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| | | Hudson Valley Region Program Update | March 3, 2010 | | Seasonal Winter Feedback Meetings: Open to all...Please attend the one closest to you. These meetings are key to us improving what it is we do (or, if in your opinion, aren't doing). Please take a moment to locate the one closest to your geographic location and join us. We are seeking constructive criticism about what we did or failed to do in this past WINTER season with the endemic focus on the REGIONAL and LOCAL levels. It is really very helpful for us to hear directly from you, so please, if you have the time, we'd really love for you to join us. Please see below for the meeting being offered in the region this month: Thursday, 11 MARCH - Chili's - Nanuet (Rockland County) 6:30PM Thursday, 25 MARCH - Mahoney's - Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County) 6:30PM Wednesday, 31 MARCH - Pumpernickel's - Ardsley (Westchester County) 6:30PM For exact addresses, call the office: (845) 765-2497. Thanks!!! | SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2011 WORLD GAMES ATHENS, GREECE - OFFICIALS Special Olympics is requesting nominations for volunteer sport officials for the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens, Greece, 25 June - 4 July 2011. The following sport competitions will be conducted for 7,000 athletes around the world.
Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Bocce Bowling
Cycling Equestrian Football Golf Gymnastics Judo
Kayaking Powerlifting Rollerskating Sailing Softball Table Tennis
Handball Tennis Volleyball Beach Volleyball
International and/or National Sport Federation Officials Certification, if issued by the sport, and/or Special Olympics officiating experience is required for all applicants for officials assignments at the 2011 World Summer Games. The majority of the competition technical officials will be recruited, trained and selected from the host country. However, expenses associated with airfare, accommodations, ground transportation and meals will be provided for only a limited number of selected officials from Programs outside of Greece and Special Olympics athletes participating as qualified officials (SOOPA) and their mentors.
Application forms can be downloaded at http://info.specialolympics.org/2011worldgamesofficials I have included the direct hyperlink for you. The application form must be received no later than April 1, 2010. The processing of application forms will begin immediately, thereafter.
2010 NATIONAL GAMES - OMAHA/LINCOLN, NEBRASKA One athlete from the Hudson Valley Region was selected to represent New York State at this event in July, 2010. Jhonatan Valencia, one of the region's pentathlete's from the Sound Shore Stars program, has been involved with SO for well over a decade, having participated in the PSSL with Mamaroneck Public Schools, then graduating into the Stars program. A second HVR athlete, Anthony Ingraham, from the Dutchess program, was selected as an alternate to attend, also as a pentathlete. Please join us in congratulating these two fine young men and athletes. |
| | Greetings! After several recommendations, I've toned it down some, much to my personal chagrin, but to the apparent joy of the devoted readers. Well, enjoy!!! Again, if you have further suggestions, toss them out there. We, (who are we kidding, here)...I, and I alone, aim to please! | | Schedule of Events | | Updated 2010 HVR Calendar Of Events January '10
23 - Regional Floor Hockey Skills Competition - Yonkers
28- Local Floor Hockey Skills Competition - Mt. Pleasant
30 - Regional Floor Hockey Team Competition -Yonkers
February '10
5-7 - SONY Winter Games - Syracuse
13 - Adaptive Games - Nanuet
27 - Regional Sports Summer Coach Conference - White Plains
March '10
6 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams & Skills NORTH Competition - Somers 11- Seasonal Winter Feeback Meeting - Rockland 16 - Program Committee Meeting - Westchester 20 - Regional Aquatics Competition - White Plains
20 - LOCAL West/Put Basketball Teams SOUTH Competition - Pace U 25 - Seasonal Winter Feeback Meeting - Dutchess 28 - Basketball Team & Skills, Powerlifting - Marist College CONFIRMED!This is a SUNDAY...
