Be a Fan of Inspiration ...

"When I first started playing two years ago, I wasn't that good," Bowers said. "I am better at the game now because I practice all the time."

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Be a Fan of Inclusion ...

Sanders found a new meaning to life when he joined Special Olympics. He said that being a part of this is keeping him off the streets and it's something to look forward to because he made new friends.

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Be a Fan of Sport ...

Martinez, who is from Sullivan County and is coached by Melissa Ebeling, believes that the Special Olympics has helped him stay motivated as well keeping positive.

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Statewide Calendar of Events

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2010
September
September 11 Genesee
 Super Regional Equestrian Lehman Farms
September 11 Long Island
 Fall Classic Cantiague Park - Hicksville
September 11 Central
 Super Regional Bocce Toccolana Club, Rome
September 12 New York City
 Fluke Fishing Charter to Benefit Special Olympics New York Freeport
September 12 Long Island
 Fun in the Sun Eaton's Neck
September 12 Long Island
 Bocce Tournament Mill Dam Park - Huntington Village
September 12 Central
 Super Regional Cycling Griffiss Air Force Base- Rome
September 13 Genesee
 Golf Tournament to Benefit Special Olymipcs Chili Country Club
September 16 Western
 Law & Orders Various Applebees Locations
September 18 Capital
 Just Wing It - Amateur Chicken Wing Eating Contest Hender'Son's Bar ad Grill 188 Main Street Schaghticoke, NY
September 18 Hudson Valley
 Regional Fall Games FDR State Park, Dowing Park & Sproutbrook Park(s)
September 22 Hudson Valley
 Program Committee Meeting TBA
September 23 Central
 Central Program Committee Meeting TBA
September 24 Genesee
 Regional Golf Invitational Lima Country Club
September 24 New York City
 LoneStar Bar and Grill Fundraiser 5th Avenue & 87th Street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
September 25 Long Island
 Great Cow Harbor 10K Race Northport
September 25 New York City
 NYC Regional Fall Invitational Cunningham Park, Queens, NY
September 25 Genesee
 Upstate Fall Classic Thornell Farm Park
September 25 Long Island
 Softball Tournament East Meadow
September 25 Hudson Valley
 Regional Golf Competition Mohansic Golf Couse & Driving Range
September 25 State
 EKS Day
September 26 Western
 Western Central Local Equestrian SASI High Hurdles, Elma
September 26 Capital
 Fall Games Adirondack Sports Complex 326 Sherman Avenue, Queensbury
September 29 Hudson Valley
 Fall Feedback Meeting Rockland County - St. Agatha's DATE: Last day of Soccer League: TO BE DETERMINED
September 30 New York City
 The Coaches Care Fund Annual Golf Outing Silver Lakes Golf Course, SI
October
October 1 Capital
 KOC Fall Festival Roast Beef Dinner Holiday Inn Express, Schoharie
October 1 - 2 Central
 2010 State Fall Games Seneca Falls, NY
October 4 Hudson Valley
 Union Vale Golf Classic The Links at Union Vale - 13 North Parliman Road, Union Vale, LaGrangeville
October 7 Genesee
 Fall Feedback Meeting (North) Pittsford Office
October 10 Hudson Valley
 Firetruck Pull Thomas Felten Park, Route 32, Plattekill
October 12 Central
 Fall Season Feedback Meeting Syracuse
October 13 Central
 Fall Season Feedback Meeting Rome
October 14 Genesee
 Fall Feedback Meeting (South) Dansville Library
October 19 Hudson Valley
 Fall Feedback Meeting Dutchess County - HVR Office
October 19 New York City
 Fall Feedback Meeting Metro DDSO - Bronx
October 20 Western
 Seasonal Meeting TBA
October 21 Hudson Valley
 Fall Feedback Meeting Westchester County - TBD
October 21 Western
