Copelands Dinner with Your Donation

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Get a $25 Copelands of New Orleans gift card when you make a $50 or more donation to Special Olympics Georgia. Your year-end gift will change lives of people with intellectual disabilities. 

 

Click here to donate and get your gift card.

 “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
                                                                                                                                           -Sir Winston Churchill

 For more information on making a donation, contact Susan Skolnick at (770) 414-9390 x111 or  susan.skolnick@specialolympicsga.org. 

 

Eat at Chili’s this Wednesday, Nov. 17

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Treat yourself to a Chili’s meal Wednesday and help Special Olympics Georgia at the same time. When you dine at Chili’s  in Albany, Augusta, Evans, Hinesville, Macon, Milledgeville, Statesboro, Tifton and Valdosta, 10 percent of what you purchase goes back to SOGA.

You have to bring this flyer.

And don’t forget for a limited time, for $20, you get two entrees and one appetizer!

Need 790 More Scarves for Athletes

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 SOGA has received hundreds of scarves this week but more are needed to give a scarf to each athlete at State Indoor  Winter Games.  Need: 1,500 scarves total. Will you help us reach the goal? As of Friday, Dec. 17, we have collected 760 scarves. In one week, the SOGA office received more than 300 scarves!

But we still need more. And you can help.

Scarves should be in red and white or just red, 6 inches wide by 4-5 feet long. The pattern is up to you. Click here for more info and a list of knitters who’ve contributed so far — some as far away as North Dakota and Washington.  Contact Jennifer for more information and for drop off locations:  jennifer.daniell@specialolympicsga.org.

Sandy Springs gun club raises money at opening for Special Olympics Georgia

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You are invited to Sandy Springs Gun Club and Range Saturday Grand Opening, Nov. 13  with proceeds going to Special Olympics Georgia. From 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., stop in and indulge in the ultimate shooting range experience. Food and drinks are complimentary and giveaways will be offered all day.

Items given away include the following:

– Springfield XD9 9 mm with holster and hag holders
-Sig Sauer P239 9mm with a level two holster
-Kel-Tec 32 32ACP

Be a Fan at State Fall Games

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Be a fan in the stands this weekend at State Fall Games in Statesboro. About 1,400 athletes and coaches from across the state will compete in bocce, softball, golf, long distance walking and running and cycling. For a schedule and more information, click here. Read a news release about games here.

State Fall Games is presented by:

See photos of successful Polar Plunge

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The 2nd Annual Polar Plunge was a huge success!  Held on February 19th at Lake Lanier Islands Beach & Water Park, over 300 plungers took part in this growing winter weather event that raised over $81,500. To view photos please visit http://dutchwaltersphotography.zenfolio.com/polarpluinge2011

Guys: Get a haircut and more Wed. Nov. 10 at Roosters

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Visit Roosters Premier Barbershop and Special Olympics Georgia receives 20 percent of all services Wednesday, Nov. 10.  Guys treat yourself to a great hair cut, shoe shine, or shave while you relax and enjoy their HD tv’s and complimentary beverages. Roosters, rated number 1 for the past three years by Creative Loafing, is located at 2022 Powers Ferry Road SE.

Help Honor SOGA’s longest serving volunteer

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Bob Busse began his volunteer service to SOGA 37 years ago.  Mr. Busse recently celebrated his 97th birthday. In honor of his dedication to Georgia’s Special Olympics athletes, we are raising $97,000 for SOGA.  Click here to help us meet our goal and to learn more!

Athlete starts fundraising campaign

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Henry County athlete Paige Copeland started her first fundraising project as she joined the Law Enforcement Torch Run Executive Committee. Click here to contribute.

Paige has begun her two-year term as the official Torch Run Athlete Ambassador and serving as an active member of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Executive Council for the state. Paige is active in sports with Special Olympics Georgia as well competing in sports from bocce, equestrian, bowling, volleyball, and track and field just to name a few.

 Paige was recently quoted saying “Being special has brought many challenges into my life, and all special needs people have big challenges in their lives. In fact, we all face challenges. But whether or not you’re special, you can face the challenges by seeing them as storms, or you can see them as rainbows. I choose to see mine as rainbows, and I challenge everyone  to do the same.”

Please help support Paige and her new adventures with the Law Enforcement Torch Run to support Special Olympics Georgia by making a donation at
www.firstgiving.com/paige_copeland.

Make it a Chili’s night Oct. 20

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Chili’s will hold a “Give Back” Day Oct. 20, at metro Atlanta locations. Ten percent of the sales for lunch or dinner will go back to Special Olympics Georgia. Treat yourself and help Special Olympics Georgia too. Remember – each restaurant
has a take-out counter so you can surprise your family.

Click here for info and the flyer you must take with you.