UNIFIED SPORTS: pairing individuals with and without intellectual disabilities to compete together on the same team. WHERE: Desert Mountain High School 12575 E Via Linda Scottsdale, AZ 85259 WHEN: Saturday, November 14, 2015 TIME: 8:00 am Registration 9:00 am Opening Ceremonies 9:30 am Rules and Warm Ups 10:00 am Competitions begin 1:00pm Awards Ceremony/Lunch Www.2015UnifiedFieldDay.kintera.org
WHAT is Unified Field Day? Special Olympics Arizona Unified Field Day pairs individuals with and without intellectual disabilities to compete together on the same team. The event gives individuals the opportunity to have an interactive experience with Special Olympics Arizona athletes in a fun, safe and competitive environment. Individuals are divided into teams and paired with Special Olympics Athletes to compete against each other for some friendly team building competition. The benefits of Unified Field Day are endless for both the Special Olympics athletes and their teammates without a disability. It allows Special Olympics athletes to gain higher-level sports skills while experiencing meaningful inclusion by playing a valued role on a team. This event changes people s attitudes about people with disabilities and fosters lasting friendships. Special Olympics Arizona Special Olympics Arizona serves over 18,000 individuals with an intellectual disability in the state of Arizona. Special Olympics provides every person with intellectual disabilities a place of welcome, acceptance and the chance to be their best. Our goal at Special Olympics Arizona is to empower the over 180,000 Arizonans with intellectual disabilities to be healthy, productive, and respected members of society through year-round sports training, competitions, and support programs.
GOALS of Unified Field Day 1. Facilitate PARTICIPATION of Special Olympics athletes and company members in a fun, interactive, and social atmosphere; 2. Encourage meaningful INTERACTION among Special Olympics athletes, company members and community members 3. Foster CAMARADERIE and friendly competition participants from sponsoring companies; 4. RECOGNIZE and PROMOTE sponsors; and 5. Raise COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND AWARENESS for Special Olympics Arizona WHY participate in Unified Field Day 85% of the American public believes corporate partnerships with Special Olympics make a difference in the lives of those with intellectual disabilities. 85% of people surveyed said they were likely to buy a product from company who supports Special Olympics. 77% of the public feel more positive about companies that support Special Olympics. 76% of the public would almost always choose a product associated with Special Olympics given the choice of two products with similar price and quality. Increase employee morale, camaraderie, job satisfaction and organizational commitment Provide networking opportunities
HOW to play Unified Field Day Objective: Proudly represent your company or team in the Unified Field Day! No athletic skills necessary, just the willingness to Play Unified! Receive as many points possible in the various sporting activities in the time allotted. 1. Each company is split into 4 teams and will receive sweatbands based on their group color. Each color will start at a different sporting activity: Track Relay, Corn Toss, Bocce Ball or Flag Football. For example, all Red Groups will begin at Track Relay, Green Groups at Corn Toss, etc. Red Group Green Group Blue Group Yellow Group 2. After a brief 10-15 minute instructional overview, teams will spend 30 minutes competing against other Unified Field Day teams. It is up to each team to keep track of the points/time they have received at each sporting activity on their score cards. Team Name: SCORE CARD 3. When the allotted 30 minutes of competition has concluded, groups will then move on to the next sporting activity. Groups will continue this pattern until they have completed all 4 sporting activities Group Color: Bocce Ball Points: Corn Toss Points: Flag Football Points: Total Track Relay Time: Total Number: 4. Once the team has completed all four areas, they will receive a Total Team Number. The team that has the most points in their group, wins the Unified Field Day 1st place trophy and more importantly, bragging rights!
Friendly Competition Off the Field Everyone loves a little competition! Encourage your employees to compete against each other for the Top Fundraising Team and the Top Fundraiser. This not only promotes healthy competition, it also raises funds for Special Olympics Arizona athletes. Special Olympics Arizona will provide each employee with their own online fundraising platform for them to use in their efforts. $150 supports one athlete at Summer Games $250 provides transportation for four (4) athletes $500 funds 150 Young Athletes (ages 2-7) $1,250 supports two athletes for an entire year $2,500 provides healthy meals at Summer Games $5,000 will provided printed materials, teacher and student trainings, sports equipment, uniforms, and campaign supplies so that 4 elementary school can implement Project Unify for one school year What Does the Winning Individual & Team Win? Let s give employees what they really want. Extra PTO, a half day at work, prime parking space, or a pizza party with their team members! Special Olympics Arizona will provide a trophy for the Top Fundraiser and Top Fundraising team of the corporation. Want to make things more fun? Create an odious consequence for the losing team. Winners pick the poison be it delegating work, wearing goofy costumes, washing the cars of triumphant team members the torture is endless!
