48 hours left to 2013

Time is running out to make your 2013 tax-deductible gift to Special Olympics Louisiana. And with less than 48 hours to go, the stakes just got higher.

We’ve written you about the exciting challenge issued by our partner Finish Line – through midnight tomorrow, they will match your donation, dollar for dollar, up to a campaign total of $250,000.

Every dollar we raise matters. Additional support means more trainings and competitions, more joy and confidence, and more athletes in the swimming lanes, on the soccer fields, and on the running tracks. Please help us stretch a little further to meet this challenge head on.

Finish 2013 with Finish Line

Our partner Finish Line continues to help Special Olympics athletes train year round and stay fit for life. The Finish Line Youth Foundation will donate to Special Olympics up to $1 million collected from customers in over 640 Finish Line stores from November 1 – December 31.

Merry Christmas!

From all of our athletes, coaches, volunteers, and staff, we want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas!!

Special Olympics Holiday E-Card

Being that it is Christmas Eve, we wanted to share an E-Card we received from Special Olympics.  We hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Thank You, Sponsors

Without our Sponsors support our program would not be possible. Our sponsors provide financial stability for our organization and we encourage you to learn about each of them by clicking on their name.

If you would like to become a sponsor, click here.

Mission Partners:

Louisiana Law Enforcement Torch Run

Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

Law Enforcement Torch Run Sponsors     State Games Sponsors

Medallion Sponsor:                                           Medallion Sponsors:

Valero St. Charles Refinery                              Knights of Columbus

Louisiana Masons                                             BCBSLA Foundation

                                                                          The Davis-Malony Fund

Gold Medal Sponsors:                                     Gold Medal Sponsors:AT&T                                                                Lafayette Rotary Club South

LA Wildlife Agents Assoc.                                Smitty Supply, Inc.

Smokin’ Blues & BBQ Challenge                     P&G Fund of Greater Cincinnati Fund

                                                                         Southern Oilman’s Tennis Tournament

                                                                         Ronald McDonald NOLA Charities

Silver Medal Sponsors:                                    Silver Medal Sponsors:

IREM Louisiana Chapter 55                             Fred B & Ruth B Zigler Foundation                                                       Best Buy, Inc.

                 Paragon Casino & Resort 

Bronze Medal Sponsors:                                  Bronze Medal Sponsors:
LA Sheriff’s Association                                  Huntington Ingalls Industries
Treasure Chest Casino                                  MidSouth Bank
Marshalls Stores                                             NOH3 Red Dress Run
Finish Line Stores                                           ExxonMobil

Double the Impact

Every day athletes are beating their personal bests, shattering stereotypes, defying low expectations, and building confidence and skills to succeed in sports and in life.

With your help, they’ll leave the sidelines. They’ll be champions. They’ll show people near and far what they’re capable of. They’ll open hearts and minds.

Give today and double the impact of your donation. Your $1 will be matched and turned into $2!

2014 Polar Plunge

Polar Plunge is right around the corner!  Special Olympics Louisiana will host three (3) Polar Plunges in 2014. February 8th (Shreveport), February 15th (Lake Charles)  and February 22nd (Gonzales).

This is a great way for you to join with your friends or co-workers and raise money for Special Olympics Louisiana!

For more info and to sign up to Plunge, click here.  If you are to chicken to pl

Do you own a business or work for a business that would like to sponsor one of these Polar Plunges?  Then contact us at 1-800-345-6644 or send us an email!unge, you can volunteer!

 

Thank You, Valero

We would like to thank our sponsor, Valero for donating tickets to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl to some of our athletes!  They have graciously donated tickets to this bowl game to our athletes for the last several years.  Thank you for all that you do for our organization!

 

Finish 2013 with Finish Line

For the second year in a row, Finish Line, a leading athletic shoe retailer has chosen Special Olympics to be one of the beneficiaries of the Finish Line Youth Foundation’s in-store and online holiday customer and employee donation campaign. This campaign is being held in Finish Line stores nationwide from November 1 – December 31, 2013.  The first $1 million raised will be donated to Special Olympics. Read more

Visit Finish Line’s website

Happy Monday

“Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.” ~ David Ogden Stiers