Vermont Teddy Bear Fund raiser

Valentine's Day is approaching and our very own Claire Shockey is organizing a Vermont Teddy Bear fund raiser. She is looking for twenty volunteers to work at Vermont Teddy Bear, dressing bears for the Valentine gift season. Our Chittenden program will receive $10.00 per volunteer hour which amounts to $1000.00 for the event. I've heard it is a very fun way to raise money! Claire is looking to fill one of three options, the first option with 20 volunteers will go:

Option 1: Monday February 11th, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Option 2: Tuesday February 12th, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Option 3: Wednesday February 13th, 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Please contact Claire at 878-2346 if you are interested in volunteering.

Thanks in advance for your support of this event and the Chittenden delegation of Special Olympics Vermont!

Dave

Upper Valley Games Saturday January 19, 2008

The Chittenden Alpine, Cross Country and Snowshoeing teams will be traveling to the Upper Valley Winter Games Saturday at the Dartmouth Skiway. The bus will arrive at the Special Olympics Vermont office in Williston at 5:30 AM and depart by 5:45 AM. Don't forget your ski equipment and pack a lunch. We plan on being back to the Special Olympics office by 5:00 - 5:30 PM.

Mall Walking today, January 12, 2008

No snow in Williston so the cross country skiing and snowshoeing teams will walk the University Mall today!

13th Annual Burlington Penguin Plunge February 9th, 2008

The Penguin Plunge is a very exciting and popular fund raising event for Special Olympics Vermont. We have formed the Chittenden Chatterers plunging team to support Special Olympics Vermont. Each plunger pays a $25.00 registration fee and then must raise an additional $150.00 to qualify for plunging. Each plunger may designate the registration fee ($25) go to a specific delegation. You can guess which delegation our team will designate!

For those crazy about Special Olympics and just crazy in general, it is not too late to join the Chittenden Chatters! This is my first time plunging into the frigid February waters of Lake Champlain but I'm looking forward to it. Please join in the excitement!

If you are more reserved, please consider pledging to someone on our team. You may pledge online by clicking on anyone listed on the team! Also, if you know anyone plunging individually or on another plunging team, please ask them to designate their registration fee to Chittenden. Many plungers do not realize this option is available!

Thanks, Dave

Special Olympics Vermont Chittenden Delegation Program Offering and Tentative Dates

2008 Team Bowling Tournament on January 13

• Team Bowling team practice began on November 3, 2007

2008 Winter Games on March 14 - 16

• Alpine Skiing team practice began December 30, 2007
• Cross Country Skiing team practice began December 29, 2007
• Snowshoeing team practice began December 29, 2007

2008 Spring Sports Competition on April 12 - 13

• Basketball team practice begins February 26

2008 Summer Games on May 30 – June 1

• Swimming team practice beginning on April 5th
  
• Softball team practice tentatively beginning on April 19
• Track and Field team practice tentatively beginning on March 29
• Bocce team practice beginning on April 16th
  

2008 Fall Sports Competition on October 4 - 5

• Individual Bowling practice tentatively beginning on August 9
• Soccer team practice tentatively beginning on August 9

2009 Team Bowling Tournament

• Team Bowling tentatively beginning on November 2, 2008
  

Welcome

Hello all! This is a blog by David Bogdan, one of the Special Olympics Vermont Chittenden delegation coordinators. I hope to use this blog for getting news and information out about our program. I want to make this blog and the SOVT Chittenden Calendar our real time communication channels.

Please feel free to post comments on the usability of this blog and the information that is shared. Also feel free to post comments with questions about Special Olympics or our Chittenden program.

Thanks, Dave