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K Present Kiwanis SPECIAL GAMES 2 0 1 8 West Valley College, Saratoga Friday, May 18, 2018 8:00 am to 1:30 pm For all Kids with Special Challenges R e g i o n a l K i w a n i s KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of the San Francisco Peninsula www.k-sg.org C l u b s

Kiwanis Special Games Table of Contents Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Divisions 34 &12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue The Student Club Packet consists of: The Special Games Flier -- a cover sheet This Table of Contents The Cover Letter Absence from School Request Letters (Divs. 34 & 12) I Had No Idea -- a moving letter from a Key Clubber Emergency -- tips on making the safety of the athletes our priority "Kiwanis Special Games" -- The Press Release. A 1-page promo for the Games How the Games Work -- the core Strategy on 1 page Special Games on One Page -- a (rather dense) diagram of the Whole Thing General Event Instructions -- if you are assigned to an EVENT Group Leader Instructions -- if you are assigned to lead a GROUP Which Adult Club Signed up for What -- If you are looking for a particular club Program -- The order of Events Track Map -- the most important document in the packet Restroom & Campground Map West Valley Regional Map West Valley Campus Map Parking Permit and Instructions SG - TOC (S) - 1 www.k-sg.org 6-2-2016

Kiwanis Special Games Student Club Info Key Club, Builders & Circle K Thank you for participating in the Kiwanis Special Games XL! THIS PACKET. This packet contains everything you need to make the Kiwanis Special Games XL an especially memorable occasion for the club. Please download a fresh copy just before Game Day, as several of the documents are frequently updated, especially the Track Map. TIME & PLACE. We look forward to seeing your club on Friday May 18 at 8:15 AM sharp at West Valley College stadium. The Games will wind up about 1:00. SIGN UP. Please email Kiwanis Student Volunteer Coordinator -- Lisa DeMattei <lisa.ssfkiwanis@gmail.com> with your club name, contact information, and approximate number of club members you expect to be volunteering at the Games. WEBSITE. www.k-sg.org. All these documents and much more, including several very cool videos. FACEBOOK. Encourage all club members to "Like" the Special Games Facebook page to stay up to date and receive all SG notifications. (www.facebook.com/kiwanisspecialgames) THE TASK. When you sign in at the volunteer registration table, and pick up your official Special Games T-shirt (if you already have one, PLEASE WEAR IT!), you will be assigned a task. There are many, but the most numerous are helping one of the 150 groups of athletes as they move from event to event, or helping to run one of the 18 events. BEFORE THE GAMES. Recruit the team that will represent your club on May 18. The Games are labor-intensive, and we can use all the help we can get. Bring all the members you can. Every volunteer should read through this entire packet shortly before The Games. T-SHIRT. If you or your members worked the Games before, please locate and wear your yellow T-shirts. COMFORT. Hat, sunblock, shades.... GAME DAY -- MAY 18. 8:15 AM Sharp, at West Valley. Allow 15 minutes for parking (Lot "5"). All volunteers must sign in at the Volunteer Registration Table, located at the main gates, and (if needed) pick up their yellow T-shirt, and be assigned a task. You'll be done by about 1:00 PM. PIZZA! After the Games, for all student volunteers, compliments of the Palo Alto Kiwanis Club. SG - Student Club Info www.k-sg.org 5-16-2017

I Had No Idea This is the piece that Key Clubber Hannah Lee wrote about her experience at the special Games in 2004 I Had No Idea We arrived at De Anza, at their football field, 7:30 in the morning. It was pretty cold and we were hopping around waiting for the volunteer to give us our bright yellow shirts that read Kiwanis Special Games. We were given instructions to sit on the bleachers and wait for the participants to arrive. I asked, What are we supposed to do once they get here? Lead your group and keep track of them was the answer. My friend, Blaine Kim and I looked at each other and shrugged, looks like we won t be doing much I thought to myself. I had no idea. They had underestimated our role. I also thought that our job stopped after leading and keeping track. We were given a roster of names, and our group was the largest, 23 kids. When the kids arrived and moved towards their group, we began taking role. That in itself was harder than I thought. You couldn t simply call out names and hope for a present or here!. So Blaine and I went to each individual kid in the area and asked them what their name was. Some responded, but most did not. I relied on the parents and guardians for help. From that moment, you could see the personality of each participant. One just stared right into my eyes. Another gave me a hug and told me how excited she was. One child asked me how many 1 st place ribbons I had because according to him, he would win them all, since he had come To win a lot! But I want to have fun, that s the most important right? he said. After that, we proceeded to the first game. Organizing them was one of the hardest things I have ever done. It was confusing enough to get them into rows and sections, and then different heats,

