SPECIAL OLYMPICS - YORK COUNTY JULY 2014 NEWS AND NOTES - MEMORIES FROM THE 2014 NATIONALS
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MEMORIES FROM THE 2014 NATIONALS
SPECIAL OLYMPICS – YORK COUNTY
JULY 2014
NEWS AND NOTES
MANY AMAZING PICTURES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE
SPECIAL OLYMPICS – YORK COUNTY – 2014 NATIONALS
Guest Reporters - Ruth Joynes/The Laudeman Family/The Bupp Family
Special Olympics brings out the CHAMPION in everyone! You can be a champion
parent, champion sibling, champion friend, champion spectator, champion coach, or the
ultimate CHAMPION ATHLETE! Special Olympics USA National Games were held in
Princeton, NJ, June 14-21, 2014.
FACTS: 3,500 athletes 10,000 volunteers 1,000coaches 70,000 family and
friends, 16 different sports: aquatics, athletics, baseball, basketball, bocce, cycling,
flag football, golf, gymnastics, power lifting, soccer, softball, tennis, triathlon, and
volleyball
TEAM PA included Special Olympics York County athletes and coaches: SOCCER
athletes: Loretta Claiborne, Colt Day, Marshall Geesey, Ryan Leathery, Corey Markle,
Bryan Miller, Michael Plappert, and Matt Fraticelli. BOCCE athletes: Trent Bupp, Kristin
Landis, and Jenny Laudeman.
Nationals began on June 14th with a send off from Wells Fargo center. Michael Carter
Williams ( Rookie of the Year---76er basketball player) was our MC. From Philly we
traveled to The College of New Jersey by way of police escort!!!! Opening ceremony
was at Prudential Center. Celebrities included---Michael Carter Williams, Jane Lynch,
WWE The Big Show, Lashelle Griffin, Brooklyn Decker and our National Anthem was
performed by Madison Rising.
Congrats to our BOCCE athletes: Singles: Jenny gold; Kristyn 4th; Trent
BRONZE. Doubles: Jenny and Kristyn SILVER; Trent and Justin SILVER. Jenny and
Kristyn were also on Teams and won SILVER.
The soccer team had 2 days of prelims and our medal round of competition started
Wednesday. Wednesday we defeated the team from New York 4-1. On Thursday we
defeated the team from Michigan by a score of 4-1. End result – GOLD for our soccer
team.
All together Team Pennsylvania consisted of 185 athletes, 18 Unified Partners , 58
Coaches and 12 SOPA staff members. A total of 3500 athletes attended USA games
representing all 50 states. The experience of meeting athletes from different states and
competing in a National Event was "priceless".
The Closing Ceremony for the 2014 USA Games was held on Friday, June 20, 2014 at
the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. The event featured video
highlights of the week, live entertainment and the official closing of the Games by York
County Special Olympian Loretta Claiborne.
OUR
GOLD
MEDAL
National
Soccer
TEAM
OUR
GOLD/SILVER/BRONZE GOLD
NATIONAL
BOCCE
TEAM
Thanks for support from our family and friends
Meet Your Management Team Secretary – Karen Plappert Sports have always been a major part of my life. Although girl’s sports were very limited when I was growing up – I did play basketball in high school and college. I also learned the game of golf at an early age. After graduation I began my Health and Physical Education career with the West Shore School District. I began teaching at Red Land and Cedar Cliff and coached girls basketball, field hockey and tennis. In 1982 our lives forever changed for the better and that was because of the birth of our son, Michael. I switched from teaching at the high school level to elementary and stopped coaching on a high school level. I remained teaching in elementary until my retirement. In 1986 we were introduced to York County Special Olympics by Bob O’Brian. I started a gross motor program for the younger athletes. Most of those athletes are still with our program today. When Michael turned 8 – we started our first training session with bowling. In 1992 we were asked to become certified in soccer and so our coaching began. For a while Bill and I coached basketball and were assistants in bowling, soccer, and aquatics. Today both Bill and I are still assistant coaches in 3 sports, are Unified Partners in golf and we also travel to Fall Festival and Summer Games. Our biggest coaching highlight is being able to attend USA Games as assistant soccer coaches. I have been retired for 10 years and now both Bill and I enjoy taking care of our 2 grandchildren during the school year, being part of Michael’s participation in 11 sports and I am also pursuing genealogy information of my parent’s families. We have been blessed to be a part of York County Special Olympics program and it has been and continues to be a privilege to work with such talented athletes. Pictured with our secretary is husband Bill our Olympian Michael, and Grandchildren Will and Cami.
