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1 SPECIAL OLYMPICS MANAWATU OFFER THESE SPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES: Athletics SPECIAL OLYMPICS MANAWATU Newsletter JUNE 2013 Contact Coordinator: Helen Johnson Phone: or Website: Promotional Video: TEAM ANOUNCEMENTS FOR MAJOR EVENTS In this newsletter we are announcing the full Manawatu teams for the two major events we have all been working towards: Aquatics (swimming) Basketball Special Olympics Summer National games, Dunedin November 27-30th Special Olympics Asia Pacific games, Newcastle Australia, November 28 to December 8th. Bocce Bowling (Ten pin) Football (Soccer) We want to extend a huge thank you to all people who have worked hard and done your part in helping to qualify athletes and coaches ready for the current round of regional games and the Special Olympics National Summer games and the Special Olympics Asia Pacific games. Extra training, information gathering and seeking the necessary funds is all part of the process to compete successfully in major competitions. Thank you for your wonderful support to make this process run smoothly. Golf Indoor Bowls Power Lifting Snow Sports (skiing and boarding) Health athletes Global messenger AWD: athletes with disability school events Local, Regional, National and International Competition Meaningful sport for all people with intellectual disability regardless of their ability level Edgar Centre Dunedin, will host the opening and closing of the Special Olympics Summer National games, Basketball, bocce, Indoor bowls and power lifting sports will be played that the Edger Centre. Snow sports: skiing and boarding We are looking for expression of interests for snow sports. There will be some one or two day have a go trips to Mt Ruapehu in July/August, in preparation for the week long snow camp August 25th 30th. If you are interested in coming along for a go then please contact Helen: Let me win but if I can not win let me be brave in the attempt

2 Message from the editor: Welcome to this up date of Special Olympics Manawatu. I want to extend a huge thank you to all people who have worked hard and done your part in helping to qualify athletes and coaches ready for the Regional games, National games and the Asia Pacific games. In this newsletter I am announcing the full Manawatu teams for the Special Olympics Summer National games to be held in Dunedin November 27-30th and the Asia Pacific games to be held in Newcastle Australia from November 28 to December 8th. Special Olympics Manawatu have been hosting a number of Regional events. To date we have hosted golf, athletics, indoor bowls, bocce and football regional events. In June we will be hosting power lifting, swimming, ten pin bowling and basketball. It is expected that we will have up to 30 lifters for power lifting, 140 swimmers, 80 bowlers and 100 basketball players. The athletes participating at these events enjoy the challenges of competitions and the social atmosphere and opportunities that are created. Many volunteers come along especially to help at events. Sporting organisations such as Manawatu Athletics and Masters Athletics, Harriers, Football Manawatu, PN golf club, Basketball Manawatu, Indoor Bowls Manawatu, Bowlerarma, Power Lifting NZ, Swim Manawatu and Masters swimming, and Bocce NZ, all contribute to the success of our events. Funding from a number of organisations help to reduce the cost to our athletes: COGS, Pub Charity, Southern Trust, The Southern Trust, Endeavour, NZCT, Infinity Foundation, Pelorus Trust, the Racing Board, Fundraising Chocolates, Lions Clubs and other sponsors. Special Olympics Manawatu have a good number of very dedicated and skilled coaches and team mangers. All of these people are volunteers and they work extremely hard to include every athlete in every training and every event. They do their best to get information to you. Attending practice and reading newsletters is one way you can help. Special Olympics Manawatu has a new website and we will do our best to keep it up dated: If we have your current address, we can send newsletters directly to you. Please your address to me if you currently do not get s from me. Congratulations to the people who have been selected for the Asia Pacific team: Rachel Oemcke, Lily Harper, Amanda Hendra, Jesse Williams and Tim Rieger will be swimming Tui Robinson, Keri-Anne Johnson and Rachel Kenny will be playing bocce, Shona Hendra is assistant Head of the New Zealand Team, Lyn Ryan is Head Bocce coach and Helen Johnson is a swim coach The Asia Pacific Games are in Newcastle, Australia, leaving 27 November. All team members have already started extra training and will attend a full NZ Team camp at Queen s Birthday weekend in Wellington.

Dates of National Games Competition Below you will find competition dates for the Games, please note that these are

Aquatics Moana Pools 27-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 ongoing Athletics Caledonian 27-Nov-13 29-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 Basketball

30-Nov-13 ongoing Equestrain Telford 28-Nov-13 30-Nov-13 27-Nov-13 Football Logan Park 28-Nov-13 30-Nov-13

Powerlifting Edgar Centre 29-Nov-13 29-Nov-13 28-Nov-13 Event dates Opening Ceremony: Morning of 27 November

3 Dates of National Games Competition Below you will find competition dates for the Games, please note that these are subject to change once we have processed all registrations and we will advise of changes as they occur. Aquatics Moana Pools 27-Nov Nov-13 ongoing Athletics Caledonian 27-Nov Nov Nov-13 Basketball Edgar Centre 27-Nov Nov-13 ongoing Bocce Edgar Centre 27-Nov Nov-13 ongoing Bowling Bowline 27-Nov Nov-13 ongoing Equestrain Telford 28-Nov Nov Nov-13 Football Logan Park 28-Nov Nov Nov-13 Golf Chisholm Park 27-Nov Nov Nov-13 Indoor Bowls Edgar Centre 27-Nov Nov-13 ongoing Powerlifting Edgar Centre 29-Nov Nov Nov-13 Event dates Opening Ceremony: Morning of 27 November Competition dates: November Closing Ceremony: Evening of 30 November Caledonian Park Moana Pool, Dunedin Chisholm Park Golf Bowl Line Edgar Centre

