See the Athlete FIRST

Happy Friday!  As you wind down the work week and gear up for the weekend, we thought we would share a video.  This is an oldie, but a goodie!  Check it out and comment to let us know what this video means to you.

National Games Article

Recently an article was written by Joe Favorito of New Jersey Newsroom (.com) about the upcoming Special Olympics USA National Games.

He talks about all of the big sporting events that will take place in the New Jersey are in the next year including the Super Bowl.  Then states; “However for impact, perhaps the biggest and in some ways most impactful event will take place after most of those events have been committed to memory. Next June, at sites across the State, more than 3,500 Special Olympics athletes from throughout the United States will come to compete in 16 sports, before tens of thousands of spectators and volunteers.”

You can read the full article here.  Learn more about the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games here.  Volunteer for the 2014 Special Olympics National Games here.

Project UNIFY Coordinators

Check out this video.  It was taken at our State Summer Games this past May during our “second line” and features one of our Project Unify Coordinators!  Looks like fun!

If you are interested in becoming a Project Unify Coordinator, click here.

P&G BrandSaver ends this weekend

The P&GbrandSAVER® and Thank you, Mom program is ending this weekend! The P&GbrandSAVER® coupon books were in your local newspaper on Sunday, May 12, 2013 and coupons expire June 30, 2013.

This promotion is based on coupon redemption: Special Olympics will receive 2 cents for every coupon used and you must present the coupon upon checkout. There is no limit to the donation from P&G, so the more coupons redeemed, the higher the gift. And don’t forget the savings for you — the P&GbrandSAVER® coupon book includes over$48 in savings! To find a local newspaper carrying the P&GbrandSAVER® coupon book please click here http://www.pgeveryday.com/brandsaver-coupons

A ‘Sunny’ Day

Around 11am today, we had an unexpected visitor at our state office.  A 6 year old, little girl named Sunny.

She dropped by, along with her mom, to deliver sunflowers to our staff!  Being that they had an abundance of sunflowers, Sunny decided to hand deliver flowers to people all over the city.

Here is a picture of Sunny (bottom left) with some of our staff.

Help from unexpected places

The Law Enforcement Torch Run brings together law enforcement officers and Special Olympics athletes. Its overall goals are public awareness and fundraising.

Beau Milligan from the Avoyelles Correctional Center presenting Special Olympics Louisiana a check.

Officers at the Avoyelles Correctional Center have been supporters of Special Olympics Louisiana and members of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for several years. Recently, the officers spoke to the inmates about their involvement with our athletes and the inmates decided to put their money together and make a donation to our program!

Special Olympics Louisiana IS

We love this new video a student at LSU, Mary Hannah Prevot, made for us. It is a documentary on three of our athletes and definitely a must see!

 

Upcoming Events

Did you know that you can stay up-to-date will all of our events on our website, www.laso.org?  It’s true!  Here, you can find out about all of our competition AND fundraising events.

What are you waiting for?  Go check it out now!

New Medals

We just received a new shipment of Medals!  Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.

SpEcTaCuLaR

We always say we are more than sports, and we are. We offer numerous programs other than sports BUT we also change lives. Many charities say that and we often look for words to describe our organization and make us stand out from the rest but simply stated, we change lives, in every way, every day! Read one story that makes anyone involved in the Special Olympics movement proud. …”For the first time he didn’t mind having Autism, but more important he felt good about himself. He called me from the meet and said “I feel spectacular”.” Read a Powerful Message about Courage and Hope on Special Olympics Internationals blog.