Getting a medal and standing on the podium feels like being a winner.
That is what it is like to participate in the Athletic Spring Games.
The games start with the opening ceremony where the athlete’s parade and the torch is
carried to the place where the Olympic torch is lit.
There are events like the shot put, softball throw, relays, turbo javelin, running long
jump, standing long jump, meter races, and wheelchair and walking events too. The shot
put, softball throw, and turbo javelin are throwing events. You throw these as far as you
can. The running long jump and the standing long jump are jumping as far as you can
events. There are several distance races from 100 to 800 meters. Each athlete competes
in three events, and everyone runs the relay.
After each event the bronze, silver, and gold medal are given to the competitors. Just
like the Olympics on TV, the athletes stand on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place podium to
receive their awards.
This is an awesome feeling. It is great to be a winner.
Athletic practice takes place at York Vo Tech., February, March, and April, and the spring
games are held at York College in May. The spring games are a great way to meet people
and have fun.
The athletes could use your help. We need people to volunteer to be buddies to help
athletes the day of the games.
If you would like to volunteer, you may email your name and phone number to the
athlete representative Kasey Stonefield at udstonefield@aol.com.
Hope to see everyone there next year!
Kasey Stonefield is a York County Special Olympics Athlete and the athlete representative to the management team. Thank you
Kasey for your in-depth reporting and your article in the newsletter.
York County Special Olympics Equestrian Hello, my name is Kati McFadden and I am the Equestrian Representative for the York County Special Olympics Horseback Riders. If any horseback riding athletes have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to contact me at my email address at kmcfadden2@ comcast.net and I will try to answer any emails to my best ability. Part two of this article will be in the next newsletter. Part One… Ever since late October up till now horseback riders have been coming to Leg Up Farms every Saturday from ten o’clock to twelve o’clock. Unlike any other Special Olympics sport, the horseback riding program is an all year around sport because of the indoor and outdoor arenas. Also some of the Leg Up Farm horseback riders compete in a lot of horse shows. So far the horseback riding team has learned so much about horses and how they can bring out the best in them. The first thing that the athletes learn is to brush their horse with a curry comb. The curry comb helps get the horse’s blood moving through their veins and it also helps remove dirt from their fur coats. Then the next thing comes the hard brush. The hard brush is used for brushing the loose hair off of the horse’s body. The last thing the riders are taught to use is the hoof pick. The hoof pick is used to clean out the inside of the horse's hooves where mud, small rocks, and ice can get into their feet and can cause a lot of problems for the horse and their feet. Once the horses are cleaned the athletes are ready to tack up their horses. This means putting on the saddle blanket on the horse's back and then the saddle pad. The saddle pad is used to help keep the pressure off the horse's back while they are moving. Then the athletes are ready to put on their saddles. The saddles that they will be using are the Western and the English saddles. The Western saddle has a horn on the top of the mental so the riders have something to hold on to. As for the English saddle there is no horn and is more common. The English saddle has a grab strap to help the rider to stay on the horse's back. Finally the last thing the athletes do is to put on the rope halter which will be used for the lead rope. After the rope halter is on the reins go on next and rest on the horse's back. With some help from the coaches or the volunteers the bridle will be settled on the rope halter and then the lead rope will be clipped on to the rope halter. Then with the lead rope in their hands the athletes and their assigned volunteers by their side the riders will lead their horses into the arena. When they all get into the arena the first thing the athletes will do is walk their horse or pony around until everyone is ready to ride. Stayed tuned to the next newsletter for Part Two.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR JULY/AUGUST/SEPTEMBER OLYMPIANS
JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
Warren Amspacher Josiah Aikins Josiah Aikins
Gordy Batty Robert Aulen Larry Amspacher
Brendan Beazley Barry Bailets Amy Barczak
Jennifer Bissoli Jessica Bender Ashley Barnhart
Vincent Brady Gracin Black Delcie Boyd
Daniel Burton Jacquelyn Black Shawn Brammer
Nicholas Calimer Andrew Breault Addison Burgard
Calvin Carbaugh Lesha Breighner Benjamin Burns
Shaun Craumer Trent Bupp Brock Davis
Emily Dempsey John Carollo Lucy Delridge
Matthew Dennis Alec Carter Mark Ferguson
Daniel Dubs Loretta Claiborne Fred Gerrick
Rachel Estes Andy Demmitt Ricky Gingerich
Susan Gebhart Karen Eckard Robert Gitt
Russell Green Cindy Folkman Kayla Gleason
Robin Griffith Jennifer Frost Earnest Hayne, Jr.