 Seasonal Meeting TBA
October 23 Hudson Valley
 West-Put Lauren Rizzetta Memorial Bowling Competition Cortlandt Lanes & Carmel Lanes
October 26 New York City
 Fall Feedback Meeting
October 28 Capital
 2nd Annual An Evening in Monte Carlo Glen Sanders Mansion, Scotia
October 28 Central
 Central Program Committee Meeting TBA
October 30 Central
 Copper City Bowling King Pin Lanes- Rome
October 30 Hudson Valley
 Volleyball TEAM Tournament Hommocks (TENTATIVE SITE & DATE)
November
TBA Western
 Western North Local Soccer Keenan Center
November 3 New York City
 Real Estate and Construction Gala Hyatt Hotel
November 6 North Country
 St. Lawrence Seaway Polar Plunge Massena, NY
November 6 Hudson Valley
 Regional Adaptive Games St. Agatha's (Rockland)
November 6 Central
 Winter Coaches Conference TBA
November 6 New York City
 Winter Coaches Conference BDDSO - Brooklyn
November 7 Hudson Valley
 Regional Bowling Competition Colonial Lanes (Orange Co.)
November 12 Genesee
 Regional North Bowling Clover Lanes
November 13 New York City
 NYC Regional Bowling Tournament and Bowlathon AMF 34th Avenue Lanes, Queens
November 13 Genesee
 Region North Bowling Clover Lanes
November 14 Hudson Valley
 Regional Volleyball TEAM Competition - Mary Gibney Memorial Tournament PACE U. (TENTATVE Location & DATE)
November 14 Long Island
 Floor Hockey Champions Challenge Suffolk County Community College (Brentwood Campus)
November 14 Western
 Western Regional Bowling Thruway Lanes, Cheektowaga
November 17 Hudson Valley
 Program Committee Meeting TBA
November 18 Central
 Central Program Committee Meeting TBA
November 20 Capital
 Lake George Polar Plunge Shepard's Cove, Lake George
November 20 Long Island
 Cedar Beach Long Island Plunge Cedar Beach - Mt. Sinai (Town of Brookhaven)
November 20 Western
 Winter Conference TBA
November 20 Hudson Valley
 Winter Coaches Conference Taconic DDSO
December
December 2 New York City
 End of year review NYC office
December 4 Hudson Valley
 Rye Playland Polar Plunge Rye, NY
December 4 Western
 Hamburg Polar Plunge Hamburg Town Beach, Hamburg
December 4 Hudson Valley
 Regional Physical Fitness Competition Yonkers - Mark Twain Sports Complex
December 4 Genesee
 CYR Athlete Awards Dinner Temple Br'ith Kodesh
December 5 New York City
 Great Kills Beach Polar Plunge Great Kills Beach, Staten Island
December 5 Central
 Oneida Shores Polar Plunge Brewerton, NY
December 5 Genesee
 Regional Gymnastics Gymnastics Training Center, Penfield
December 6 Hudson Valley
 Regional UNIFIED Bowling Competition Jefferson Valley Lanes
December 10 Western
 Winter Roster Deadline Western Region Office
December 11 Genesee
 Winter Conference TBA
December 15 Western
 Winter State Games Demand Case Survey Due Western Region Office
December 15 Hudson Valley
 Program Committee Meeting TBA
December 16 Central
 Central Program Committee Meeting TBA
December 17 Genesee
 Program Committee Meeting Genesee Region Office
 
2011
January
January 15 New York City
 Peter Aquilone Memorial Floor Hockey Tournament Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Manhattan
January 29 Genesee
 Regional Alpine Swain Ski Center
February
February 4 - 7 Central
 2011 State Winter Games Syracuse, NY
February 13 Genesee
 Rochester Polar Plunge Charlotte Beach, Rochester
February 26 Hudson Valley
 Fishkill Polar Plunge Sharpe Reservation, Fishkill
March
March 5 New York City
 Rockaway Beach Polar Plunge Rockaway Beach, Queens
March 5 Long Island
 North Hempstead Polar Plunge North Hempstead Beach Park (North Hempstead, NY)
May
May 21 Western
 Super Regional Volleyball Buffalo Niagara Court Center
June
June 9 - 13 Central
 2011 State Summer Games Utica, NY
June 25 - 4 State
 World Games Athens, Greece