2011 Torch Run Kickoff Luncheons

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Calling all law enforcement officers!  Help ring in 2011 and be a part of our milestone year with the 25th Anniversary for the Law Enforcement Torch Run!  Join us at one of our five kickoff luncheons across the state to learn more about how your agency can be involved in making a difference in the lives in over 23,000 Special Olympics Athletes.

Join us at one of the 2011 Kick-Off Luncheons to learn more and get started.  All luncheons are from 11:00am to 1:00pm and lunch is provided.  

Wednesday, January 12th – Albany – CANCELLED
Due to weather conditions, this kickoff has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled.  If you would like to receive a starter box of merchandise and updated materials, please contact Allison Kaczenski at (770) 414-9390 x 115 or Allison.Kaczenski@SpecialOlympicsGA.org to have all items shipped to you. 

Thursday, January 13th – Fayetteville
Fayette County Justice Center – 1 Center Drive, Fayetteville, 30214
Click here to attend the Fayetteville Kick-Off Luncheon.

Thursday, January 27th – Soperton
Harmony Masonic Lodge – 3570 Railroad Ave, Soperton 
Click here to attend the Soperton Kick-Off Luncheon.

Monday, January 31st – Franklin Springs, 30639
*Please note new date
City Hall – 2531 West Main Street, Franklin Springs,
Click here to attend the Franklin Springs Kick-Off Luncheon.

Online registration is now open or RSVP by sending an email to Allison.Kaczenski@SpecialOlympicsGA.org

Publix & P&G partner up for Special Olympics Georgia athletes!

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Publix, Procter & Gamble, and Special Olympics have partnered together for 34 years to help people with intellectual disabilities achieve their dreams. Here’s how you can help…
•On Sunday, December 29, 2013, clip the P&G brandSAVER™ coupons featuring Special Olympics in your local newspaper.
•Support Special Olympics while you shop at Publix by purchasing your favorite P&G products like Charmin, Pantene, and Downey and many other well-known brands during the month of January.
•And while you’re at Publix January 2 – 22, show you’re a fan of Special Olympics by purchasing your very own paper torch at the check-out register for $1, $3, $5 or $10 to support Special Olympics and your local athletes!
•This year’s torches include $12.50 in coupons on select Procter and Gamble products. These coupons are good above and beyond the brandSAVER ™ coupons, so purchase a torch and you’ll find out just how rewarding it is to “Be a fan”!

Bid on SEC autographed football

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Place your bid for a 2010 SEC championship coaches autographed football by Auburn University Coach Gene Chizik and University of South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier. The football was given to Special Olympics Georgia CEO Georgia Milton-Sheats in an on-field presentation at the SEC championship game Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Georgia Dome.

The starting bid is $400. The deadline for bids is Dec. 17.

E-mail your bid to Wendy.Bigham@SpecialOlympicsGa.org. The person with the highest bid wins the football.

Falcons tickets for Jan. 2

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Special Atlanta Falcons Ticket Offer :

Special Olympics Georgia and the Atlanta Falcons would like to extend you a special offer on tickets to the Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers Game.

DEADLINE TO ORDER TICKETS: Tuesday, December 10th 

This special offer is for tickets to the following game:
 
Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers on Sunday January 2, 2011 at 1pm at the Georgia Dome.
Tickets that are regularly priced between $65- $100 will be offered to associates, supporters, family members and friends at a discounted rate. A portion of each ticket purchased will be given back to the Special Olympics Georgia!
 
Locations available include:

–       Lower level endzone  (normally $100)- You pay $79.
–        Upper level prime seating rows 14 + (normally $75 each) – You pay  $65 per ticket.
–        Upper level sides rows 1-13  (normally $75 each) – You pay $65 per ticket.                                                                                                                                                                                                 
–        Upper level Corners rows 1-13  (normally $65 each) – You pay $59 per ticket. 

 
To take advantage of this great offer, click here and enter the special offer code “SOGA.”  After that you will be asked to set up an account with Ticketmaster.  Once you have set up your account you will be taken to the window where you may purchase tickets.

Link: 
 https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=falcons&o=1405027&g=234
Special Offer Code: SOGA
If you have any trouble with purchasing your tickets please contact Michael Ceccarelli in the Falcons ticket sales office at 404-367-2196 or email mceccarelli@falcons.nfl.com.

Looking for the perfect holiday gift?

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By making a donation of $10 or more to Special Olympics Georgia, you’ll recieve a personal note via the mail and a 2010 limited edition hat, as an extra bonus!  If you chose to make the donation in someone’s honor, your honoree will receive the note and hat. To make your donation now, click here.

Happy Holidays!

Favorite photo billboard

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E-mail your favorite photo

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You’ve seen medals awarded, athletes smiling after winning or congratulating their opponents after a loss. There have also been tears. You’ve watched volunteers cheer on athletes and coaches encouraging their teams. And you’ve probably gotten lots of pictures of your favorite moments over the years that you like to go through. We’d like to see them too and share them with everyone.

E-mail your favorite photo from any time during Special Olympics Georgia’s 40 years to Wendy.Bigham@SpecialOlympicsGA.org  by Dec. 31. It could be as old as 1970 or as new as yesterday. The winning photo will be selected and posted in the SOGA Connection January 6.

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.