fall games volunteer handbook

8/4/2019 Fall Games Volunteer Handbook

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YouInspireGrea

tness.

YouBringGreatJoy.

YouAreaSpecialOlympicsGeorgiaVolunteer.

YourAssignment:

YourAssignment:

YourAssignment:

YourAssignment:

VOLUNT

EERHANDBOOK:

S

pecialOlympics

RocksInDaltonGeorgia

2011StateFallGames

October21-23

www.specialolympicsga.o

rg


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Sponsors

2011StateFallGames

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OfficialGamesSponsors:

Off

icialGamesSponsors:

OfficialGamesSponsors:

Off

icialGamesSponsors:

PremierPartners:

PremierPartners:

PremierPartners:

PremierPartners:

Platinum

Partners:

Platinum

Partners:

Platinum

Partners:

Platinum

Partners:

PresentingSponsor:

PresentingSponsor:

PresentingSponsor:

PresentingSponsor:


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SpecialOly

mpicsGeorgia

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Ta

bleo

fConten

ts

GeneralCompetitionS

chedule

4

ThingsToKnow

5

Volunteer-StepbyStep

6

OtherInformation

7

DirectionstoVenues

8-9

BocceandCycling

10

GolfandLongDistanc

eWalking/Running

11

OlympicTownandOpeningCeremony

12

SoftballSkillsandTea

mSoftball

13

VictoryDanceandMeals

14

Awards

15

VolunteerRegistration

andThingstoremember

16

InclementWeather

17

Uti

liz

ing

ThisHan

dboo

k

Pleaseusethisbookasa

resourcefordetailsonthe2011State

FallGamesin

Statesboro,Georgia.Seeyourvolunteerassignment(onthefront

coveroremail

body)andthenlooktoeachsportsspecificpageforinformation.

*ContactLeslieAnderson

(informationbelow)withquestionsorc

oncernsabout

volunteeringattheStateFallGames.

*Receiptofthishandbookservesasyourvolunteerconfirmation.UnlessSpecial




OlympicsGeorgiaisnotified,youwillbeexpectedatyourassigne

dvolunteertime


dvolunteertime


dvolunteertime


dvolunteertime

shift.Pleaseplanonattending;

shift.Pleaseplanonatten

ding;

shift.Pleaseplanonattending;

shift.Pleaseplanonatten

ding;WEARECOUNTINGONYOU!

WEARECOUNTINGONYOU!

WEARECOUNTINGONYOU!

WEARECOUNTINGONYOU!


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2011StateFallGames

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Genera

lCompet

ition

Sc

he

du

le

Friday,October21,2011:




11:30am-6:30pm

TeamSoftball

1:00pm-5:00pm

Bocce

5:00pm-

7:00pm

Athlete/CoachDinner

6:30pm-7:00pm

AthleteStagingforParade

7:30pm-8:30pm

OpeningCeremony

8:30pm-

10:00pm

VictoryDanceatDaltonTradeCenter

Saturday,October22,2011:




8:00am-10:00pm

SoftballTeamPlay

8:00am-9:30pm

Bocce

8:00am-6:00pm

Golf

8:00am-2:00pm

SoftballSkills

9:00am-2:00pm

Cycling

9:00am2:00pm

LongDistanceRunning&Walking

10:00am-4:00pm

OlympicTown

11:00am-1:30pm

Athlete/CoachLunch

5:00pm-8:00pm

Athlete/CoachDinner

Sunday,October23,2011:




8:00am-1:30pm

SoftballTeamPlay

8:00am-12:30pm

Bocce

**Note:Allmealsareprovidedforathletesandcoa

ches.


ches.


ches.


ches.

Volunteermealswillnotbeprovided.Ifyourvolunte

ershiftis


ershiftis


ershiftis


ershiftis

simultaneouswith

lunchordinner,wewillallowtim

efor

simultaneouswith


efor

simultaneouswith


efor

simultaneouswith


efor

volunteerstoleave

andpurchasetheirmeals.

volunteerstoleave


volunteerstoleave


volunteerstoleave



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InanEMERGENCY,pleasecall:




911

NerveCenter

706-275-7215ext135

LocatedattheCourtyard

Marriott

TheNerveCenterservesasthe

communicationlinkandinfo

rmation

centerthroughouttheweekendandis

operatedbySpecialOlympic

sGeorgia

staff.Theywillbepreparedtoanswer

questionsanddirectyoutoLeslie

Anderson,VolunteerCoordin

ator.

AccidentInsu

rance:

Volunteers

whoareproperlyregistered

properlyregistered

properlyregistered

properlyregisteredforthe2011State

FallGamesarecoveredbylimitedinsurancein

caseofan

accident.P

leasenote,thiscoverageissecondarytoany

insuranceyoucarryandisforACCIDENTSonly,notillness.

Pleaseimm

ediatelyreporttothemedicalstaffatyour

venueinth

ecaseofanaccident.

DistinguishingColors

:

YellowGMTShirts

GamesManagem

entTeam

BlackBibs

RulesC

ommittee

RedBibs

Medical

GoldNameTags

/StaffShirts

SOGAStaff

BlueBibs/NameTag

GeneralVolunteers

Volunteerbibsand/ornametagswillbeprovided

foryou.

Pleasedresscom

fortablytovolunteer;youmaybeon

yourfeet!

SpecialOly

mpicsGeorgia

Page5

Things

toKnow

!


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2011StateFallGames

Page6

Vo

lunteer-

Step

by

Step

1.

THANKYOUforsharing

yourtimewithmorethan2,000SpecialOlympics

Georgiaathletesandth

eirfriends/family.Wetrulyappreciateyou.

2.

Pleaseseepages8and

9ofthishandbookfordirectionsto

HeritagePointe

Parkandthevariousve

nues.

