“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
~Athlete Oath
Weekly Program Report: May 20, 2008
For the Genesee Region
Super Regional Basketball at Waterloo High School
As the final tune-up for State Game Waterloo High School hosted their first ever Super Regional Basketball event with athletes from Western and Genesee Regions. Special thanks go to the Event Directors Jenn Cerefin, Dave Pogoda who did an outstanding job. Last, but certainly not least, thanks to Steve Marshall for assisting in planning and hosting this event with the school.
Thanks,
Robin Mitchell
Thanks to all the head coaches that attended the meeting last night!
If you haven’t already done so; please fax the t-shirt form and room assignment list to the office ASAP at 585-586-7065.
Thanks for your help with this information.
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
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: http://kms.specialolympics.org (under knowledge and collaboration).
Save the Date
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Sunday, July 13, 2008
More details to come….
For any coaches that may need to use a Special Olympics vehicle, like the green van to transport your athletes (aka Big Green) we will need an updated photocopy of your driver’s license for our records and insurance purposes. This needs to be done in advance of the next time you use Big Green and the copy will remain on file in our office. We need to log each use to keep on file, too. Please coordinate usage ahead of time, because we currently have the seats out to transport equipment to events. Thanks!
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 $27,000 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
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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.
As our Summer Season comes to an end the last event we need volunteers at is Region North Spring Games at RIT. We are still taking names and need help on Friday the 30th as well for set-up. Please email jbell@nyso.org to sign up today.
- 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. 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 out. Registrations should be in to the office.
- STATE GAMES- Binghamton - June 12th-15th
**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.
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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