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In This Edition:
- Applebee's Tip-a-Cop
raises $17,000
- Cops & Lobsters raises
$14,000 in Farmington
- Thoughts from Randy
New Blog - Picking a Theme.
- Mariposa Run
- Golf Classic
- Over The Edge
- Upcoming Events - May
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Applebee’s Tip-A-Cop raises over $17,000 for Special Olympics
On April 1st and 2nd, dozens of Law Enforcement Torch RunŽ (LETR)
officers and Applebee’s staff helped raise over $17,000 at the
biannual 2010 Applebee’s Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for SONM. The event
took place at participating Applebee’s locations around New Mexico,
including all seven Albuquerque locations, one Rio Rancho location
and two locations in Las Cruces.
“It’s inspiring to see our Applebee’s employees working and having
fun with Law Enforcement Torch Run officers to raise awareness and
funds for Special Olympics,” said Albuquerque Applebee’s Area
Director Tracy Ortiz. “The reason this partnership has such a
successful outcome is because we share LETR’s value on connecting
with people. Here at Applebee’s, our customers aren’t just
customers, but rather are our neighbors and our friends. We value
greatly the opportunity to meet and spend time with these athletes
and their amazing personalities. Some [SONM athletes] even turned
out to be better workers that night than our own staff.”
Tip-A-Cop events are a fundraising effort for Special Olympics that
partner Law Enforcement Torch Run officers with local restaurants.
“Words can’t express the gratitude we have for Applebee’s,” said
LETR State Director Doyle Syling. “Having Applebee’s as a community
partner with the Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics, and
the way they interact with officers, allows for this venue statewide
to be a success. They recognize the value of the individual person,
and because of their neighborhood philosophy, Applebee’s
successfully connects with Special Olympics’ families and local
programs.”
Cops and
Lobsters fund raiser a huge success in Farmington
On Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1, Special Olympics Area
1 athletes and Law Enforcement Torch Run officers hosted two Cops
and Lobsters fund raisers at the Red Lobster restaurant in
Farmington.
The event was a success as local Red Lobster patrons helped local
SONM athletes and LETR officers raise a total of
$14,453.
Thoughts
from Randy - Blog
Picking a
Theme.
Each year my staff labors over trying to pick a theme for the State
Summer Games. Finding something everyone can rally around and relate
to isn’t as easy as it sounds. We have in the past chosen the sport
of baseball, rock music, car racing, College Game Day, Hawaiian
shirts, and last year’s Ancient Games of the Olympiad (just to name
a few).
This year’s State Summer Games theme is “Celebrate New Mexico!” If
you don’t like it – sorry – it was my idea and this is why I chose
it. In my opinion – we have a lot to celebrate. Our diverse cultures
and costumes, our red and green chile, our vibrant colors, our
unique plants and animals, our mountains and deserts and caverns,
our stories and traditions, our patron saints and pottery, our hot
air balloons, our music and our dancers, our sports teams, our
sunrises and sunsets - there’s just a lot of great things that show
up each and every day to remind us that we live in an amazing place.
MORE
3rd
annual Mariposa Run
It is difficult to imagine a more perfect setting for a sporting
event than the Mariposa Community in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. On
Sunday, June 6, 2010, the 3rd Annual Mariposa Run will be held.
Featuring a 10K Run, 5K Run, 5K Fitness Walk and 1K Kids Fun Run, it
will be an event that is not to be missed.
Mariposa Run is produced by TCR Race Productions. TCR is an
Albuquerque based company that specializes in planning, packaging,
and managing participant sporting events. TCR is the leading
participant sporting production company of its kind in the
Southwest.
Click HERE for more
information or to register to run. For Sponsorship
Opportunities, please contact Jack Eichorn, Senior Vice President,
High Desert Investment Corporation at (505)823-9360 or email
jackson@high-desert.com.
