA for eachticket purchased using the ticketcode SOGA for their upcominghome game on Friday, April 15. The game starts at 7:35 p.m. whenthe Swarm faces off against theNew England Black Wolves atInfinite Energy Arena in Duluth. Tickets can be purchased on theGeorgia Swarm website, anddon't forget to use the code SOGA.
The GeorgiaRenaissance Festival
April 16 - June 5The GeorgiaRenaissanceFestival willtake place on
Games athletes! Thank you to our generous sponsors: Winter Companies, Cox Automotive,American Honda Motor Company, ADP,The ALTA Foundation, Cox Enterprises,SUPERVALU, Knights of ColumbusCharities of Georgia, Inc., ArrowExterminators, Jones Day, Nordstrom,Rotary Club of Dunwoody, Engel &Völkers, Magnolia Advanced Materials,Voya Financial, Inwood Holdings,Comcast, Hewlett Packard Enterprise,Macy's, Aon, Booz Allen Hamilton, AlliedWorld, Rural Sourcing, Nelson MullinsRiley & Scarborough LLP, Ryan,Skanska, The Men's Wearhouse, The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, Idealease,RR Donnelley, and Emory University!
Check Out SOGA'S 2015 Annual ReportRead athlete stories and reflections on thesuccesses of Special Olympics Georgia for2015 in the newly released Annual Report.You'll see the impact that everyone's supportand friendship had on our athletes.
Click here to check out the 2015 AnnualReport.
Competition CornerMore than 500 Special Olympics competitions takeplace annually throughout Georgia. Here aresome highlights from March:
Area 15 Spring Games were March 3 at FreedomPark in Valdosta. Over 300 students from 26elementary through high school classes fromBrooks, Cook, Lowndes, Tift and Berrien Counties competed in various track-and-field events and softball skills; over 120 volunteers from local schools andcommunity organizations came out to help and show support; lunch wasprovided by the Valdosta Fire Department; and the Project Unify program atLowndes County High School conducted an R-Word Rally where everyonehad the opportunity to say the R-Word pledge, sign the certificate, and receivean R-Word bracelet. Click here to read an article on the Spring Games thatappeared in The Valdosta Daily Times. Atlanta Public Schools Track-and-Field Games were March 30. More than300 elementary through high school athletes competed in varioustrack-and-field events. DeKalb County Track-and-Field Games were March 29, 30, and 31 at NorthDeKalb Stadium for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Saturdays & Sundays April 16 -June 5. Use promo code specialto purchase tickets at a discountedprice: adults $15.95 (regularly$22) and children 6-12 $7.00(regularly $10). In addition, foranyone who uses the promo codespecial, The Georgia RenaissanceFestival will donate $2.00 per ticketsold to SOGA. Purchase yourtickets today atwww.garenfest.com.
Senoia RacewayApril 23
Lookingto getinvolvedin racing and support SOGA at thesame time? Sponsor a lap atSenoia Raceway on April 23 forSpecial Olympics Georgia Night!You will be promoted heavilythroughout the event. Proceedswill go to SOGA. All athletes will beadmitted free for the night ofracing. For more information,contact Robin Fabrick or 770-414-9390 x112.
Over The EdgeMay 7
You can stillsign up to goOver theEdge andhelp ourathletes toreach new heights!!
Over the Edge is an exclusiveopportunity for individuals to taketheir support of athletes of SpecialOlympics Georgia to new heights.In exchange for raising money,participants will have the rareexperience of stepping Over theEdge and rappelling downthe Overlook III Building in Vinings!This event is a unique combinationof thrill and philanthropy!
Athlete of the Month: Cory GriffinCory Griffin spends most of his days atLARC (Lowndes Advocacy ResourceCenter) collecting and bundlingcardboard, but in the evenings, hetransforms into a SUPERHERO!
As Valdosta Lowndes Parks & Rec.Authority's new flag football quarterback,Cory (age twenty-two) adorns his armorand leads his teammates into anotherdimension. Cory's willingness to helpothers and staff is often telepathic andwithout hesitation. His achievements onthe playing field include medaling in allteam sports at superhuman speed. Cory'ssmile is magnetic and animated. His energy, enthusiasm, and turbo-poweredteam spirit are what make Cory Special Olympics Georgia's April Athlete of theMonth. Congratulations Cory!!
