Volunteers are needed for bowling and volleyball tournaments statewide

Please help Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes reach for the gold this fall by volunteering for a shift at a local volleyball or bowling tournament. Click here for a state-wide list of volunteer opportunities.

Bid on Packer tickets and other items to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin

Check out eBay this week for your chance to bid on items benefiting Special Olympics Wisconsin. Thanks to Kwik Trip and Pepsi for donating items for this online auction. Click here to see all of the auction items online.

• 2 Tickets to the Packer vs. Jets fame on December 3
• Green Bay Packer Al Harris autographed football
• Green Bay Packer Donald Driver autographed jersey
• Green Bay Packer Chad Clifton autographed jersey
• NASCAR Terry LaBonte autographed cereal box
• Milwaukee Brewers Bill Hall autographed jersey
• Milwaukee Brewers Damian Miller autographed baseball

Special Olympics Wisconsin needs your feedback!

Without your support, Special Olympics Wisconsin would not be the successful program that it is today. Please help us define the future of Special Olympics by completing the following survey. Your feedback is important to us! Click here to take the online survey.

Basic Emergency Medical Care session offered through distance learning

Special Olympics Wisconsin held its first distance learning re-certification session last month. The session, titled Basic Emergency Medical Care for Athletes was attended by 34 coaches between four sites located in Pewaukee, Wausau, Fall Creek and Superior. Thank you to Pat Lacke, a State Games Medical Committee member, for presenting the session.

“This was the best Special Olympics session I have ever been to," said a coach who attended the training. "It was so interesting because the speaker knew by personal experience what we deal with and told us great ways to handle situations. It was a very practical & informative session!” the coach added.

2006 World’s Largest Truck Convoy® for Special Olympics Wisconsin is a huge success

Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI) is proud to report that the 2006 World’s Largest Truck Convoy® for SOWI involved 93 trucks and raised more than  $40,000 for its athletes. The money raised is up from 2005’s inaugural Convoy in which 104 trucks raised $38,919. Click here to read the full Truck Convoy article.

UW Oshkosh adopts Special Olympics curriculum

SOWI is excited to announce we are offering the Special Olympics North America (SONA) University Curriculum at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Through the curriculum, universities assist with the training of coaches, sport managers and event volunteers and students participate in service learning opportunities.

This partnership between UW Oshkosh and SOWI will stimulate growth, interest and understanding of Special Olympics and general sports management through shared staff and material resources. UW Oshkosh is the 15th university in the US to offer this curriculum.

Visit CARQUEST for your chance to win a new snowmobile or a $4,500 gift certificate to Trackside in Eagle River

Click here for full raffle ticket story.

Save the Date for the 2007 Polar Plunge

• February 3, 2007 - Rusty's Polar Plunge, Stevens Point
• February 4, 2007 - Eau Claire Polar Plunge
• February 17, 2007 - Oshkosh Polar Plunge
• February 17, 2007 - Madison Polar Plunge
• February 18, 2007 - Muskego Polar Plunge, Muskego County Park*
• February 24, 2007 - Wausau Polar Plunge
• February 24, 2007 - Green Bay Polar Plunge
• March 3, 2007 - Coulee Region Polar Plunge, La Crosse
• March 3, 2007 - Pleasant Prairie Polar Plunge

*indicates new location

Click here for more information about the Polar Plunge, and online registration in November.

Another successful Athletes as Coaches workshop held

While Agency Managers from Indianhead Area were gathered in Eau Claire at their fall meeting, six athletes and their mentors were also in Eau Claire attending an Athletes As Coaches (AAC) workshop. Kasey Clark, James Krause, Brandon Drinkman, Jennifer Richter, Pam Gilbert and Jeffry Johnson came one step closer to fulfilling their dreams of becoming coaches.

They will follow this workshop by attending a sports-specific training school in the sport of their choice and then complete a practicum of hands-on coaching (with a mentor) for one sports season. We wish them well as they make the transition from athlete to coach, and look forward to their leadership in SOWI.

Special Olympics Wisconsin’s medical policy – a must!

The Official Special Olympics Release Form and Application for Participation in Special Olympics serve as an athlete’s registration for Special Olympics and must be completed before an athlete participates in any Special Olympics training program. Click here to read the full medical policy article.

Special Olympics Wisconsin
5900 Monona Drive, Ste. 301
Madison, WI 53716
608.222.1324
www.specialolympicswisconsin.org