AUGUST 2021 - Special Olympics Montana

AUGUST 2021
SPORTS

2022 USA Games
 Watch the Team Montana announcement here!

2021 Basketball Updates
 LPC Meetings
 August 12th- 6:00pm or August 13th- 12:00pm
 Click this link to join us!

 Coaches Education
 Basketball trainings are available on the following dates.
 August 17th at 6:00pm
 August 23rd at 6:00pm SOMT MONTHLY
 August 26th at 6:00pm NEWSLETTER
 Email Scott Held at sheld@somt.org to register.

2022 Regional Bowling Championships TABLE OF
 Billings- January 30 CONTENTS
 Havre- February 4
 Bigfork- February 16
 Butte- February 18 SPORTS • P.1

 DEVELOPMENT• P. 2
2022 State Summer Games
 May 17 – 20, 2022 in Bozeman
 HEALTH • P. 3

 OUTREACH • P. 4

 SOMT IN THE NEWS• P. 5

AUGUST 2021
DEVELOPMENT

Ride4Respect
Butte
 Raffle tickets for the 2021 Harley are still on sale until August 21st.
 We also are hosting a Run for Respect on August 21st at 9am.
 Leaving from Copper Canyon Harley Davidson in Butte.

Mackenzie River Pizza Tip-A-Cop
 All MacKenzie River Pizza locations in MT will be promoting and selling the Guardian Pizza for the entire month of
 August (8/1-8/31)
 $2 per pizza will be donated to LETR (all $ raised will stay in MT)
 Ingredients: Pesto sauce, spinach, chicken, red onion, roasted garlic and mozzarella cheese 

 ALL Round It Up America (RIUA) donations collected from guests by MRP will go to LETR Sunday, August 22nd
 through Saturday, August 28th
 RIUA is the donation line on the guest tickets/bills.
 We will consider any money donated on these lines by our guests as “Tips” for the week of the fundraiser.

What we need help with:
 Share social media posts help promote the event!
 Encourage friends and family to order Guardian pizzas in August
 Encourage friends and family to leave “tips” Sunday, August 22-Saturday, August 28

Endowment
 Bob Norbie, Executive Director of the SOMT $10 million Reveal the Champion in All of Us Endowment Campaign,
 reports that the five-year campaign concluded June 30.
 We are thrilled to report that the campaign finished strong, eclipsing our goal by almost $200K.
 Nearly 350 donors contributed to the campaign, five of whom were one-million dollar donors.
 A donor recognition event is being scheduled at the state capitol in Helena before Bob fully retires at the end of
 August.
 In the weeks ahead, CEO Rhonda McCarty and the Board of Directors will update the endowment policies to
 ensure that earnings from the endowment support all programs statewide.

AUGUST 2021
HEALTH

MEDFEST
 Special Olympics Montana MedFest provides a free physical exam that all athletes need prior to
 participating in Special Olympics Montana sports programming.

 Athletes and families/caregivers will register through their Area Director.

SOMT MEDFESTS 2021

 Friday, September 10: Kalispell
 Gateway Community Center (United Way), 4:00-6:00 pm

 Tuesday, September 14: Helena
 St. Peter’s Medical Group, 4:30-6:30 pm

 Saturday, September 25: Billings
 Rocky Mountain College Fortin Center (large gym), 1:00-4:00 pm

 Friday, October 1: Bozeman
 Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Conference Center. 4:00-6:00 pm

AUGUST 2021
OUTREACH

COVID Protocols
 Here is the link to the updated Special Olympics International Protocols.

2021 Distinguished Service Awards
 Nominations for 2021 DSAs open July 1st, 2021.
 Click the picture to the right to nominate someone!

Green Lists
 Please get your Green Lists updated throughout the summer months!
 Updating your Green Lists ensures all athletes, volunteers, unified partners, and
 coaches have paperwork in before basketball season starts in August.

Local Program Coordinator Trainings
 Local Program Certification Trainings
 If you are a Local Program Coordinator and are not yet certified, we will be having a virtual LPC
 Training in August to certify you.

 Local Program Coordinator Topic Trainings
 Complete this survey to help us determine which topics we should focus on in future LPC trainings.
 Some ideas include budgeting, Law Enforcement Torch Run, fundraising, Athlete Leadership, and
 season best practices.

AUGUST 2021
SOMT IN THE NEWS

Montana Television Network
 MTN has added a new tab on their website with all of the Special Olympics Montana stories.
 Click here to read all about our amazing athletes across the state!
 "$1.7 million donation for Special Olympics Montana"
 Montana Television Network State Summer Game Commercial #1
 Montana Television Network State Summer Game Commercial #2