NEW BOUNDRIES ESTABLISHED - Special Olympics Kansas has gone from 6 Areas to 5 Regions. Special Olympics Kansas Southeast has been placed with KC Metro and under the direction of Regional Director Amber Hellwig. Amber can be contacted at hellwiga@ksso.org
SOUTHEAST SPRING GAMES- The Southeast Spring Games track and field competition will be held on April 23, 2009, at Pittsburg State University and the aquatics competition at the Osawatomie YMCA.
GENERAL STORE - Special Olympics Kansas has established a new online general store to purchase all your Special Olympics Kansas clothes, hat and knick knacks. Be sure and visit the site at http://www.awonlinestore.com/so
VOLUNTEER SCREENING POLICY!!! ALL CLASS A Volunteers, who have regular, close contact with athletes, vounteers in a position of authority, or vounteers in a position or trust MUST complete a volunteer registration form and have a personal screening using a national vendon. Special Olympics Kansas will not permit a New Class A Volunteer applicant to participate as a Class A Volunteer until that person has been screened and approved by the program. Vounteers must be re-screened every 3 years. If you have any questions, please contact Terri Price at pricet@ksso.org
PROTECTIVE BEHAVIORS REQUIRED TRAINING - SPECIAL OLYMPICS POLICY: Special Olympics Kansas, Inc. shall not permit a Class A Volunteer to participate as a Class A Volunteer until that person has completed the online Protective Behaviors training. Each U.S. Program must incorporate the new Protective Behaviors training into its regular ongoing training for all Class A Volunteers. The online version of Protective Behaviors can be found at www.specialolympics.org/ protectivebehaviors. If you have any questions, please contact Terri Price at pricet@ksso.org. PLEASE COMPLETE NOW- Don't Wait!
STATE SOFTBALL AND GOLF- The 2009 Chuck E. Watson Softball and Golf Tournament will move from Winfield to Wichita. The events will take place from Friday, July 31st thru Sunday, August, 12, 2009. The Cessna Activity Center will host the Softball Tournament. The golf tournament site as yet to be chosen. Be sure and check for updates. |
