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| | Parents, Coaches and Volunteers, I am pleased to announce that Long Island has begun training for Snowshoeing! If you, or someone you know is interested in participating or coaching please contact me in the office. Also, if anyone has any Snowshoes lying around and are willing to donate them please contact me in the office at 631 254 1465 X13 or through email at: creisig@nyso.org | | 2010 Peter Aquilone Floor Hockey Tournament 
Special Olympics Long Island Region will be sending 3 Floor Hockey Teams to the Javits Center this year to represent Long Island against New York City and the Hudson Valley Region. Buses for Athletes and Coaches will be leaving from the Rose Mary Kennedy Center at 7:00am and will be returning around 5pm. The Peter Aquilone Floor Hockey Tournament is always an amazing competition and spectators are more then welcome to come and cheer on Long Island. Our Athletes have been training for weeks in both team and skills so please come and give them your support. | | | | |
Complimentary Disney on Ice Tickets Available
Special Notice: In addition to the $5 discount being offered for upcoming Friday performances in the NYC Metro Area, Disney on Ice has generously made 40 free tickets available to our athletes and coaches to this Friday's (January 9, 2010) performance at Nassau Coliseum.
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and will need to be picked up in the New York City office of Special Olympics New York.
If you are interested in receiving tickets, please call Jamie DePasquale at (212) 661- 5217 ext. 217 or email her at jdepasquale@nyso.org.
Disney On Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic
& the Athletes of Special Olympics New York
Disney on Ice is supporting Special Olympics New York by making discount tickets ($5 off) available for its Friday performances in the New York City area
January 8, 2010 at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, NY
January 15, 2010 at The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ January 22, 2010 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, NJ Plus, a portion of proceeds for this performance will be donated to Special Olympics New York and New Jersey.
Please click here to order tickets and be sure to use the word SPECIAL in the special offers box
Join the celebration as 65 of Disney's unforgettable characters from 18 beloved stories come to life in Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic! You'll be captivated by the one and only Mickey Mouse, the irresistible Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio and many Disney Princesses. Be thrilled by exciting moments from The Lion King; Mulan; and Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Toy Story films; in a skating spectacular filled with magical Disney moments you'll remember forever as Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic!
In addition, athletes from Special Olympics New York will have the opportunity to skate with the Disney On Ice professionals at an exhibition at Bryant Park on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 12:30pm.
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| | 2010 Winter State Games I am happy to announce that Special Olympics Long Island Region has been allotted a total of 44 Athletes for Winter State Games this year. This will allow us to bring 4 Skiers, 2 Snowshoers, and 38 Floor Hockey Team Athletes. As you know we will not be able to bring Skill Athletes to Winter Games, although this is not ideal, we have had a Skill competition at our Lawrence Floor Hockey Tournament and we will also be bringing all of our Skill Athletes to Javits. If anyone has questions about our allotments please call me in the office at 631 254 1465 X13 or email your questions to creisig@nyso.org. | | Hofstra University Basketball Clinic Hofstra University's Women's Basketball team will be offering a Clinic before their game that starts at 2pm. The clinic will run for 45 minutes and our Athletes are once again welcome to stay for the game and possibly have the opportunity to sit on the bench during the Game. Hofstra University has been extremely gracious with us so please do your best to make it. All of our Athletes are invited to the clinic and the game. Lets make it a big showing of support for Hofstra Women's Basketball for all that they have done for us. If you interested in attending please contact me in the office at 631 254 1465 X 13 or through email at creisig@nyso.org | | 
Join us in Freezin' For A Reason to benefit Special Olympics New York! What is a Polar Plunge? It's crazy, fun opportunity to raise dollars and awareness for the athletes of Special Olympics New York! All you have to do is raise $100 and you receive a great official Polar Plunge hooded sweatshirt and you get to jump, or slowly crawl into the chilly waters of Long Island! Too scared to take the Plunge? Come out and cheer on the brave souls who are jumping in! TELL YOUR FRIENDS! Saturday, March 13, 2010 North Hempstead Beach Park http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=326686 Register at the link above or contact: | | Training Rosters Needed!
COACHES: Please submit your completed Winter Rosters to Casey Reisig at creisig@nyso.org or fax to our office (631) 254-1469. Any training club that plans on training or competing in the upcoming season must have a form on file.
Contact Casey with any questions.
Thanks! | | The Special Olympics New York FAN CLUB is all about celebrating and supporting the Special Olympics mission with family and friends!
Special Olympics New York is celebrating its 40th year of competition. The FAN CLUB is a perfect opportunity to start celebrating this milestone anniversary. Celebrate the First 40 Years to Ensure the Next 40.
Our vision is a world where every person, regardless of their ability or disability, is accepted, welcomed and valued - where each individual can contribute to the strength and goodness of his or her family, community, and country.
If you are a fan of sports that create unity, athletes who inspire, and connections that foster acceptance, then you are already a fan of Special Olympics.
So make it official! Gather your family & friends and join the Special Olympics New York FAN CLUB. Together we'll recruit even more FANS, raise awareness and funds for our athletes.
BE A FAN OF RESPECT, ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION. 
>> Join The Fan Club Now << | | Upcoming 2010 Events Peter Aquilone Floor Hockey Tournament _______________________________________________________ February 5-7, 2010 Syracuse
______________________________________________ Hofstra Basketball Clinic Hofstra University _______________________________________________ Summer Coaches Conference _______________________________________________ Westhampton Beach Basketball Tournament Westhampton Beach High School _________________________________________________
North Hempstead Beach Park (formerly Bar Beach) _________________________________________________ April 11, 2010 Under 21 Bowling Tournament __________________________________________________ New Hyde Basketball Tournament New Hyde Park Jr/Sr High School ___________________________________________________ Suffolk Community College (Brentwood Campus) ____________________________________________________ May 2, 2010 Brentwood High School (Track & Field, Tennis, Powerlifting, and Aquatics will be offered) _____________________________________________________ Cold Spring Harbor High School (Track & Field and Tennis will be offered) | | Online File Folder 
We have set up an online file folder system where we will save all important Special Olympics documents. *This is not an online registration system. It is simply a place to store saved files. When you locate the registration form that you need, you can print the form and complete it... or save the form on your computer so that you can type the information. It still needs to be emailed, faxed or mailed to the long island office. *If you are having trouble viewing these documents, you may need to adjust the settings on your computer to allow it to download information from the website. The folder will include: - Event Registration Forms
- Training Roster Forms
- Demand Case Survey Forms
- Medical & Consent Form
We will also periodically add other important forms and documents as they are needed. In order to access these files you need to find the quick link to the left and then enter the user name and password (Listed Below). You could also visit the website directly at: www.onlinefilefolder.com Or Click this Link User Name: caseyreisig (case sensitive) Password: NYSO819 |
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