Upcoming Events
11/5 School Unified Sports Conference, Montpelier
11/6 Program Coordinators Meeting, Montpelier
11/6-11/7 Coaches College, Montpelier
Have a Special Olympics related event you would like us to include?
Email info@sovt.org
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Hello Special Olympics Vermont fans,
What a summer this has been! We were fortunate enough to have over 700 athletes and partners compete at our Summer Games in Burlington, we sent a team of 45 athletes, coaches and partners to the National Games in Lincoln, NE, held a successful State Golf Tournament (results) and we continue to shape communities. Our coaches, volunteers and staff are working incredibly hard to set up for our Fall Sports competition and Unified Sports Conference, amongst many other worthy endeavors.
We are very proud to share with you our 2009 Annual Report. We believe that this is a huge step for our organization to share all of our success and highlight those that make it all possible.
As our busy season ramps back up, we invite you to keep in touch. We continually update our Flickr photos and encourage you to add to them If you ever have anything that you'd like to see added to the enewsletter or are simply looking to talk Special Olympics shop, give us a call or send us an email. I know that we'd all be delighted to hear from you.
Sincerely,
SOVT Staff
Bill, Donna, Chris, Kim and Karen
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Giving Back with Alec Grab
Philanthropy is defined by Dictionary.com as "altruistic
concern
for
human
welfare
and
advancement,
usually
manifested
by
donations
of
money,
property,
or
work
to
needy
persons." Alec Grab of Underhill, who is a student at Brown's River Middle School, continues to demonstrate for all of us what giving back means. For those of you not familiar with Alec, he has organized a fundraising bike ride to support Special Olympics Vermont for the past two years, while donating over $6,000. He is a remarkable young man and is a great catalyst to encourage giving back to your community in whatever capacity you can. This winter he is also looking to get involved in coaching alpine skiing. Way to go Alec and the other riders that participated. |
Vermonters Chosen to Head to 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Greece
From June 25 to July 4 2011 in Athens,
7,500 Special Olympics Athletes from 185 nations
will compete in 22 Olympic-type sports. Vermont is fortunate enough to have two representatives. Korrie Simoneau, hailing from Newport will head to Greece to compete in athletics (track and field) and Donna Diaz, Director of Sports for Special Olympics Vermont is serving as a Management Team Director for Team USA. We will keep you updated on their progress and wish them the best when they cross the pond.
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Are you Brave Enough for the 2011
Penguin Plunge?
Save the date and some $$. If you register for any one of our Penguin Plunges before November 1, you'll save $5.
N. Bennington - January 29th, 2011
Burlington - February 5, 2011
Newport - February 12, 2011
 Over 1,200 people braved the frigid waters in 2010 to help raise $360,000 for Special Olympic Vermont athletes and fund local programs. Our 2011 goal is 1,500 participants and $400,000.
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Volunteer with Us
Have you ever considered volunteering with Special Olympics Vermont? We are currently seeking committee members for two of our fundraising events:
6 Hour Ride for a Reason - Burlington area
N. Bennington Penguin Plunge - Bennington area
If you are interested in getting involved, please email Kim Bookless (kbookless@vtso.org).
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 Special Olympics Vermont Media Hits
If you've seen Special Olympics Vermont in the news email us at info@vtso.org
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Denny's Promotion
Consumers can now help support Special Olympics at more than 1200
participating Denny's restaurants across the United States. When a
customer orders an All-American SlamŽ from now through August 2011,
10-cents will be donated to Special Olympics.
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