31 - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Westchester April '10
10 - Regional Jr's Basketball Skills Competition - Bedford
17 - Time Trials EAST - Putnam Valley
24 - Spring Games WEST - West Point - Limited Volunteer Opportunities
May '10
15 - Spring Games EAST -Brewster HS
June '10
4-6 - SONY Summer Games - Utica 18-20 - Massachusetts Summer Games - Pentathletes ONLY! | | PSSL | | IMPORTANT DATE: Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010 Hold the date!!! The College of New Rochelle has graciously offered the PSSL a wonderful opportunity. On Tuesday, 4 May, they are opening their facility (gym) and through coordination with their Director of Athletics and Beth Walsh, are offering you an afternoon of sports activity with sports related give-aways hosted by their student-athletes. It is my understanding that the CNR student-athletes will set-up stations in the gym focused on the give-aways that the PSSL athletes will take home at the end of the day. The student-athletes will be in attendance for the duration to interact with the PSSL student-athletes. Please check your schedule immediately to take advantage of this great opportunity. The gym will open from 2PM-6PM on Tuesday, 4 MAY, 2010. Please call Ellen at (845) 765-2497. or email me at Ellen Pikula. Thanks. OTHER STUFF: OFFICALS....still people...Mat traveled all the way to a school last week to find the school closed (snow). All it takes is a phone call/email. Let's go, huh??? You pay for it, regardless, so I would think you'd want to save the fee...it's your dime, but it's frustrating. It's getting difficult to find people to go to particular schools. Once bitten... | | Upcoming Events | | 6 March - Local Basketball Team & Skills Somers & JFKennedy Catholic High Schools in Somers NY 11 March - Seasonal Winter Feeback Meeting - Rockland 16 March- Program Committee Meeting - Westchester 20 March - Local Basketball Team South - Pace University - Pleasantville 20 March - Regional Aquatics - White Plains High School 25 March - Seasonal Winter Feedback Meeting - Dutchess 28 March - Regional Aquatics, B'Ball Team & Skills & Powerlifting - Marist 31 March - Seasonal Witner Feedback Meeting - Westchester-Putnam | | Past Events | | 13 February - St. Agatha's hosted the Adaptive Games which boasted about 25 participants from St. Agatha's and HVDDSO in Rockland County. As always, we'd like to thank the Yorktown Elks for showing up in force to this event. Special thanks to our long-standing volunteers, Marlene and to some of the newbies! You all were great. Thanks, too, to Bill and Rich for bringing your guys and making 27 February - Summer Sports Coach's Conference - Canceled - Weather 27/28 February - Connecticut Winter Games - Simsbury, CT Five of the HVRegion Speedskaters attended the CT State Winter Games and competed in three events each under coach Suzanne Elson and chaperone Mr. Ferrara. Despite the awful storm, they drove north of Hartford, CT and spent the weekend with the athletes, some skating in the 200, 300, 500, and 800's respectively. All had a wonderful time, and all won multiple medals where over 100 speedskaters competed throughout the weekend. Good times!!! | | Coach's Corner | Coaches, we really need you to come out to one of the feedback meetings. Please take a look at what meets your demographic location best and let us know what we do that worked, or didn't, for your program this past Winter season. We really NEED to hear from you. THANKS! And thanks for all that you've done and continue to do. You are the best coaches in all of Special Olympics that I have personally come to know! So, again, THANKS!!!!! | | On-going Training | | Rockland League Play
Basketball League Play will begin soon at St. Agatha gym, 135 Convent Rd., Nanuet. League play takes place every Wednesday at 6pm. If you have a team interested in playing weekly, you are invited to join. Please contact Charles Jones at (845) 847-6197 or call us at the office (845) 947-6197.
Westchester Golf League starts next JUNE...call us in May for more info!!! On-going BASKETBALL in Ulster County. (TRACK & FIELD TO BEGIN SOON) contact Bonnie@ (845) 758-3880 or via email: BaseL04@aol.com Training takes place Wednesday evenings at J.F. Kennedy Elementary School. On-going TENNIS in Rockland County Program meets weekly (Afternoons) in Bardonia (Rockland) beginning January 2010. Contact Ted Mascola @ (845) 624-3442 or fmascola@ccsd.edu for more information. | | Volunteer Corner | | Volunteer Opportunities: Take a look at the calandar of events above. Any date and event listed in RED is where we could really use volunteer help. That's not to say we couldn't use a handful of volunteers at some of the other events, but we need a LOTTA' help at the ones in RED!!! If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (845) 765-2497 or email me at Ellen Pikula Thanks, E. | | Developmentcle Headline | |
2010 Miles For Medals Walk April 25, 2010
FDR Park
9 a.m. Registration - Walk starts at 11 a.m.
2010 Bresnan Bike Tour Pedal-Off Party
Thursday, February 9, 2010 at the Westchester ARC
2010 Bresnan Bike Tour
June 11th-June 13th
For more information on each event email Pam Dwyer at ppdwyer@nyso.org or call Tom Hay at 845-765-2497 |
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| | IMPORTANT DATES! | | 2 MAY, 2010 | Powerlifting Competition on Long Island at Brentwood High School. This will part of the Spring Games offered. Hold the date! Call Ellen for more info at the office ***Housing may be available for those traveling more than 2.5 hours...call NOW!!!! Please take the time to check the dates in the calendar. Some dates have changes, other have been confirmed. ALL the dates in the calendar are now confirmed. Thanks for your patience. |
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