~Athlete Oath
Weekly Program Report: May 5, 2008
For the Genesee Region
Busy Weekend in Genesee
First of all a great big thank you to all of the Event Directors (Fred Chase/ Larry Johnson/ Martha Pachuta/ Debe Bottiglier and Jeff McKee), Volunteers, Coaches and Athletes for making this past weekend so much fun. On Saturday, both the Region Central and Region South Spring Games were held at York High School and Campbell Savona respectively with collectively over 550 athletes in attendance. On Sunday, our first ever Super Regional Gymnastics and Powerlifting event was held at Northern Hemisphere Gymnasium and Webster Schroeder HS and served as a great tune up for the forthcoming State Games. And finally, our Unified Volleyball League concluded last night with a Pizza Banquet and a fantastic showing of 12 teams from around the Region.
Thank you to everyone for truly making this a great weekend in the Genesee Region!!!
This coming weekend we will be traveling out of the Genesee Region to attend the Super Regional Volleyball and Aquatics event at Frewsburg High School. Over 100 Genesee Region athletes will be making the trip and we know that Bob Goold and his group will run a tremendous event. Good luck to all of our participants.
REGION NORTH SPRING GAMES REMINDER – It’s that time of year again. Please fax your registrations to the office as soon as possible as inputting all the data is very time consuming. The deadline for getting in registrations is May 9th and we need teams to do their best in meeting this date. A copy of the registration form is included above.
Tennis Anyone?
Special Olympics Broome - Tioga will be hosting the 1st annual Tennis Invitational
Date: Saturday, May 31st
Time: 8:00AM - 2:00PM
Place: Tennis Center, 3801 Mill St., Binghamton Binghamton
Directions: http://www.tennisctr.com/ on the right side of their home page under Links click on BTC Directions/Map Quest
Registration Forms are attached
If you have any questions please contact - Jen Sorber (607)785-3793 or email jensorber@stny.rr.com or Megan Lupton lmegzz@aol.com
Team USA Coaches needed.
Due to the limited number of male coaches that have applied for Figure Skating and Snowshoeing, Special Olympics Team USA has decided to re-open the coach application process for male coaches only in those two sports. If you know of qualified male coaches in Figure Skating and/or Snowshoeing, please have them complete the attached application and forward it to the following individuals by May 15th:
Figure Skating: Shane Kiesner
Special Olympics Minnesota
100 S Washington Ave., Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Fax: 612-418-8651
Phone: 612-604-1252
E-mail: kiesners@somn.org
Snowshoeing: Rick Childree
Special Olympics Nebraska
8801 F. Street
Omaha, NE 68127
Fax: 402-331-5964
Phone: 402-331-5545
E-mail: rchildree@sone.org
**Coach application is attached**
Volunteer Sports Officials Needed….
Special Olympics World Winter Games are being held February 2009 in Boise, Idaho. If you would like to try and sign up to volunteer as a sport official, please follow the link below. If you have further questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Robin Mitchell at 585-586-7400 x107.
Volunteer applications and information can be found at: https://webmail.ihostexchange.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=89e31f07c1b04c4cb451078342ffa575&URL=http%3a%2f%2fkms.specialolympics.org (under knowledge and collaboration).
Summer State Games
Coaches,
All of you have now received your allocations and registration forms for this years State Games in Binghamton. The deadline for receiving registrations is this Wednesday, May 7th. Please fax your registrations to the office so that we can begin processing them. Please note you will receive a separate e-mail with the dates of upcoming meetings.
Please Join Us
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Sunday, July 13, 2008
More details to come….
Development
Spike’s Hike 2008 – Save the Date!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Frontier Field
Get your friends and family to ‘Hike and Help” Special Olympics Genesee Region! This fun 4.5 mile hike starts and ends at Frontier Field, and festivities will include breakfast and lunch. Remember, if your training club is part of a 501c3 agency, your agency can share in the 50/50 revenue share program. Please contact Lisa at (585)586-7400 ext. 109 or lbest@nyso.org for more details.
Teams have raised over $14,000 online so far….WAY TO GO!
**Brochures are now available in the office. To receive one: please contact Lisa Best at 585-586-7400 x109.
Pedal 4 Medals
A Cycling Vacation to benefit Special Olympics
We would like to personally invite you to participate in the 2008 Pedal 4 Medals, 300 mile Cycling Vacation. The June 25th – 29th 2008 Pedal for Medals Ride is a cyclist’s dream comes true! Where else can anyone who loves to bicycle find the opportunity to spend four glorious days riding his or her bike through some of the most beautiful country anywhere? Start in the beautiful Adirondacks and pedal down to the Finger Lakes. On top of that, riders enjoy three great meals and numerous beverage and snack rest stops each day, excellent hotel accommodations each night, bag transfers between hotels and full SAG support throughout the ride. Riders of all ability levels will enjoy the ride…it’s not a race! This year we are offering a Metric Century if you are unable to commit to a 4 day ride. We have some great prizes, incentives and awards this year, including a new Iron Horse Bike valued at $750 and a full Pedal 4 Medals cycling apparel kit. That’s right; everyone that registers for this ride will have at least one chance to ride home on a new bike!