and also keeping them in the right places. Then we had to worry about exactly who threw the farthest, who threw the 2 nd farthest and the 3 rd in each section of each heat. This was hard because we hadn t memorized the names of the kids yet. But their intense enthusiasm and cheers for each other when receiving their prizes made me want to try harder. The next event was little easier to control, and the next was even easier. Blaine and I found that by the 2 nd event, we knew everyone s name by heart. Although learning names usually takes me a while, it was so easy to match their names with their personalities and their grins. We had to take role every couple of minutes, just in case a child tried to run away. We knew one; his name was Eric, who continuously ran away. We learned to show him that we cared about him and wanted to talk to him, so he would stay. Another, whom I will never forget, was a girl named Kristie. After each event, regardless of the turnout, she hugged me and Blaine. She even gave me a kiss! After the event, she pronounced that it was the funnest ever. I learned so much that day. I learned what appreciation is really about. The things we take for granted like walking, looking straight, making a decision of whether to drive or walk, and breathing on our own to others they are constant battles. I also learned another thing. In a way, I felt more incapable that anyone else there that day. I could never find the joy that Kristie found after throwing 3 softballs. I never clapped as hard as she did or smiled as big for her fellow friends, when they crossed the finish line at the zig-zag race. And she could never learn as much from me as I did from her in 2 hours. I thank Kristie, because really, I HAD NO IDEA. May 19, 2004 Author Hannah Lee

Kiwanis Special Games EMERGENCY! Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Divisions 34 &12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue WANDERERS -- Unaccompanied athletes are never OK. Keep alert for wanderers, especially if you are working an event near the perimeter. Intercept, and call Athlete Services. All athletes have sticky labels on their shirts identifying their group and school. Athlete Services and Volunteer Registration have an index of who should be where. Athletes can always be brought to the Medical Center or Athlete Services for help resolving problems. ------------------------------------ INJURY? -- Go to the Medical Station LOST AN ATHLETE? -- Call Athlete Services -- 408-460-5378 FOUND AN ATHLETE? -- Call Athlete Services -- 408-460-5378 NEED TO LOCATE AN ATHLETE? -- Call Athlete Services -- 408-460-5378 SECURITY MATTER? -- Call Administration -- 650-799-2231 RAIN! -- Head for the sheltered walkways surrounding the athletic buildings! If it starts raining listen for announcements. If it's raining really hard, and there's nothing coming out of the PA system, it's probably shorted out. Use common sense. If there's no PA system, event leaders will be called on their cell phones, runners will be sent to get the word out to all corners of the field. This will happen very rapidly. When it's time to go, it will be obvious. Carefully, but as rapidly as possible, get yourself, and all those in your charge to the sheltered walkways surrounding the athletic buildings. Depending on circumstances, we may wait it out, or we may decide to recall the buses. But we will be out of the driving rain. Take responsibility for the care and comfort of those around you. SG - Emergency - 1 www.k-sg.org 5-16-2017

