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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

1,600 athletes and coaches from across the state will participate in the 2013 State Summer Games, featuring competitions in Athletics (Track & Field), Aquatics, Basketball, Bowling, Powerlifting, Gymnastics, Tennis and Volleyball. The University at Buffalo will host our athletes, along with, Flips Gymnastics & Sport, AMF Thruway Lanes, Buffalo Niagara Court Center and more community event centers will be serving as host sites.

Volunteers are needed to: Set up and break down sports venues, distribute lunches, sell merchandise, and help with our Opening Ceremonies, and Olympic Village. Staff the following athletic venues: Athletics (Track & Field), Aquatics, Basketball, Bowling, Powerlifting, Gymnastics, Tennis and Volleyball & the most important role… to be ‘FANS in the Stands’ at Opening Ceremonies and at sports venues, cheering the athletes on to victory. Click here to fill out the online volunteer application form.

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In partnership with Special Olympics International Board Member Maria Shriver and Special Olympics, P&G has produced a short video entitled “The Gift My Mother Gave Me.” In this video, Maria recalls the most important gift her mother, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, gave her – the gift of possibility.

 

In addition to being a moving tribute to her remarkable mother, Maria’s video will also help raise funds for Special Olympics. Starting May 3rd, P&G invites you to visit their Thank you, Mom Facebook page at facebook.com/thankyoumom to watch and share this short video. For every share during the month of May, P&G will donate $1 to Special Olympics, up to $50,000. You can also help boost the donation to Special Olympics through Twitter.

Starting May 7, for every retweet of @thankyoumom’s tweet featuring Maria Shriver’s video during the month of May, P&G will donate $1 to Special Olympics, up to $25,000.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine – May 13, 2013 – TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank® (“TD”), will be joined by TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE: AMTD) to support Special Olympics through its annual “Be a fan®” program, beginning May 13, 2013.

The “Be a fan” program encourages TD customers and employees to raise funds for their local Special Olympics programs. Last year, more than 165,000 wristbands were purchased by TD customers and employees, contributing to the more than $1.1 million raised for Special Olympics programs from Maine to Florida. [ continued ]