For event details contact Melissa Wiggins at 585-586-7400 x105.
Save the Date
2nd Annual Bocce Bash
September 6, 2008, Paetec Park, Rochester
To benefit Special Olympics NY-Genesee Region
*For event details contact Melissa Wiggins
How to become a Volunteer
If you wish to receive our newsletter, please contact Julie Bell at jbell@nyso.org.
Did you know that we have various volunteer opportunities at almost every event we host? If interested, register to volunteer or get further information, feel free to contact Julie Bell at jbell@nyso.org or by phoning the office at 585-586-7400 x108.
We are currently looking for Summer Season volunteers at a variety of locations around the Genesee Region. Sign up today!
Upcoming Competitions
- Super Regional Volleyball and Aquatics, Frewsburg – May 10th
Did anyone say “Road Trip?” We are all on our way to the Western Region for a Saturday filled with Volleyball and Aquatics. Bob Goold and his crew will be running a great event out of Frewsburg HS and we all look forward to this fantastic day. Athletes competing at this event will be give preference for state game slots.
Super Regional Basketball, Waterloo HS – May 17th
Basketball Round 2 takes place east at Waterloo High School with Dave Pagoda and Steve Marshal leading the way. Please note, if you wish to go to State Games you must attend this event. Priority will be given to teams that attend both the Regional and the Super Regional Event when allocations are allotted. Registrations are now available through the office.
Wayne Finger Lakes Track and Field Day, Canandaigua Academy – May 30th
This phenomenal school based event moves from Wayne to Canandaigua this year with Jim Simmons and Roberta Bittel blazing a new trail! This is a school based event. If you are interested in attending you must attend one of two informational meetings on April 21st and 22nd respectively at Canandaigua Academy. The meetings will run from 4pm-4:45pm. Please contact the office if you have any questions.
Region North Spring Games, RIT – May 31st
The behemoth is back. Track and Field will once again be running at RIT and we are thrilled to have a number of our volunteers back to help us. Registrations are now available through the office.
STATE GAMES- Binghamton - June 12th-15th
Demand Case Surveys will be out in early April.
**Please contact the office if you are interested in receiving any registration forms and we will forward the paperwork to you. Thanks.
Upcoming Community Event
A Special Event for Special Olympics NY Genesee Region
And for Monroe County Youth with Special Needs
Friday May 23 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
1. Powers Great American Midway will open up their amusement rides just for the Special Needs Youth. (The rides are the same amusement rides that are used at the Monroe County Fair).2. Wegmans Foods, Inc. will provide their support staff and a picnic lunch for the Special Needs Youth and their associated staff that attend. (Hotdogs, beverages, cookies, etc.)3. Monroe Ambulance will station an ambulance on site during the special luncheon event.4. Greece Special Police will be directing traffic so anyone walking across the road from the parking lot will be able to move safely.5. Pat Bonacci, a long time friend of Special Olympics, will be coordinating the event and the Greece Kiwanis Club members will be on site to help where needed.Bill Selke, Chairman, Greece Kiwanis "Greece Festival for Youth" Any questions please contact,Pat Bonacci, 654-8847(Rochester) or 1-863-471-6874 (Florida)orBill Selke, 225-6492 (H) or 747-7265 (C), Jselke4818@aol.com
Roster Policy
**THANKS TO ALL THE COACHES THAT HAVE SUBMITTED ROSTERS**
Your timeliness is greatly appreciated! J
As the summer season gets under way, I feel confident that all of our coaches have had great response in filling out and returning the sports training rosters. If you have not submitted your roster, please do so as soon as possible. This roster should include every athlete that trains in a particular sport and not just the athletes that compete. You should fill out a separate form for each sport that your club participates in although we are only working on Summer Sports at this point.
Please forward them to the office via email to jbell@nyso.org, fax at 585-586-7065 or through snail mail. We appreciate all your help as we sort through and update all of our athletes’ medical and consent forms.
Thanks for all your efforts with this task.
Meds/Consents Binder
The Head Coach of a team/training club must present their Med/Consent binder at the beginning of each event and it should also be present at all training sessions/trips etc. This will be checked at registration on the day of the event and should include valid Meds/Consents for each of the athletes participating. If you do not bring your binder to the event we cannot allow your team/individual to participate.
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