Kiwanis Special Games Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Division 34 & 12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue The Kiwanis Special Games were created to address the physical and emotional needs of the substantial number of extremely challenged children in the schools of our region. More broadly known programs like the Special Olympics presume a much higher level of function. The Special Games exclude no one. The Games were first organized in 1979 by two Adaptive PE teachers and Los Altos Kiwanian Walter Chronert. Under Walt s leadership, spanning more then 25 years, the Games flourished from modest beginnings involving just the Los Altos Kiwanis Club to the regional event they are today. Special Games XL. The 2018 Games will be held on Friday, May 18, from 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM. About 150 buses will deliver approximately 950 K 12 athletes from 60 schools to the West Valley College stadium. The Games will be run by over 600 Kiwanis members from 30 Kiwanis Clubs, 6 college Circle K Clubs, 21 high school Key Clubs, and a middle school Builders Club. They will be assisted by about 1,500 friends, family, schoolmates, teachers and caregivers who accompany the 950 athletes. How the Games Work The Games begin with a Parade of Athletes and formal opening ceremonies. Groups. Each athlete is placed in a group with half a dozen others with similar abilities. Events, appropriate to those abilities, are chosen for each of the 150 groups so that each child competes on a level field with their peers. The events are tailored to fit the limitations of the athletes, ranging from the 100 yard dash, to dropping a bean bag on a target by signaling a volunteer who actually drops the bag. The athletes in a group stay together the whole morning, and compete, within the group, in the same events. Their age, mobility, and athletic abilities are similar, so competition within the group will always be fair. Every athlete is presented a T-shirt and a participant ribbon, and each event contestant is awarded a first, second, third or best effort (no losers at the Games) place ribbon. About 5,000 ribbons are given out. After the games, all athletes reassemble with their schools, and relive the adventures of the morning, while eating a picnic lunch. Pushing the envelope. We are told repeatedly that the Special Games is the most important day of the year in the lives of many of these determined athletes. This is the one day when they are validated, rather than excused, for their physical capabilities. It s obvious from the joy on their happy faces that these kids are having FUN, but the value of the experience goes far beyond mere play. The conduct of the Games is formal and official and competitive. The value is not just going through the motions of the event, the value is in trying your hardest, and WINNING that ribbon as a recognition of your determination and success in a demanding physical endeavor. Teachers report that in the days and weeks after the Games, many of the athletes are trying new things, being more confident, pushing themselves harder. The Process. Groups spend two hours competing in as many athletic events, appropriate to their abilities, as time and energy permit. All groups and events are led and managed by Kiwanis volunteers. The Events. There are 18 events laid out within the college stadium, covering a wide range of skill levels. Arriving groups are formally and officially greeted, staged, coached, and recognized with an awards ceremony after each contest. Remembering Walt Chronert, 1919-2007 Founder of the Games The Special Games Team -- sginfo@losaltoskiwanis.org. SG - Introduction www.k-sg.org 5-16-2017

Kiwanis Special Games How the Games Work Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Divisions 34 &12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue THE CORE PRINCIPLE. We are told repeatedly that the Special Games is the most important day in the lives of these determined athletes. The reason is that this is the one day when they are validated, rather than excused, for their physical capabilities. It is essential that the conduct of the Games be formal and official, and above all competitive. The value is not just going through the motions of the Event, the value is in trying your hardest, and WINNING that ribbon as a recognition of your determination and success in a demanding physical endeavor. THE ATHLETES -- GROUPS. About 900 athletes, K-12, from about 60 schools are divided in 150 Groups of ideally 6 each. The athletes in a Group are of similar age, mobility, and athletic ability. The Group stays together the whole day, and athletes compete only within their group. To ensure fair competition, contests with athletes from other groups should NEVER be permitted. THE PROCESS -- EVENTS. Groups spend two hours competing in as many of the 18 athletic Events, appropriate to their abilities, as time and energy permit. All Groups and Events are led and managed by Kiwanis volunteers. THE EVENTS. There are 18 Events laid out on the college playing fields, covering a wide range of skill level. COMPETITION. The Athletes love that the Games are competitive. Fair competition can only be ensured if competing athletes are of similar ability. Never mix athletes from 2 Groups in a single Contest. Whether you are assigned to work with a Group or an Event, the big challenge, and the big payoff, is a smooth flow of athletes through the Event. THE CORRAL. Every Event has a dedicated staging area, the CORRAL, where Event and Group leaders work together to organize the flow of athletes through the Event. MORE! Lots of information on the download page of the SG website. www.k-sg.org SG - How Games Work - 1 www.k-sg.org 6-2-2016

(v. 2-13-2015) Special-Games-on-a-Page Athlete Registration -- 60 Schools -- 1000 Athletes Data Base 200 Groups ~6 Athletes/Group Common -- Age -- Mobility -- Ability -- Events 160 Buses (8 AM) 1200 Community Boosters Parade of Athletes Opening Ceremonies (9:30) (10:00) Athletes into Groups (10:15) Volunteer Registration -- 250 Adult Kiwanians -- 400 Student Kiwanians -- 50 Community Volunteers (8 AM) Group Leader Training (9:00) Event Set up 18 Events (10:30) ALSO: Admin College Insurance Finances Parking Water Sound system Big Screen Display Medical Facilities Recognition (8:00) Lunch & Home (1:30 PM) Distribution Truck Staging Warehouse

