Local Program Reminder August 24, 2017

SOCT Leadership & Health Summit & Coaches Training School

Offers energized keynote presentations, informative breakout sessions and athlete screenings in multiple disciplines. This day will provide our statewide organization an opportunity to learn, teach, and support one another while having fun! We will address the needs of our Local Coordinators, Local Program Committees, Coaches, Parents/Guardians as well as our adult Athletes who are making decisions regarding their own health and wellness choices. A day of work deserves some play in the evening and we hope you will all join us for a fun-filled dinner experience. Overnight accommodations will be available for those who wish to stay. This summit offers a full day of information gathering on Saturday and a multi-sport coaches training on Sunday at Bunnell High School. If you are staying overnight please register as soon as possible.

Click here for more information and to register.

Sports and Local Program Corner

Fall Coaches Handbook

The Coaches Handbook is now up on the website, on the Homepage when you click on Fall Sports. You clan also click here for a copy.

Basketball Coaches Training

Thurs, Sept.14^th. 6pm at SOCT Office- Basketball Coaches Meeting. Please RSVP by Sept. 7^th to [email protected]. One representative from each local program MUST attend.

2018 LETR Final Leg USA Games Athlete Nomination

If any program has an athlete they would like to nominate for this opportunity please contact Laurie-Jean Hannon as soon as possible. All applications are due by Fri, Sept. 8th. The nominee must be able to maintain a pace of 10 minutes per mile for 3 miles at a time and have the ability to run 5 miles over 2 or more intervals during the course of a day. The nominee must have the ability to travel away from family and job to Washington for a 6-7 day time period - they would travel with the Police Officer who will represent SOCT. The nominee must be at least 18 years old and should be able to speak in front of groups at various functions. For the application or more information please email l[email protected]. We highly recommend that programs consider nominating someone for this opportunity. We have had athletes

be selected from Connecticut in the past and they have had a wonderful experience.

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Unified Sports® Fall Festival Coaches Meeting

The 2017 Unified Sports Fall Festival online Coaches Meeting is now available for viewing on our website under the Sports and Fitness Programs tab, Coaches Corner, and listed under Coaches Meetings and Tutorials. Or you can click the direct link here. After viewing the Youtube Presentation, please follow this link to complete the application so we can track who has viewed this meeting. Please share with your coaches! The Unified Sports® Fall Festival will take place on Sept. 9th & 10th.

Health and Fitness Corner

Healthy Athletes Screenings and Education at our 2017 SOCT Leadership and Health Summit!

Athletes are invited to join us for Fit Feet and Special Smiles screenings. Both disciplines will provide health screening and education. These screenings will be available to a limited number of athletes during two sessions: morning and afternoon. Along with screenings, breakout sessions will be offered to families, parents and caregivers that will focus on navigating healthcare and follow up care for athletes. Look out for sign ups.

Note: we have a very limited number of sneakers and sizes we will be distributing at Fit Feet screening. First come, first serve!

Join Us!

For our FIRST EVER Halloween themed Universal Walk on Sun, Oct 29th at Mitchell College. Enjoy softball throw, soccer drills, tennis and relay races. For more info and to RSVP click here. Note this event is only to Unified Sports Fitness Club members.

New Global Messengers

If you know of anyone who is a good fit or has shown interest in becoming a Global Messenger; please have them fill out the this application and return to [email protected]. We will hold a new Global Messenger training in November along with our annual Athlete Input Council.

Save The Date

Sun, Oct. 29th will be our next Universal Walk. Mitchell College in New London has graciously agreed to host. Open to all Unified Sports® Fitness Clubs.

Special Events Corner

Golf Tournaments: (Special Events)

Enterprise Golf Tournament at Lyman Orchards - September 14th

Click here for additional information.

SOCT Golf Tournament at Lake of Isles - Sept. 18^th - www.soctgolf.com or https://goo.gl/NN7dJ2

LAZ Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament - Sept. 25^th: Registration Information to Come

Dunkin' Donuts refillable mugs are still available for pick-up at the Special Olympics Connecticut office. A $5 donation is all it takes to get your Dunkin' mug today, you can use your Local Program funds. Mug valid for $1.79 Medium Iced Coffee / XL Hot Coffee through August 31, 2017 at participating DD's in CT, excluding Fairfield county.

Click here for more information and click here for mug redemption instructions.

Contact Ellyn at [email protected] to arrange for pick-up today

LETR Truck Pull
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 from 9 am to 1 pm at McDermott Auto Group 655 Main St. East Haven, CT. Click here for more information.

2017 LETR Events
Date	Event	Site	Address	Times
Aug 25	Tip-A-Cop	Arooga's	32 Sandy Desert Rd. Uncasville, CT	4p-9p
Oct 15	New Canaan 5K	Waveny Park		TBD
Oct 19	Tip-A-Cop	Red Robin	Danbury Fair Mall	5p-9p
Oct 21	Truck Pull - TR Council	McDermott Chevrolet	655 Main St, East Haven, CT	9a-4p


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The 11 th Annual Susan Saint James Poker Tournament will be held on Sun,

Sept. 17^th at Foxwoods Casino! The tournament will start at 1:00 PM and be played until there is a winner! There is a $100 entry fee to participate.

Special Olympics Connecticut is happy to announce an exciting opportunity for Local Program's:

SOCT Local Programs Exclusive Offer:

Use up to $200 from local account to fund registration fees
50% of registration fees will be refunded back to your local program
Great way to thank your volunteers!

$100 Entry Fee Includes:

$2,000 in playing chips
Post event reception including food and drink
Chance to win prizes including overnight stay at Foxwoods!

For more information: Contact Jeff Veneziano at [email protected]

Extra, Extra

We Want to Hear from YOU!

Special Olympics will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018! To commemorate this milestone year and demonstrate the power of Special Olympics, we invite YOU - athletes, Unified Sports® partners, parents and family members, coaches and volunteers to share personal experiences and reflections about Special Olympics with us!

Send memories, stories and photos you'd like to share to [email protected] . You may consider answering on of the questions here . Be sure to include your name, local program and a photo. (Or, send us a video!)


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Help support SOCT at Chick-fil-A's

Family Day!

Support Special Olympics Connecticut

by grabbing a bite to eat for

breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Thursday, August 31st

Local Programs and Fundraising

When planning a fundraiser for your Local Program please complete the Local Program - Fundraising Project Approval form by clicking on the link: http://www.soct.org/forms/project-fundraiser-approval/. All fundraisers conducted by a Local Program must be approved by Reva Zaleski-SOCT Office to ensure that your fundraiser/event is covered by SOCT Insurance.

As you may know, Special Olympics will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018! Please share your favorite Special Olympics memories and ways in which Special Olympics changed your life along with photos by emailing them to [email protected]. We'd love to feature YOUR SOCT story and pictures during our year of celebration!