 | SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK WESTERN REGION PROGRAM REPORT October 15, 2009 | |  | | | Links | Greetings Coaches, Volunteers and Fans! Welcome back to the Western Region Program Report. Check below for Applebees Law & Order updates! Great Honors for Special Olympics! Special Olympics Wins Awards for Sports Event of the Year and Best Amateur Multi-Sports Event from SportsTravel Magazine Bowlathon A bowlathon open to the public will be held on Sunday November 15th to benefit Special Olympics. This is a great opportunity to have fun and win some great prizes! Details below. Bowling Training Thank you to those that have already signed up for the general session/bowling training on the 25th. Read below for details.
Be the Best in the West! Check out the "Best in the West" section to read about tips and updates to give the athletes the best experience possible | | | Bowling Training | | |  A bowling training has been scheduled! Date: Sunday, October 25th Where: Transit Lanes, Williamsville When: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM The first part will consist of a general session. Those that need to attend a general session may come for just this part... but it doesn't hurt to stay! Individuals/volunteers/coaches RSVP to me by Friday the 23rd in order to ensure appropriate accommodations are made. | | Bowlathon | | | | Help get the word out about the 1st bowlathon in the Western Region. Teams may be formed to purchase a lane. There will be great prizes and incentives! Each individual that raises a minimum $25 will receive a t-shirt. You can register and get more information at the bowlathon webpage: A flyer is available at the online file folder to distribute to friends, family and potential sponsors | | Save the Date - Seasonal Conference | | | ATTENTION ALL COACHES, VOLUNTEERS AND FANS! Please mark Saturday, December 5th on your calendar as the Winter Seasonal Conference is this day. The conference offers opportunities for both new and seasoned volunteers to receive training and also become re-certified. Requests for which sport(s) to be offered are welcomed. The conference will also consist of a Fall Season feedback meeting. Bring your feedback and suggestions! | | FUNDRAISERS | | | | The Applebees Law & Orders will take place on Wednesday,  October 28th. The Applebees staff is always excited to work with the Law Enforcement Officials and put them to work to wait tables, greet customers, etc. Our goal is to have at least one athlete at every participating Applebees location. The Law Enforcement Officials at each location look forward to meeting the athletes. If you are interested in attending a certain Applebees with an athlete or know of an athlete to you feel would be a good host/hostess to greet customers, please contact me. Please pass along this information to athletes, parents, staff and volunteers. A HUGE thanks to the following coaches/parents/athletes that have already signed up to go to an Applebees Restaurant: Depew: Amy Darling
Delaware Ave: Bev Browning and son Jon
Dunkirk: Beverli Horrocks and athletes Tiffany Pierce, Nick Galardo, Stephen Ray
Olean: Sandi Levia and athlete
Williamsville: Eileen Nosek and son Bill
Lockport: Sue Dolan and son Cody
Locations not filled: Blasdell
Niagara Falls
Lockport
Lakewood
Cheektowaga
West Seneca *Amherst *Please note, due to a scheduling conflict, the Amherst (Niagara Falls Blvd) restaurant cannot participate on the 28th but is having their Law & Orders on Wednesday November 4th.
Polar Plunge  The registration page is up and running! The 3rd Western Region Polar Plunge is being held Sunday, December 6th at the Hamburg Town Beach. We are hoping to make this year the most successful yet! On the registration page you can register yourself, your team or sponsor a plunger. The Western Region Polar Plunge website can be found HERE | | Best in the West! | | | | Check here for tips, updates and reminders so that every coach, volunteer and fan can be the Best in the West Attention all bowling coaches: Please submit your bowling rosters as soon as possible. Why a roster? We want to be able to give each and every athlete credit for participating regardless if they compete or not. Rosters can also be used to determine quotas for larger competitions and also to ensure athletes are not registering for competitions without training. Coaches can use these rosters to track who participated in what sports during specific seasons/years. Best in the West tip: if you fill out the roster on the computer using a spreadsheet software you can save it and next year you will not have to re-do it; you would only need to make any changes (add/remove athletes) and leave the rest! | | Upcoming Events | | | | Western Region Bowling Location: Thruway Lanes, Cheektowaga, NY Date: November 8th Registration deadline: October 25th, 2009 Athletes will have the opportunity to visit the Healthy Athletes Special Smiles station! ~a flyer for the event can be found at the online file folder Western Region Bowlathon Location: Thruway Lanes, Cheektowaga, NY Date: November 15th from 3:00-5:00 PM People will have the opportunity to purchase a lane, bowl for 2 hours and be eligible to win great prizes based on the person's/group's total fundraising amount. *Western Local Senior Bowling Location: Thruway Lanes, Cheektowaga, NY Date: Sunday, January 24th, 2010 Registration deadline: Friday, January 15th, 2010 *Western Local Junior and Senior Bowling Location: Thruway Lanes, Cheektowaga, NY Date: Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Registration deadline Friday, January 22nd, 2010 *Teams will be assigned dates based on roster sizes and determined once all rosters have been submitted to the Western Region office. | | | Contact Information | | | Shelby Baker, Program Director Special Olympics New York, Western Region 8207 Main St. Suite 13, Williamsville, NY 14221
(716) 580-3346 Office (716) 580-3941 Fax "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt" -athlete oath | |
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