Jimmy Harmon Connie Fuhrman Anthony Hill
Steven Hartman Gary Gaver Benjamin Keefover
Harold Hebel Nathaniel Griffith Juan LaBoy
Tammy Hobbs Alexander Hively Jarrod Lau
Gregory Holmes Troy Hoenstine Anthony Maniscalco
Nicholas Iglesias Zachary Keller Patrick Masterson
Kenneth Kahler Courtney Kline Justin McWilliams
Jason Klingaman Kathleen Kotzman Bryan Miller
Joshua Latorre Kristyn Landis Tim Moran
Ryan Leathery Tina Lefever Stephen Neal
David Leibensperger Becky Light Edward Olmes
Vasilios
Levar Lewis Rachel Livelsberger Polychronos
(Billy)
Emily Lipsitz Dana Mummert Shawn Prindle
Gehrig Olewiler Shannon Posey Nattalee Shaull
Christina Olmeda Victoria Seitz John Steele
Dion Ottley Chance Smith Jeffrey Stover
Amy Pepo William Stone John Wilt
Jensen Perry Kasey Stonefield Kalib Woodall
Dean Prowell Michael Strickler
Tyler Ritz Lindsay Terry
Kala Shaner George Updegraff
Joel Stein Adrianna Vellon
Elijah Teal Nikole Walker
Maxwell Wells Jose Waltz
Brandon Windham Sarah Wilt
David Wright Martez Woodard
Jennifer Woodring
Corey Zentner
FALL SPORTS ATHLETE REGISTRATION
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
York County School of Technology Cafeteria
Athletes, please don’t arrive before 6:15 p.m.
Bowling/ Bocce /Ice Skating /Floor Hockey/Kayaking/Roller Skating/
Skiing
Soccer/ Volleyball
Head coaches should arrive by 6:00 p.m. please!
All Head Coaches’ meeting at 7:30 p.m.
If the Head Coach cannot attend, please send an assistant coach
Schedules will be available at registration. Athletes who cannot attend registration may call
the Head Coach of the sport to sign up.
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Volleyball
York Co. School of Tech.
6:30 to 8:00
Wednesday
Sept. 10, 17, 24
Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Nov. 5, 12, 19
NO JEANS/NO JEWELRY/MUST WEAR SNEAKERS
If athlete cannot make registration night, please call Bev Boyd 2661831 or Heather Bell 3840212
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SAVE THE DATE:
The Annual Special Olympics Dance
sponsored by the Sacred Heart Parish in Spring Grove.
Sunday, Nov. 23, - the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
Look for flyers in early November.
Carl Gardner Golf Benefit for Special Olympics York County
For 23 years, Special Olympics York County has benefitted from the generosity of many
volunteers, sponsors and golfers who participate in the Carl Gardner Golf Benefit for Special
Olympics York County. This annual fundraising event resulted in a $10,934 donation to
Special Olympics York County in 2013.
The 23rd Annual Carl Gardner Golf Benefit for Special Olympics York County will be held on
Thursday, September 18, 2014 at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York.
Supporters of our athletes – friends, parents, family, church & community members, etc. –
are invited to sponsor an ATHLETE with a $30 donation. Athlete Sponsorships will be
recognized with a full-color, laminated golf cart sign, complete with a photo of the athlete, the
Sponsor’s name and a list of events in which the athlete participates. (Please see sample below.
All signs will be full color and 5.5” x 8.5”.)
Your support and involvement in this fundraising event is appreciated. If you have questions or
would like to Sponsor an Athlete with a $30.00 donation, please contact:
Barbara or Bob Laudeman
Phone: 717-757-4410 or E-mail: rhlaudeman@aol.com
Thank you for supporting Special Olympics York County!
www.facebook.com/CarlGardnerSOYC
Carl Gardner Golf Benefit for Special Olympics York County
ATHLETE SPONSORSHIP FORM
SPONSOR INFORMATION
FIRST NAME LAST NAME
MAILING ADDRESS
CITY / STATE / ZIP
PHONE E - MAIL
I would like my Cart Sponsorship Donation to be anonymous.