Kiwanis Special Games General Event Instructions Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Divisions 34 &12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue These procedures apply to every Event Equipment Setup Running the Event Podium, Event Flag, Event Envelope, Ribbon Case, Specific Event Equipment. Podium, Event Flag, and Field Markers will be deployed by special teams. The number of people needed for setup is given in the "Event Team Size" table. All the gear, ordered by event number, is staged to the left of the truck along the outside edge of the track. Find the location of the event on the Track Map. The Event specific instructions describe how to set up your event. The Event envelope includes all the information you need. THE BOTTOM LINE. We are told repeatedly that the SG is the most important day in the lives of these determined athletes. The reason is that this is the one day when they are validated, rather than excused, for their physical abilities. It is essential that the conduct of the Games be formal and official, and above all, competitive. The value is not just going through the motions of the Event, the value is in trying your hardest, and WINNING that ribbon as a recognition of your determination and success in a demanding physical endeavor. Do everything you can to make the games both fun and formal. To facilitate this, the Event staff is divided into 2 operation teams, the Corral Wranglers (2-4 people) manage the traffic flow, and are always ready with the athletes for the next Contest, to pass them to the Event Team (the rest) to run through the Event. Please divide your workers into these two teams, and read the attached docs, addressed to these 2 teams. Keep the flow of Athletes through the Event crisp, and clear, and formal, and organized. If staffing permits, dedicate a spotter to each place (1st, 2d, 3d, B.E.), who awards that ribbon. After each Contest, make the awarding of ribbons a focused ceremony, a high-energy celebration. Shutdown Make your Event fun and exciting, full of action and life, always active, never passive. See next page for important shutdown tips. Return the Event envelope and ribbon case to the registration desk. Please pack out any trash that might have been left at the Event site. Especially, watch for the little caps off the water bottles. GROUPS AT YOUR EVENT. Groups have discretion of which events they visit. Groups may repeat events if they wish. Award ribbons for subsequent visits normally. We have plenty of ribbons. Some groups authorized to visit your event will run out of time before they get to you. Do not pack up your Event before 12:30. YOUR EVENT FLAG. Your event is identified by a big vertical flag. When you establish your corral, move the flag to the point that you want arriving athletes to aim for. Moving the flag is easy -- lift off the flag, grab the base by the spindle, move it, put the flag back. SG - General Event Setup - 1 www.k-sg.org 6-2-2016

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUTTING THE FLAG AWAY! AFTER THE GAMES... PUTTING THE FLAG AWAY -- The flag lifts straight up off the base. Just lay the flag, still tight on its pole, on the surface of the playing field. The flag team will be by in a moment to carefully store it away. The weight bag is fragile, so be careful with this next step. Grab the spindle and carry the base over to the infield grass. Using 2 people (4 hands) carefully lift the bag off the base and lay it on the grass. Unscrew the cap and remove the plug that it holds in place. Be very careful not to lose the cap and the plug!! Using all 4 hands, carefully turn the bag upside down and drain the water out onto the grass. Get the bag absolutely as dry as you can. Replace the plug and the cap. Return the bag and the base to the "Event" staging area. ALSO: Please do the same for all WATER flags in your vicinity. TAKE BACK TO REGISTRATION -- (Please don't pack these things in any container they must NOT go on the truck.) The ribbon case The envelope and everything in it All ribbons & documents The clipboard Everything else goes back to your Staging Area (the "Where's My Stuff" map.) Thanks! SG - General Event Setup - 2 www.k-sg.org 6-2-2016

