2018 State Horse Show, October 19-21 in Gainesville, GA

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Come join Special Olympics Georgia and more than 500 Athletes & Unified Partners from around the State at the 2018 State Horse Show on October 19-21 in Gainesville, GA at the Chicopee Woods Ag. Center! The weekend is filled with exciting Equestrian events and an Olympic Town that will be held on Saturday, October 20th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please come out and enjoy the weekend! For more information, please contact the SOGA team below:

Click here to view the 2018 State Horse Show & Fall Games Fact Sheet

Sponsorships

Meghan Daves

770-414-9390 ext. 1117

meghan.daves@specialolympicsga.org

 

Volunteers

Danielle Hogan

770-414-9390 ext. 1116

danielle.hogan@specialolympicsga.org

 

Events

Liz Smith

770-414-9390 ext. 1108

liz.smith@specialolympicsga.org

 

Thank you to our 2018 State Horse Show Sponsors:

2018 State Fall Games, October 19-21, Gainesville, GA

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Come join Special Olympics Georgia and more than 1,400 athletes from around the State for the 2018 State Fall Games in Gainesville, Georgia on October 19-21! Athletes and unified partners will compete in Bocce, Softball, Cycling and Golf competitions over the weekend. The Opening Ceremony will take place on Friday, October 19th at 7:30 p.m. out at Laurel Park. Olympic Town and Healthy Athletes will take place on Saturday, October 20th at North Hall Parks Community Center from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the following SOGA team members:

Click here to view the 2018 State Fall Games & Horse Show Fact Sheet

Sponsorships

Thomas Ritch

 770-414-9390 ext. 1121

thomas.ritch@specialolympicsga.org

 

 Volunteers

Miranda Moore

 229-712-9973

miranda.moore@specialolympicsga.org    

 

 Events

 David Crawford

 229-292-5143

david.crawford@specialolympicsga.org

Thank You For Making The First Half of 2018 Great

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Special Olympics Georgia continues to provide high-quality competitions for our athletes,

and it is only because of your support and friendship that this is possible. 

Thank you for your passion, energy, and time towards helping the athletes achieve athletic and lifetime success!

The first half of 2018 has been very eventful and successful for Special Olympics Georgia athletes and everyone involved with Special Olympics Georgia.

A few highlights:

  • There are currently 206 accredited Special Olympics Georgia programs across the state.
  • 5,795 athletes, unified partners, and coaches participated in State Indoor Winter Games and State Summer Games.  3,521 amazing volunteers assisted with these Games.
  • Special Olympics Georgia held a 3 day Youth Forum in June at Emory University.  42 youth volunteers and SOGA athletes ages 13-18 attended alongside 10 SOGA team members and volunteers.  The Forum focused on leadership skills training, provided the youth opportunities to implement these skills in a group setting, and educated the youth on how to become involved with SOGA as an advocate in their school/community, coach, unified partner, and fundraiser.
  • Special Olympics Georgia sent a delegation of 42 athletes, partners, and coaches to the Special Olympics 2018 USA Games in Seattle June 30 – July 6.  Team Georgia consisted of a Traditional Basketball Team from Hall County that brought home a gold medal, a Unified Volleyball Team from Gwinnett County that brought home a 4th place ribbon, a Unified Soccer Team from Special K’s that brought home a bronze medal, and a Unified Golf Team from Douglas County that brought home a bronze medal.
  • Coca-Cola had three Special Olympics athletes working with them to support the 2018 USA Games, two of which are Special Olympics Georgia athletes. 

 

Thank you for continuing to believe in our athletes and for making sure that every Special Olympics Georgia athlete has the opportunity to be an Olympian!

2018 State Summer Games

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Shoot For Champions, September 7th, Garland Mountain Sporting Clays

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Come join Special Olympics Georgia for the 5th Annual Shoot for Champions Clay Shoot Fundraiser on Friday, September 7th at Garland Mountain Sporting Clays.

This event will host nearly 100 shooters who will compete in a beautiful 15 station course in Waleska, Georgia. So please come out for a great day of shooting, five stand games, a silent auction, awards and a lunch reception.

For more information on the event or sponsoring Shoot for Champions please contact Thomas Ritch at Thomas.ritch@specialolympicsga.org, or signup online at!

 

Order Your 2018 State Masters Bowling Shirt By July 30th

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All State Games shirts must be pre ordered with your form and check sent to Special Olympics Georgia State Office by Monday July 30th.

Shirts will not be available for purchase after the July 30th order date!

Please contact Kate.Hamilton@specialolympicsga.org with any questions.

Click here for the order form

 

 

The Revolution is Inclusion Campaign

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This is a very exciting time for our movement — one part celebration of all we have accomplished in the past 50 years and one part a global challenge to get everyone involved in expanding the frontiers of inclusion everywhere, as we embark on the next 50 years.

To that end, we are very excited to announce the launch of “The Revolution Is Inclusion” campaign. It’s an all-out effort, led by our Special Olympics athletes, to end discrimination against all people with intellectual disabilities and to create a fully inclusive world. Please take a few minutes out of your busy day to take the Inclusion Pledge, our challenge to the world is to join this important revolution!

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2018 State Fall Games & State Horse Show, October 19-21, Gainesville, GA

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Please join Special Olympics Georgia and more than 2,400 Athletes, Coaches and Unified Partners for two State Events in Gainesville, Georgia! The State Fall Games and State Horse Show will be on October 19-21 at various venues in Gainesville.

Fall Games: Softball & Bocce at North Hall Park, Softball & Cycling at Laurel Park and Golf at Chateau Elan Golf Club.

Horse Show: All events at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center

For information on the Opening Ceremonies, please click here.  

Click here to view the Fall Games and Horse Show Fact Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

Cops on Donut Shops

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Join Special Olympics Georgia, Dunkin’ Donuts and The Law Enforcement Torch Run for our 3rd Annual Cops on Donut Shops event! On June 1st (#NationalDonutDay) from 5am-11am, our hardworking LETR volunteers will be out at Dunkin’ stores across Georgia collecting donations for Special Olympics Georgia Athletes! As part of National Donut Day, Dunkin’ has a sweet deal – buy any small beverage and receive a free donut! Can’t make it out to the event or just want to make even more of an impact before or after the event? Visit https://specialolympicsga.ejoinme.org/Donuts to enjoy a “virtual donut”! All proceeds raised on-site and online will support Special Olympics Georgia Athletes! Thank you to Dunkin’ Donuts for your continued support and friendship!

For more information or to find out if your favorite Dunkin’ Donuts store is participating, please contact Sara Bruno: sara.bruno@specialolympicsga.org 

 

 

For a complete list of participating Dunkin’ Donuts®, click here.

 

2018 State Masters Bowling Tournament, August 17-19, Warner Robins GA

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Join Special Olympics Georgia for the 2018 State Masters Bowling Tournament being held August 17-19 in Warner Robins, Ga. We will be hosting over 1,200 athletes from across the state of Georgia, who will compete in Traditional and Unified Bowling during this weekend of fun! Tournaments will be taking place all three days at Robins Lanes at Robins Air Force Base, and Gold Cup Bowling Center.  For information about getting involved during this fantastic event please contact David Crawford, or for information on how to volunteer contact Miranda Moore.

For more info to Sponsor this event please contact December Storey.

Click here for more Information

Click here to pre-order your Masters Bowling t-shirt!

We hope to see you at State Masters Bowling in Warner Robins!