Would you like your Sponsorship mailed to you after the event? YES NO
Please return completed form and payment by August 29, 2014 to:
Bob Laudeman
442 Pinehurst Road
York, PA 17402
Questions? Please contact Bob or Barbara at 717 - 757 - 4410 or rhlaudeman@aol.com
# of Carts Sponsored x $30.00 = __________ TOTAL ENCLOSED
Enclosed is my check payable to: Special Olympics York County
ATHLETE’S FIRST NAME LAST NAME
Please check all sports that the athlete participated in this year
Alpine Skiing Bocce Floor Hockey Soccer
Aquatics Bowling Golf Softball
Athletics (Track & Field) Equestrian Kayaking Tennis
Basketball Figure Skating Roller Skating Volleyball
E-mail photographs to jzrt@comcast.net. Jpeg, tiff, bmp, PDF are acceptable formats.
IN RECEIPT OF PICTURE: ___________Athletics Basketball Volleyball Bocce
Bowling Kayaking Figure Skating Golf Roller
Skating Softball Skiing Tennis Floor Hockey
Soccer
Young Athlete Program
Athlete Leadership
Thank You to Glatfelter Insurance Group for printing this newsletter
and to Anne Kline and Suzanne Keim mailing this newsletter
Each issue of the Special Olympc8is newsletter is now available at the Special Olympics York Cou8nty website. To r
To receive the newsletter electronically, please email us at info@specialolympicsyorkcounty.org .
Manager Kellee Terroso 846-4466 Aquatics Carrie Smeltzer 755-4158
Asst. Manager Rusty Coppage 592-3999 Athletics Matt Morrtison 792-1213
Fundraising Krista Gardner 817-4662 Basketball Vacant
Secretary Karen Plappert 252-4839 Bocce Mike & Pat Smith 793-9216
Treasurer John Rinehart 292-1636 Bowling Bob & Bev Baker 292-048
Chaplain Rev. Charles Smith 846-1276 Floor Hockey Tom/Deb Wolfgang 292-4899
Coordinators Golf Nat Martin 235-6494
Family Vickie Livelsberger 225-6750 Ice Skating Lin Huber 252-2939
Registration Matt Morrison 792-1213 Roller Skating Darnell Ort 384-8017
Outreach Ruth Joynes 451-5382 Skiing Michelle Miller 634-5388
Public Relations Robyn Liggins-Smith 870-5570 Softball Rocky Coppage 542-3999
Training Catherine Hoy 542-3999 Volleyball Heather Bell 384-0212
Competition Matt Morrison 792-1213 Tennis Debra Gable 846-6110
Volunteer Bev Boyd 266-1831 Athlete Rep George Updegraff 424-8588
Database/Website Suzanne Gladfelter 225-5551 SOPA Field Dir Eden Gilligan
Athlete Mentor Open egilligan@specialolympicspa.orgSpecial Olympics Night
FREE Special
athletes
Olympics $
6 Field box seat $
4 Food voucher
York Revolution -VS- Long Island Ducks Come out to Santander Stadium to
Sun., Aug. 10
support Special Olympics
as your Revolution take on
50%
the Long Island Ducks!
5:00 pm Game Tickets are ONLY
available for pick up on
4:00 pm Gates Open the day of the event starting
of all orders sold
directly benefits
Special
Pre-Game at 3:30 pm at the Special
Olympics registration table
Olympics
Autograph Session Catch on the field
on the Brooks Robinson Plaza.
*Parade for Special Olympic athletes
Post-Game All Athlete tickets
Kids & Athletes run the bases are sponsored by
Food voucher includes: 1 Hatfield hot dog 1 Pepsi product 1 bag of Martins potato chips
Please mail or fax to: Kaylee Swanson - Senior Account Executive | Address: Santander Stadium - 5 Brooks Robinson Way, York, PA 17401
Fax: 717-801-4499 | Direct Line: 717-801-4498 | E-mail: kswanson@yorkrevolution.com
Return Orders by: Aug. 4, 2014 OLYMP
Payment Information:
Contact Name:___________________________________________
Payment by check:
Athletes Name:___________________________________________ Make checks payable to “York Revolution Baseball”
Address:_________________________________________________ A check in the amount of $_______________ is enclosed.
Phone:___________________ E-mail:__________________________ Payment by credit card:
FREE
Package Order: #________ x Athlete = $_________ Visa Mastercard Discover American Express
#_____Handicapped seating Card Number:_________________________________________
Guest Ticket(s) #________ x $6.00 = $_________ Expiration:____________________$_______________
Food Voucher(s) #________ x $4.00 = $_________ Print Name:____________________________________________
Please circle your county: YORK DAUPHIN LAN ADAMS
Signature:______________________________________________
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