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	Updates... June 2, 2010 * SUMMER SEASON REGIONALS DELAYED BY RAINY WEATHER! August 11, 2009 * Eunice Kennedy Shriver - Founder of Special Olympics - Has Died ONGOING * ALL VOLUNTEERS - OLD AND NEW -PLEASE FILL OUT THIS NEW FORM! February 18, 2009 * Stop Using the “r” Word

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Founder of Special Olympics Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 2005	EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER - FOUNDER OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS - HAS DIED August 11, 2009 Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics and championed the rights of the mentally disabled, died early Tuesday, August 11, 2009. She was 88. Shriver had suffered a series of strokes in recent years and died at Cape Cod Hospital, her family said in a statement. Her husband, her five children and all 19 of her grandchildren were by her side, the statement said. "She was the light of our lives, a mother, wife, grandmother, sister and aunt who taught us by example and with passion what it means to live a faith-driven life of love and service to others," the family said. "We are tremendously grateful for the extreme outpouring of support and prayer from the public as we honor our beloved founder," said Special Olympics President and COO Brady Lum. "Today we celebrate the life of a woman who had the vision to create our movement. It is an enormous loss, but I know we can rest assured that her legacy will live on through her family, friends, and the millions of people around the world who she touched and transformed. In her memory, we will continue to work to bring her powerful vision to life to change the lives of those with intellectual disabilities, their families and communities, using sports as the catalyst for respect, acceptance and inclusion." To learn more about Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the impact that her vision has had on the world, please visit www.eunicekennedyshriver.org.
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	STOP USING THE "R" WORD February 18, 2009 At the Winter Regionals that Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County attended in Roseburg on February 14, we learned about The "R" Word Campaign." In short, many people in our culture are using the "r" word in a derogatory sense to describe bad things. This is a really hurtful use of language, and we need to take a stand to stop this offensive practice. Here is a paragraph from www.theRword.org: "Some people have mental retardation (intellectual disabilities). While mental retardation is not a bad word, when used to describe someone or something you think is bad or stupid it becomes another thoughtless hurtful word. People with intellectual disabilities are not bad. Their condition is not bad. The prejudice and discrimination to people with intellectual disabilities is BAD…and WRONG! Please stop using the word ‘retard’. It hurts individuals and families of those with disabilities." We encourage everyone to take the pledge and stop using the "r" word. Please visit www.r-word.org and www.theRword.org for more information. Thank you.
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Sports
	Fall Sports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bowling [Coaches]: [Practice]: Click Here for Bowling 2008 Pictures! Here are some of our bowlers from 2008, most of whom are participating again in 2009. Mac Butler Michael Wagner Sybil Archer Patrice Zierke, Ed Valdez Zach Benz, Policeman Lindsey Snyder Aaron Arthur Joseph Huitt, Bethany Lund Cody Mattson Ethan Reid, Justin Tice Aquatics [Coaches]: [Practice]: Here are many of our current aquatics team members:
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	Winter Sports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unified Team Basketball [Head Coach]: TBA [Practice]: TBA Individual Skills Basketball [Head Coach]: TBA [Practice]: TBA 3-on-3 Basketball [Head Coaches]: TBA [Practice]: TBA 5-on-5 Basketball [Head Coaches]: TBA [Practice]: TBA
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	Summer Sports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Athletics (track & field) [Head Coach]: TBA [Practice]: TBA Click Here for Athletics 2008 Pictures! Bocce [Head Coach]: TBA [Practice]: TBA Golf [Head Coach]: TBA [Practice]: TBA Softball [Head Coach]: TBA [Practice]: TBA
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Fundraising / Donations
	Your Donations are Tax-Deductible! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please send all donations to: Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County PO Box 221 Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (Make checks payable to Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County.) Please call (541) 850-5257 or e-mail us if you have any questions!
	Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County is a nonprofit organization that depends solely on donations to provide services free of charge to intellectually disabled people in our community. We offer several different Olympic-style sports in three seasons each and every year with our athletes training for and participating in Regional Competitions each season. All fees for equipment and practice facilities as well as travel costs to competitions and meals & lodging when necessary for the Klamath County program are raised locally by volunteers and ordinary people just like you. There is no cost to the athletes for participation in Special Olympics. Please consider making a tax-deductible* donation today!*
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Become an Athlete
	Become a Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County Athlete! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please email Aaron Brockey or call (541) 850-5257 and let us know who you are so that you can begin your experience as an athlete with Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County! (Or have a parent or guardian contact us on your behalf.) Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County training and competition is open to every person with intellectual disabilities residing in Klamath County who is at least eight years of age and registers [submits the Application For Participation In Special Olympics] to participate in Special Olympics. There is no maximum age limitation for participation in Special Olympics. The minimum age requirement for competitive participation is eight years of age. No child may participate in a Special Olympics competition [or be awarded medals or ribbons associated with competition] before his or her eighth birthday. Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County - A Place For Everyone!
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How to Volunteer
	Submit Your Current Information and Personal Preferences Today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our volunteer managers have asked that ALL Volunteers please fill out the Volunteer Capacity Form. It is online and you can get to it by clicking on the "Click Here" picture. Who should fill out this form? *ALL Past Volunteers who want to help again *ALL Current Volunteers *ALL New Volunteers who want to help Filling out this form will help ensure that our volunteers are utilized in ways that best suit their preferences and needs. It also gives our volunteers a way to update their contact information with us. Whether you have volunteered with us in the past or are new to Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County, come and see what we're all about and how you can be part of our exciting program! Support your Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County program with some of your time. Special Olympics works because of volunteers just like you. Our athletes will inspire greatness in your life, while you assist them at the same time. Many opportunities are available, such as: Fundraising Transportation Telephoning Mailings Coaching and Assistant Coaching General Help and Miscellaneous If you still have questions about volunteering with Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County, please email Aaron Brockey or call (541) 850-5257 and leave us a detailed message with a way to contact you.
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Local Management Team
		Michael Peterson Local Program Coordinator	Alisa Gailey Finance Manager

		Marilyn Sprague Fundraising Manager	Bernie Wood Management Team

		Aaron Brockey Volunteer Coordinator	Morgyn Lentz Volunteer Coordinator

		Mary Peterson Medicals and Communication Manager	Sue Morin Athlete Liaison

		Darcie Turner Sports Manager	Kellie Weitman Sports Manager

Please send all donations and regular mail to: Special Olympics Oregon - Klamath County PO Box 221 Klamath Falls, OR 97601 (541) 850-5257 Email Us! Your donations are tax-deductible!
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