Volunteer of the Month: Sara LillySara Lilly has shown exemplary communityinvolvement with the Valdosta SpecialOlympics. For the past three years, Sarahas volunteered at local Special Olympicsevents in every capacity from painting facesin Olympic Town to facilitating the fifty-meterdash. She embraces the spirit of volunteerism bothin her personal involvement and also byexample - she brings her young son to eachevent to teach him the importance of givingto others. Though he is only in secondgrade, it is evident that his mother has instilled a keen understanding of thevalues of giving, understanding, and inclusivity. Sara also inspires others toengage in volunteer service through her school at Highland ChristianAcademy and her church, Grace Baptist. Sara's cheerful attitude, bright smile, and big heart make her an asset toValdosta Special Olympics, and her giving spirit makes her a true ambassadoramong volunteers. Congratulations Sara on being recognized as the AprilVolunteer of the Month!!
Sponsor of the Month:United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
State Premier Sponsor
Heights not your thing but you stillwant to show your support? That'sokay, donate atwww.oteatlanta2016.com or mailto: Special Olympics Georgia, 4000 Dekalb Technology Parkway,Suite 400, Building 400, Atlanta,GA 30340, Attention: Kristin Hill
Go to:www.oteatlanta2016.com to getstarted. For more information, contact Kristin Hill.
GEICO RaceMay 28
For the 33rdyear, GEICOis organizingand hosting abenefit forSpecialOlympics Georgia. This year'sevent is a 5K/1 Mile Fun Run onSaturday, May 28 at 9am on theGEICO Campus in Macon.GEICO's goal is to raise $80,000.All participants will receive a t-shirt.For more information onsponsoring or participating in theevent, please contact Chris Nappiat [email protected] orJonathan Gibson [email protected].
Duck PluckAugust 12
It's Time ForYou ToSPRING IntoAction &Adopt YourDuck Today!!
For a donation of $5 or more, alucky prize number will beassigned to a yellow rubber duckin your honor. All ducks will be putinto the Post Chastain pool for aswim before the 5 winning ducksare plucked! If your lucky duck getsplucked, you WIN A PRIZE!!!
UPS has been a Statewide Sponsor and supporter ofSpecial Olympics Georgia for decades. SpecialOlympics Georgia depends on the UPS employees andtheir families who come out for every State SummerGames each May and single handedly staff the entiremeals venue which serves over 6,800 meals throughoutthe weekend to athletes and coaches. UPS truly believes in the abilities and potential of the athletes and takes time toget to know each of them. Itis so awesome to see the hundreds of brown and gold UPS t-shirts all over theEmory University campusduring the State Summer Games weekend everyspring. SOGA values our partnership with UPSand appreciates all that they do for theorganization and the 27,110 registered athletes. United Parcel Service, Inc. is a package deliverycompany and provides transportation, logistics,and financial services in the United States andinternationally. Log on to www.ups.com to learnmore about UPS.
The SOGA Community Makes a DifferenceWe often receive calls from individuals,companies, and groups who have an ideafor a fundraiser and want to donate theproceeds to SOGA. Every single fundraisingeffort, no matter the financial outcome, isvery significant and makes a tremendousdifference. We extend our heartfelt gratitudeto the following:
Church of the New Covenant'sConcert With A Cause raised $521.Sweetwater's Beneficial Brews GiveBack raised $213.
Fundraising OpportunitiesVolunteers are needed to help identify and/orapproach potential corporate sponsors andindividual donors for State Games andfundraising events. This is an extremelyimportant component to the success of theseevents. By generating new ideas anddiscovering new opportunities that can help us meet or exceed our revenuegoals, you will make a vital contribution to SOGA. For more information, contactSusan Skolnick or 770-414-9390 x111.
Forward to a FriendWe're fortunate to have you as part of the Special Olympics Georgia family. Ourgoal is to reach as many potential sponsors, volunteers and athletes as
Prizes Include: A 2 Night stay atthe King & Prince Beach and GolfResort, a 2 Night Cabin Rental inBlue Ridge, GA from Black BearCabin Rentals, Diamond HoopEarrings, a QuikTrip Gift Card, anda Visa Gift Card.
ADOPT YOUR DUCK TODAY AT:www.AtlantaDuckPluck.com.
Thank you to our sponsors RoomsTo Go Foundation, ShawIndustries, Kids 'R' Kids LearningAcademies, Whitaker OilCompany, Winter Companies, LAZParking, Risk Placement ServicesInc., Highwoods Properties,Landmark at Creekside Grand,Dobbins Thrift Shoppe, CraigAutomotive, and Dale MasseyState Farm Insurance. Also, thankyou to Post Apartment Homes.