Kiwanis Special Games Group Leader Instructions Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Divisions 34 &12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue Welcome to the Special Games. Your job is fun, easy, and VERY important. TRAINING -- Location on the Track Map, 9:00 AM. You will lead a Group of up to 6 athletes through their Events. Our 850+ athletes are divided by their athletic abilities into about 150 Groups. Need anything? (helpers, ribbons,...) contact Registration. SAFETY Read through the "EMERGENCY!" sheet before the start of Games. Solo athletes are never OK. Be alert. Control the situation. Contact Athlete Services or go to the Medical Tent anytime. THE PARADE The highlight of the opening ceremonies is the parade. The paraders will march past the MC, grouped by schools. Athletes will keep marching until all schools have paraded past the MC, but STAY ON THE TRACK FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES! All of you will help move the marchers along. GROUPS WITH MORE THAN 6 ATHLETES If there are more than 6 Athletes listed on the GROUP ROSTER, there should be at least 2 Group Leaders assigned. The GROUP ROSTER will identify the "Responsible Adult" assigned to the Group. Each Event is designed to accommodate up to a maximum of 6 Athletes for a competition. With more than 6 Athletes, at each event your Group will need to be divided into smaller groups. Work with the Responsible Adult at each Event to ensure no more than 6 Athletes participate at a time. Athletes in these larger Groups might have different abilities. If an athlete cannot compete in a given Event they can still participate encourage them to cheer! YOUR GROUP After the opening ceremonies, pick up your sign, (hold it high!) and meet up with your group at the FIRST EVENT listed on your GROUP ROSTER (see Track Map for location). Help everyone find their Groups. Spend a few minutes greeting and getting to know everyone. o If an athlete is DEFINITELY MISSING mark it on the Roster. o Note that all your athlete s nametags include the Group Letter. o Red outline on the name tag means NO Photos. IMPORTANT -- give each athlete a purple "participant" ribbon (in the envelope). (BUT please don t fill out the ribbon tags.) SG - Group Leaders - 1 www.k-sg.org 7-18-2016

Other adults will almost certainly be present in the Group. If you are the ONLY non-athlete, immediately contact registration for help. Do not leave your group. Ask others to accompany athletes on bathroom runs. The medical team is able to handle all special bathroom needs. Keep the Group together, keep everyone in sight, check roll frequently. THE EVENTS WAITING. When you arrive at an Event, you will be greeted and settled in the "corral". While your group is waiting, build suspense, and encourage your athletes to watch and cheer on others, but stay in the waiting area, and avoid spilling into the event site. STAGING. When your Group is "up", work with the corral managers to always have the athletes for the next contest staged and ready to go. For some events, your Group will be split into two Contests, but avoid having your athletes compete against athletes from another Group. CEREMONY. Our athletes truly appreciate the competitive nature of the Games. Formality and ceremony give the Games a sense of importance. After each contest, pause for a brief awards ceremony. Every athlete gets a prize ribbon for each Event. (no "losers" in the Special Games!) ORDER AND NUMBER of EVENTS The objective is to keep your Group active for the whole two hours from 10:30 to 12:30. You are not expected to complete all the events on your list. It's OK to visit events on your list IN ANY ORDER. It's OK to repeat events. If your athletes are exhausted, it's OK to stop early. TRACK MAP Restrooms Medical Station "Camp Ground" -- School gathering areas Registration -- if you need ribbons, workers Lost and Found -- at the MC's Table Drink Table -- Refreshing orange drinks (plus many water locations) AFTER THE GAMES See that all of your athletes get back to their school "Camp Ground" for lunch. Please return sign to the staging location near the truck, and the envelope to registration. THANKS FOR VOLUNTEERING -- HAVE FUN SG - Group Leaders - 2 www.k-sg.org 7-18-2016

CLUB/EVENTS SG -- 2018 Bayshore Cupertino De Anza Los Altos Menlo Park Mountain View Palo Alto San Carlos San Francisco S. San Francisco San Mateo Silicon Valley Woodside Terrace Almaden Valley Cambrian Park Campbell East San Jose Fremont Los Gatos Milpitas Morgan Hill Pueblo de San Jose San Jose Santa Clara South San Jose West Metro West San Jose Willow Glen 10 Yard Dash (#10) X X 25 Yard Dash (#9) X X 50 Yd Dash (#17) X 100 Yd Dash (#6) X Beach Ball Soccer (#18) X X X X Bean Bag Drop (#12) X X Bean Bag Throw (#8) X X Flag Relay (#5) X Figure 8 (#13) X Frisbee Throw (#4) X Hit The Cans (#1) X Nerf Archery (#7) X Obstacle Course (#2A) X Obstacle Course (#2B) X Skittle Bowl (#11) X Slalom (#14) X Steeplechase (#16) X X Softball Throw (#15) X T-Ball Target (#3) X X X Drink Table X (#) = Event Number and Track Map Location Kiwanis Special Games - www.k-sg.org 5-12-2018

