We hope you have been having fun with your summer season up to now! We’re excited to share what we have been as much as just lately in addition to occasions we now have developing so you may pencil a pair issues together with Fall Video games, Younger Athletes packages (and extra) into your calendars!
Summer time means it’s bocce season! Because the climate has gotten hotter, we have hosted two leisure bocce event up to now this yr.
The 2022 UCS Leisure Bocce Match came about at Brattleboro Union Excessive Faculty on Wednesday, Might eleventh. A complete of 86 athletes and companions participated, taking part in in each groups of 4 and groups of two. The climate was heat, music was taking part in, and everybody had a enjoyable time. An enormous shout out to Brattleboro HS for internet hosting what could turn out to be an annual occasion, in addition to to Rutland, Hartford, Essex, and Otter Valley for bringing their greatest selves.
The Leisure Bocce Match on the Willey Household Farm came about on Saturday, June 4th, and was an exquisite occasion. Sunny skies, stunning surroundings, and the grins on everybody’s faces made for a enjoyable day of bocce. Talking of smiles, everybody additionally received a Particular Smiles goody bag, in an effort to restart Wholesome Athlete campaigns.
SOVT Profit Golf Match at Burlington Nation Membership
Monday, Might twenty third was an exquisite, sunny day for our first ever Profit Golf Match at Burlington Nation Membership offered by Hickok & Boardman Insurance coverage Group and Union Mutual. 18 groups of 4 competed within the event, together with Jenny Mayfield and Mathew Benn our two golfers that represented Vermont on the 2022 USA Video games.
This occasion raised $20,000 to assist Particular Olympics athletes and programming throughout the state of Vermont, together with leisure bocce tournaments in June, Fall Video games North and South, in addition to our state-wide athlete golf event in September, and well being and health programming. The silent public sale raised $2,000 which went in the direction of supporting the 6 Vermont athletes of their journey to the 2022 USA Video games!
On Wednesday Might twenty fifth, Bellcate Faculty and Burr and Burton Academy confronted off within the Vermont Principals’ Affiliation State Championship Sport. Each faculties had an amazing season and went undefeated all the best way to the Championship. After an amazing contest between the 2 groups, Bellcate got here out on high with a closing rating of 39-28. An enormous congratulations to each groups on an amazing recreation in addition to all Unified basketball gamers and groups on one other nice season!
The 2022 Particular Olympics USA Video games was a smashing success for crew Vermont! Our six athletes collected one gold medal, two silver, two bronze, and several other 4th by way of eighth ribbons. We’re so pleased with every one among our athletes for the way properly they represented Vermont, each of their competitions and with their sportsmanship. Along with our competing athletes, our members within the Youth Management Expertise displayed spectacular abilities in a wide range of areas. Click on the button beneath to learn extra.
Onto the July Health Problem!
July marks the beginning of our 2nd Month-to-month Health Problem! Each month we can be presenting a problem to all of our athletes as a option to keep wholesome and match throughout their off seasons! This month the problem is to stroll as a lot as you may all through the month. Each 20 minutes of strolling by an athlete will give them 1 entry into our finish of the month raffle. You possibly can earn further entries for each 20 minutes you stroll, so don’t cease at 20! The raffle will comprise a spread of prizes and merchandise from Particular Olympics Vermont. We had an amazing June turnout, and hope to see much more athletes take part in our July Month-to-month Health Problem!
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In Good Style Digital Wine Tasting for Particular Olympics, July twenty first
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Southern Leisure Bocce Match, July thirty first, Rutland
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Fall Video games North, Saturday September seventeenth, Collins Perley Sport and Health Middle
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Fall Golf at Basin Harbor, Saturday September seventeenth
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Fall Video games South, Sunday September 18th, Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park
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SOVT Profit Golf Match at Dorset Area Membership, Monday September nineteenth
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Younger Athletes Applications:
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Hinesburg within the Fall
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Burlington within the Winter
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