Special Olympics 12th Annual Golf Classic & Sports Auction
The annual SONM Golf Classic and Sports Auction is back! Sign
up as a team or individual and enjoy two days of dinner and golf on
the beautiful Four Hills Country Club in Albuquerque.
On Sunday, July 18 a Sports Auction Dinner will be held at Four
Hills from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. featuring a variety of must-have
sports and entertainment items. On Monday, July 19, join
special guest and UNM coach Steve Alford to kick off a double
shotgun tournament at Four Hills Country Club from 7:30 a.m. - 1:00
p.m.
Click HERE
for more information.
2nd
annual Over The Edge
Are you ready to Over the Edge for Special Olympics?
Register today for a once-in-a-lifetime experience of going over the
edge of one of Albuquerque's tallest office buildings.
Join other adventure-seekers in a rappel 14 stories down the side of
the New Mexico Bank and Trust building in downtown Albuquerque...and
be a fan of SONM athletes by helping raise funds to support
year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than
2,500 children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Click HERE for
videos and more information.
Upcoming SONM Events - May
What: Applebee's Tip-a-Cop in Santa
Fe
When: Thursday, May 6 - 5pm - 9pm
Where: Applebee's restaurants in Santa Fe
Details: Tip-A-Cop is an event in which law
enforcement officers assist in the everyday restaurant tasks and
responsibilities, including greeting and seating guests, waiting on
tables, serving non-alcoholic beverages and meals and bussing
tables. Click
HERE for more information.
What: Law Enforcement Torch Run - Statewide Torch Relay
When: May 10 - 21
Where: Statewide
Details: The actual run takes place in the days
leading up to the Special Olympics New Mexico Summer Games and
occurs over a two week time period. The Torch Run currently has
several starting points which are changeable as the Torch Run grows.
All officers who are involved in the Torch Run are invited to attend
the Summer Games May 21-23 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the
University of New Mexico. If you're Law Enforcement and
interested in running, click
HERE for more information.
What: New Mexico Knights of Columbus
and Village Inn restaurants
When: Tuesday, May 11th from 4 pm to 8 pm
Where: Village Inn Restaurants - 2340 Yale Blvd. and
6390 Coors locations
Details: Village Inn will donate 10% of event sales to
SONM. Have a great dinner out for a great cause, tell your
friends and neighbors about this event.
What: 2010 SONM State Summer Games -
Celebrate New Mexico
When: May 20 - 22
Where: Albuquerque
Details: The summer games will include a variety of of
athletics such as, Bocce, Unified Bocce, Cycling, Gymnastics, and
Unified Volleyball. Click
HERE
to visit the 2010 Summer Games webpage.
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SONM Chapter Staff
Executive Director
Randy Mascorella
randymascorella@sonm.org
Director of Media & Public Relations
Oscar Solis
oscarsolis@sonm.org
Director of Special Events & Torch Run Liaison
Jacqueline Pacheco
jpacheco@sonm.org
Director of Development
Christine Sandoval
christinesandoval@sonm.org
Resource Development Associate
Heather Scott
heatherscott@sonm.org
Director of Sports
Competition & Program
Chris Page
chrispage@sonm.org
Director of Coaches Education & Outreach
Steve Harris
steveharris@sonm.org
Director of Finance
Alice Hanson
Ahanson@sonm.org
Director of Volunteer Affairs/ Administrative Assistant
Jayne McDonald
jayne@sonm.org
Systems Administrator
Victoria Gonzales
victoriagonzales@sonm.org
SONM Board of Directors
Executive Committee
CHAIRMAN
Tom Padilla
PAST CHAIRMAN
Jerry With
VICE CHAIRMAN
Jack Eichorn
VICE CHAIRMAN
David Harnick
SECRETARY
Suzanne Frazier
TREASURER
Nick Loftis
Board Members
Melissa Spencer
Ryan Hanson
Nestor Romero
Suzanne Fields
Bruce Beebe
Bob Scanlon
Jim Reist
Sharen Hart
Blake Brown
Brad Hutchins
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