RunDunwoody is a 5K Run, 1-Mile Fun Run, Tot Trot, and family festival rolled into a morning of activities on Sunday, October 18^th at Perimeter Mall. The 5K route is a 2016 Peachtree Road Race qualifier.  As a beneficiary of RunDunwoody and long-time partner of the Rotary Club of Dunwoody (the run’s founding and presenting sponsor), Special Olympics Georgia has created a team for the Team Challenge in the not-for-profit category. Registration fees start at $20 and increase to $35 as it gets closer to the date of the race.  For more information on the race or to register as part of Team Special Olympics Georgia, go to www.rundunwoody.net or contact the Race Director at info@rundunwoody.net.

Special Olympics Georgia once again proudly hosts the Bob Busse Memorial Golf Classic at a prestigious golf club in Sandy Springs on November 16. The event was originally scheduled for November 2, but inclement weather forced the postponement to November 16. With that in mind, you can still come out for a great day and support the athletes of Special Olympics Georgia!

If you would like more information on the hosting golf club, please click the link below.

http://www.cherokeetcc.org

Monday, November 16, 2015
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. – Shotgun Start

This event promises to be a great way to spend your day.  Each year, this tournament grows and becomes better than the last.  This year, expect a great game of golf along with golf-course prizes, door prizes, a silent auction and wonderful reception all for the great cause of supporting Special Olympics Georgia and our inspirational athletes.

Visit www.BusseGolf2015.org for more information on Sponsorship and Registration

Click here for the flyer.

Prizes will be awarded for: Top Gross Team, Top Three Net Team, Closest to the Pin Prizes on all Par 3′s, Putting Contest

Each Golfer Will Receive: Tournament Gift Bag, Continental Breakfast, Lunch Reception with Special Olympics Athlete Speaker, Silent Auction

The 2nd-annual St. Peter Chanel 5K Run/Walk is set for the Saturday before Thanksgiving – November 21. Join us at St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell to raise money for Special Olympics Georgia. The 3.1-mile course features flat roads and a scenic, rolling trail. Registration includes a long-sleeved tech shirt and a post-race party. Visit https://5k.supportourprojects.com for more details.

At the beginning of each year, from January 2 – January 23, millions of paper torch icons are distributed to Publix Supermarkets and sold for a $1, $3 or $5 donation at the register, with the proceeds benefiting Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA). In 2015, SOGA received approximately $614,000 from this three-week promotion! Designed to raise awareness of SOGA, this promotion is in collaboration with Publix sponsorship of the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR).

Publix’s support of this program is particularly unique because many of SOGA’s athletes are employed at various Publix locations throughout the state. The LETR involves more than 1,000 law enforcement officers from over 100 agencies who take part in various runs spanning two weeks in May in which they pass the Special Olympics Georgia “Flame of Hope” across the State. All of the relays converge at Emory University (Atlanta) during the State Summer Games Opening Ceremony. The LETR is the largest annual fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Georgia with Publix being the longest and largest single donor to the program.

So come and support your Special Olympics Georgia athletes by purchasing your “Torch’ icons at all Publix store January 2 – 23, 2016. Thank you Georgia for your support!