Kiwanis Special Games XL ~~ Program ~~ Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of CalNevHa Divisions 34 &12, managed by: The Los Altos Kiwanis Club -- organization and operation The DeAnza Kiwanis Club -- equipment and venue Friday, May 18, 2018 8:00 -- Volunteer Registration & Pick up materials, set up Events 9:00 -- Group Leader Training Opening Ceremony 9:15 -- Call to Order -- MC JR McKee 9:20 -- Parade of Schools Official Parade Starter Torch Bearer -- Special Games Athlete Flag Bearer -- Special Games Athlete The Special Games Banner -- Special Games Athletes Kiwanis Banner -- Special Games Athletes 10:00 Welcome Athletes -- President Bradley Davis, West Valley College Welcome to the whole Kiwanis Community Joni Ackerman, Gov. CalNevHa District, Kiwanis International Welcome Volunteers Pat Emslie, Lt. Gov. Div. 34 & Rex Upp, Lt. Gov. Div. 12 Pledge of Allegiance -- Ryan Ta, Silver Creek High School National Anthem -- Judy Miner, Chancellor, Foothill/DeAnza C. C. District Special Games Oath -- Special Games Athlete Games Declared Open Gary, Sue & Mandy Chronert, Family of Walter Chronert, our Founder The Games Closing 10:15 Athletes Assemble in Groups 10:30 Games Begin 12:00 Games End 12:30 Clean Up/Truck Load 12:00 Closing Remarks 12:35 Lunch with School Groups 2:00 Campground Closes We call upon all Special Athletes to assemble in one year to celebrate Special Games XLI ~~ Friday, May 17, 2019 ~~ SG - Program - 1 www.k-sg.org 5-12-2018v2

Kiwanis Special Games XL May 18, 2018 West Valley The Track Map! (V. 2-23-18) Parking Group Leader Briefing 9 T Ball Target Coffee Supply & Equipment Trucks & Vans 3 Announcer 25 Yards 10 10 Yards 100 Yards Parade Start & Stop 12 1 Bean Bag Drop Hit The Cans 17 Slalom 14 15 Softball Throw 50 Yards Presented by the Kiwanis Clubs of Div s 34 & 12 Organization & Operation Los Altos Club Equipment & Venue De Anza Club www.k-sg.org 16 Steeplechase BROADWAY Drink Table 5 Legend 4 All Athletes 11 Skittle Bowl Frisbee Throw No Wheelchairs 8 Flag Relay 7 Nerf Arch y Beanbag Throw 2b Obstacle Course B Beach Ball Soccer Obstacle Course A 2a Easy Green Moderate-Yellow Challenging-Red 18 Figure 8 13 12 Event# & Wait Area 6 Volunteer Registration Tattoos Athlete Services Blue Shirts Med. Van Main Entrance Medical Station; Restrooms; Camping Buses

Restroom & camping map More restrooms (about 10 doors down) Buses Main Gates Medical Track Portables More restrooms Parking Camping Area 4-28-2016

Kiwanis Special Games XL West Valley College, May 18, 2018 Parking Instructions Look at the attached campus and regional maps -- (also available here: http://lakc.netfirms.com/sg/dl/wv.pdf http://lakc.netfirms.com/sg/dl/2wv.pdf) ======================= Most commonly, you will be going South on Fruitvale (bottom of the campus map, left to right). Be in the left of the 2 lanes after you pass Allendale, and look for the blue text "Special Games Parking" signs and parking officials that will direct you into one of the left turns into campus parking. Park tight and fill every slot. Leave the Parking Pass on your dashboard. The path from the corner of Lot 5 at the intersection of Athletics Way and West College Circle leads down to the track. Please Carpool -- Parking is tight Parking Tips - 1 www.k-sg.org 5-15-2017

Lots 4 & 5 -- athletes & all volunteers Kiwanis SPECIAL GAMES XL west valley Parking Permit -- May 18, 2018 (download full parking instructions JUST BEFORE GAME DAY from www.k-sg.org, download page) Place on dashboard Thanks for Volunteering - You make the Special Games work! Lots 4 & 5 -- athletes & all volunteers Kiwanis SPECIAL GAMES Xl west valley Parking Permit -- May 18, 2018 (download full parking instructions JUST BEFORE GAME DAY from www.k-sg.org, download page) Place on dashboard Thanks for Volunteering - You make the Special Games work!