S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E S $15,000 Championship Field Day Partnership Benefits Employee Engagement: Opportunity to engage employees and create a team building experience by Owning, Running and Branding an activity at The Unified Field Day Event (ex: Corn Toss, Bocce Ball, Track Relay, Flag Football, Tug of War). Up to 5 Team Entries Meals provided at event Pre-event pizza party for employees (food provided by SOAZ) for individuals to pick teams and unique team name Marketing & Communications Outreach: Company logo and link in e-newsletter and website Logo put on promo (ex: water bottle, wrist bands, t-shirt) give away to all participants (Logo must be provided by Oct. 1 st ) Company name/logo on all printed marketing collateral Recognition of your company s contributions at the awards ceremony Company name/logo will be prominently placed on all marketing materials including: T-shirts Website and social Media (Logo must be provided by Oct. 1 st ) Opportunity to display two partner provided banners (3 x 5 ) at event. One 6 table/booth for display (table and booth must be provided by vendor) Opportunity to include company information or items in participant goodie bag (item must be provided to Special Olympics by November 1 st )
S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E S $ 1 0, 0 0 0 F i n a l s P a r t n e r s h i p B e n e f i t s Employee Engagement: Opportunity to engage employees and create a team building experience by Owning, Running and Branding an element of the many activities that take place at The Unified Field Day Event (example: Meals, Stage/Awards, TShirts etc.) Up to 3 Team Entries Meals provided at event Marketing & Communications Outreach: Recognition of your company s contributions at the awards ceremony Company name/logo prominently placed on event T-shirt (Logo must be provided by Oct. 1 st ) Opportunity to display banner (3 x 5 ) at event One 6 table/booth for display (table and booth must be provided by vendor) Opportunity to include company information or items in participant goodie bag (item must be provided to Special Olympics by November 1 st ) Employee Engagement: $7,500 Semi-Finals Partnership Benefits Opportunity to engage employees and create a team building experience by Owning and Running an element of the many activities that take place at The Unified Field Day Event (example: a Particular Sporting Event, Olympic Village, Meals, Stage/Awards, etc.) Up to 2 Team Entries Marketing & Communications Outreach: Recognition of your company s contributions at the awards ceremony Company name/logo on event T-shirt by (Logo must be provided by Oct. 1 st ) One 6 table/booth for display ( table and booth must be provided by vendor) Opportunity to include company information or items in participant goodie bag (item must be provided to Special Olympics by November 1 st )
S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E S Employee Engagement: 1 Team Entry $5,000 First Round Team Benefits Marketing & Communications Outreach: One 6 table/booth for display (table and booth must be provided by vendor) Recognition of your company s contributions at the awards ceremony Opportunity to include company information or items in participant goodie bag (item must be provided to Special Olympics by November 1 st For More Information Contact: Jennifer Smith Director of Development 602.639.1444 Jennifer@SpecialOlympicsArizona.org Cortney Vandenberg Special Events Coordinator 602.230.0075 Cortney@SpecialOlympicsArizona.org
I n K i n d D o n a t i o n O p p o r t u n i t i e s Unified Field Day gladly accepts donations that are not monetary. Here are a few items we are needing for this event to be successful: Equipment - 10 Corn Toss Board and Bags - Cases of water - Tug of War Ropes - Trophies - Medals Printing - 500 Event Programs - 500 Goodie Bags - 1 Step and Repeat - 1,000 Flyers - Event Banners - Event T-Shirts Entertainment - DJ with Equipment - MC to Host Event - Mascots to Entertain Guests Photography/Videography - Event Photographer - Event Videographer - Printed Photos
C O M PA N Y C O M M I T M E N T Sponsorship Amount $ Company Contact Name Title Address City State Zip Phone Fax E-mail Signature For more information please contact: Jennifer Smith Director of Development Jennifer@SpecialOlympicsArizona.org 602.639.1444 Special Olympics Arizona 2100 S 75th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85043 Office: 602.230.1200 Fax: 602.230.1110 www.specialolympicsarizona.org