4 NATIONAL GAMES TEAM SELECTION: DUNEDIN 2013 TEAM MANAGEMENT BASKETBALL BOWLING INDOOR BOWLS MANAGEMENT COACHES COACHES COACHES Ken Mc Ewen Donna Lewer Peter Huntingdon David Broderick Stewart Davies Isaac Davis Christine Huntingdon Diane Broderick POWERLIFTING PLAYERS Moria Ismail Mary Loveridge COACHES Abraham, Nathan Trish Green John Stewart Marianne Poole Condliffe, Joshua PLAYERS Edward Stewart Jim Pitt Davis, Anaru Barham, Christine (Chrissie) PLAYERS Colleen Sloane Jenkins, Jonathan Clements, Ross Abraham, Christine (Chrissy) LIFTERS Lewer, Jack Donald, Leigh Boyden, Jack (Garry) Boyce, Tim Rowell, Craig Huntingdon, Justine Doolan, Lynette Brewer, Phillipa Ryan, Joshua Lea Johnson, Ian Dutch, Robyn Burmeister, Laura Simes, Mathew Lynch, Paula Lynch, Gabrielle Mabey, Josh ATHLETICS Morgan, Craig McDonald, Fiona Murphy, Scott COACHES Rosvall, Craig McIndoe, Eva Simes, Rachel Ian Westwood Sandbrook, Mandy McIndoe, Steven Nye, Trevor Ann Jayet Sandbrook, Tracey McMillan, Kevin Ochsner, Alec ATHLETES Taverner, Hamish Rush, Adrian Whitehead, Bevan Davidson, Jamie McKenzie, Ross Daryl Scott, David Edmonds, Angela Davies, Stephanie Pragnell, Michael Stewart, Margaret SWIMMING Kendall, Braden Clarke, Danny Stewart, Stephen COACHES Goodin, Thomas Hall, Arthur Sullivan, David Carla L'Huillier Rastrick, Aron Cameron, Barry West, Stephanie (Steph) Debbie Heappey Sorenson, Emile BOCCE Whitehouse, Lyle SWIMMERS Watson, Brendon COACHES Williams, Fiona Bergerson, Jessica Westwood, Matthew Olwyn Humpheries Wilson, Hamish Garrett, Georgia GOLF PLAYERS Wood, Thomas Heappey, Stephen COACH Arrow-Van Geet, Nicole RESERVE ATHLETES Heyward, Andrew Malcolm Johnson McEwen, Monique C. Booth, Ruby Mc Ewen, Gareth PLAYERS Nicholson, Natasha Verran, Phil RESERVE COACHS Ryan, Conrad Michael Grey-Stuart, Oliver Thomas Robert Goodin Ireland, Andrew James Wilson, Jordan Craig Prichard Drylie, Carl Ang Holland Holland, Cameron Ryan In November 2013, Special Olympics Manawatu are sending over 100 athletes and coaches to the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Dunedin and to the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games in Newcastle Australia. This is a large undertaking for our club both financially and logistically. All the travel plans have been finalised and all team members have been entered into the games programme. ASIA PACIFIC GAMES SELECTION: NEWCASTLE 2013 ASIA PACIFIC ATHLETES COACH Harper, Lily Shona Hendra Hendra, Amanda Helen Johnson Williams, Jesse Lyn Ryan Oemcke, Rachel Rieger, Tim Robinson, Tui Johnson, Keri-Anne Kenny, Rachel Thank you very much to all the athletes, their families/support people and coaches, we have completed all the paper work, medical forms and finalised the team. The next focus is to finalise any training programmes, check that everyone has a uniform, make sure all coaches have a first aid certificate and have completed the Special Olympics coach on line training. GO! GO! GO! AWESOME AWESOME MANAWATU!!!!!!!!

5 Some of the Special Olympics Manawatu athletes who will be going to the Nationals: Let me win but if I can not win let me be brave in the attempt

HEALTHY ATHLETES: Special Olympics will be running a free healthy athletes programme: screening eyes, ears, teeth and feet.

Regardless of the excellent health care families and providers give our athletes, there are still many athletes who are identified as having some

Many athletes see their peers going through the programme at the Nationals and ask to do the programme there and then.

NATIONAL GAMES: Payments are due: May 1, 2013 June 26, 2013 July 31, 2013 September 25, Thank you for your payment Second Payment of $250 Third

6 HEALTHY ATHLETES: Special Olympics will be running a free healthy athletes programme: screening eyes, ears, teeth and feet. This is an excellent programme and It is pleasing to see all of our Manawatu athletes have registered to do this programme at the Nationals. Regardless of the excellent health care families and providers give our athletes, there are still many athletes who are identified as having some ongoing treatments as a result of the screening. Many athletes see their peers going through the programme at the Nationals and ask to do the programme there and then. It is makes a lot of sense to take up the opportunity while the athletes have it. They get lots of free goodies as well. NATIONAL GAMES: Payments are due: May 1, 2013 June 26, 2013 July 31, 2013 September 25, Thank you for your payment Second Payment of $250 Third Payment of$250 Final payment of $250 ASIA PACIFIC: Payments are due: May 10, 2013 June 28, 2013 September 25, Thank you for your payment Second Payment of $750 Final payment of $550 Some of the Special Olympics Manawatu athletes who will be going to the Nationals: Let me win but if I can not win let me be brave in the attempt

Term 1, 2011 WELCOME. In this issue: Introduction. Update Your Contact Details

Term 1, 2011 WELCOME. In this issue: Introduction. Update Your Contact Details Term 1, 2011 WELCOME Well, 2011 got off to a bumpy start with various natural disasters and disruptions. Our thoughts go out to everyone in Christchurch, particularly our Special Olympics athletes affected