Shoot For ChampionsAugust 25
Please join us forthe 2016 Shoot forChampions clayshoot at FoxhallResort on August25th. The day will include 15stations of sporting clays, beautifulscenery, lunch, silent auction, andprizes. Please contact ThomasRitch or 770-414-9390 x121 formore information, or click here tosign up your team today!
VolunteerOpportunities
State Summer GamesMay 20-22AtlantaVolunteers are needed to help at
possible, so please help us grow thefamily even more. Please forward thise-newsletter to your friends and familyso they can sign up to also receive themonthly e-newsletter!
Tell Us Your Story
We want to tell your stories!Email Susan Skolnick with a storyabout a Special Olympics event orperson who has inspired you! You canalso submit your story online.
venues and be fans in thestands. To apply to volunteer,please click here.
StateMasters BowlingAugust 26-28Warner Robins
State Horse ShowState Fall GamesOctober 7-9Gainesville
If you are interested involunteering for any of theopportunities above, pleasecontact Whitney Warren.
PromotionsThere are currently several great
ways to earn free money for SOGAathletes. If you have questions onany of these promotions, please
contact Susan Skolnick or
770-414-9390 x111.
Vehicle DonationsAre youthinking ofselling ortrading inthat old car,boat or RV?Why not donate it instead? As acharitable contribution, yourdonation will make a bigdifference. SOGA has partneredwith CARS to turn your old vehicle,whether it's running or not, intomuch needed funds for ourprogram. CARS accepts most cars,trucks, trailers, boats, RV's,motorcycles, off road vehicles,heavy equipment, and most othermotorized vehicles. CARS willmake all the arrangements at nocost to you. They handle the titletransfer requirements and willprovide you with a writtenacknowledgment of your donationand tax deduction information.
Click here for more informationor to donate your vehicle, and ahelpful representative will contactyou within 24 hours to schedule apickup, or you can call CARSseven days a week toll-free at 1-844-404-SOGA (7642) to speakwith a representative.
Kroger CommunityRewards®
Kroger CommunityRewards® makessupporting SpecialOlympics Georgiasuper easy...all youhave to do is shop at Kroger andswipe your Plus Card! Sign up withyour 12 digit Kroger Plus Cardnumber atwww.kroger.com/communityrewards, and in the CommunityRewards section, select SpecialOlympics Georgia (code 57973) asthe organization you wish tosupport. Once you're enrolled,you'll earn rewards for SpecialOlympics Georgia every time youshop and use your Plus Card, andyou'll keep earning rewards/fuelpoints for yourself. Enroll now forthe Kroger Community RewardsProgram (you must re-enroll eachyear to continue earning rewardsfor SOGA). If your Kroger PlusCard is not already registeredonline, you will need to create anaccount. If you already have anaccount, simply sign in, find theCommunity Rewards section, andselect Special Olympics Georgia.
AmazonSmileAmazonSmileis a simpleand automaticway for you to support SOGA everytime you shop, at no cost to you.When you shop atsmile.amazon.com, you'll find theexact same low prices, vastselection, and convenient
shopping experience asAmazon.com, with the addedbonus that Amazon will donate aportion of the purchase price backto SOGA. On your first visit toAmazonSmile, select SpecialOlympics Georgia to receivedonations from eligible purchasesbefore you begin shopping. Then,always shop Amazon throughAmazonSmile, and every eligiblepurchase you make will result in adonation.
DialAmerica Magazine Subscriptions
DialAmerica will donate 10% ofyour paid magazine subscription toSOGA. To subscribe to amagazine, call 877-872-2362between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. or clickhere.
Give Us YourOld Cell Phones
Looking for anEASY way to giveback to yourcommunity &support SOGA? Our Phone Bonesproject recycles old cell phones toraise funds for SOGA and helpsour environment. Other items that we recycle areempty toner/printer cartridges,laptops and iPods. In addition toturning in your own items, we canwork with you to set up a collectionat your business with your friendsand family. We'll send you a flyer to post, acollection box, and we'll even payfor shipping if you'll collect theitems to be recycled! It's an easyway to give back to SpecialOlympics athletes across Georgia!!Contact Whitney Warren or 229-712-9973.
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