3.

YouwillenterHeritagePointeParkatthemainentranceof

theparkthen

followtheSpecialOlym

picsGeorgiasignstovolunteerregis

tration(locatedat

thefirstgazebototherightofthechildrensplayground).YOUMUSTREGISTER

ATTHEVOLUNTEERREGISTRATIONTABLEBEFOREGOINGTOYOUR

ASSIGNEDVENUE.Volunteersthatdonotcheckinatvolunteerregistration

firstwillnotbeallowed

tovolunteeruntilcheckingin.Pleas

ebringyour

PICTUREIDtoregistration.VolunteerRegistrationisalsoaresourcetoyou

throughoutyourvolunte

ertime.Returntothislocationfora

nother

assignment,questionsorconcerns.

4.

Atvolunteerregistration,youwillreceiveabluevolunteerb

ib,nametag,and

willreceivedirectionstoyourassignedvenue.

5.

Whenyouarriveatyourvenue,theVolunteerCoordinatoratyoursporting

venuewillassignyouto

aspecificrole(i.e.scorekeeper,tim

er,escort,etc.)

andwillgiveyouinstructionsonyourresponsibilities.

6.

Ifyouhavequestionsorconcernsthroughoutyourvoluntee

rshift,pleaselook

fortheVolunteerCoordinator(s)atyourvenue.

7.

VolunteerCoordinators

foreachvenuearelistedonpages1014.

8.

Youareexpectedtosta

yforyourENTIREshift(theassigned

timesemailed/

mailedtoyou).Ifyoum

ustleaveearly,pleaseletthevolunteercoordinator

knowassoonasyouar

rive.

9.

Makesuretohavethetimeofyourlife!Pleasemakeanefforttogettoknow

ourathletes.TheseSpe

cialOlympicsGeorgiaathletesaretrulyworthy.Listen

totheirstories!

10.Inconcludingyourvolunteershift,pleasereturnanymaterials/volunteerbibs

youmayhaveborrowed

atthevolunteerregistrationtable.

11.Pleasecontinuetocheckwww.specialolympicsga.orgforin

formationonthe

upcomingeventsofSpecialOlympicsGeorgia.


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SpecialOly

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Other

Information

Arriveforyourvolunteershiftatthesetarrivaltimethatwa

smailed/emailed

toyou.Youdonotneed

toarriveearlierthanthetimesenttoyou.

Pleasemakesuretodresscomfortablyweartennisshoes,t-shirts,jeans,

shorts,etc.Also,make

suretocheckweatherreports.Allvo

lunteersexceptfor

OpeningCeremonyand

Dancevolunteerswillbevolunteeringoutside.

Competitionwillgoonrainorshinesopleaseplanonvolun

teeringevenif

conditionscallforrain.

Venuechangesduetorainonlocat

edonpage15.If

youwanttocheckonchangesorcancellations,pleasecontactthenerve

centerat706-275-7215ext135andtheycangiveyouallu

pdates.

Competitionsmayvary,dependingonthespeedofcompetitionandother

factors,whichmaycausesomedowntime.Pleaseremainflexibleandfluidand

understandthattheSOGAstaffandvenuedirectorsaredoingeverythingin

theirpowertoresolvea

nyissuesandgetcompetitionontrack.Pleaseuse

downtimeasanopportunitytomeetathletes,heartheirsto

riesandenjoy

othercompetitions.

Onlycorporationsorgro

upssponsoringthe2011StateFall

Gamesare

permittedtohangbann

ers.

LostandFoundwillbelocatedattheNerveCenter.ContacttheNerveCenterat

706275-7215ext.13

5.

MealsareNOTprovided

forvolunteers.Pleaseplantoeatb

eforeorafteryour

volunteershift.Itmayb

eHOT!Plantobringawaterbottle.

Waterwillbe

availabletovolunteers,

butitmaybeeasiertobringyourown.Makesureyou

haveenoughwater.


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Directionstothe

Ven

ues:

HeritagePointeParkBocce,

LDRunning/Walking

,OlympicTown,

SoftballSkills,Softball

1275CrossPlainsTrail

Dalton,GA30721

FromI-75

TakeI-75toexit336and

turnrightifcomingfromthesouth,

leftifcomingfrom

thenorthontoNorthDaltonBypass.

StaystraightonNorthDaltonBypass,

followingsignsforHeritagePointPark.

TurnrightonCrossPlains

Trail,theentrancetoHeritagePointPark.

FollowsignsforParking.

_________________________________________________

____________

DaltonMiddleSch

oolMeals

1250CrossPlainsTrail

Dalton,GA30721

FromI-16:

TakeI-16toexit116andturnnorth(leftifcomingfromwest,rightifcomingfrom

east)

TurnrightatVeteransMem

orialParkway

TurnrightonHwy.24

TurnrightonBeasleyRd.

_________________________________________________

_____________

DaltonTradeCenterOpeningCeremonyandVictoryDance

2211DugGapBattleRoa

d

Dalton,GA30720

FromI-75


turnleftifcomingfromthesouth,r

ightifcomingfrom

thenorthontoWalnutAvenue

ContinueonWalnutAvenu

e1/4mile

TurnleftintotheDaltonTradeCenterParkinglot(lookforsigns)

2011StateFallGames

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Directions,

Continued

:

SpecialOly

mpicsGeorgia

Page9

NobNorthGolfCl

ubGolf

298NobNDr.

Cohutta,GA30710-9313

FromI-75



leftifcomingfrom

thenorthontoNorthDaltonBypass

TurnleftontoClevelandHighway

Goapproximately9milesonClevelandHighway

TurnleftontoNobNorthDrive

FollowNobNorthDrivetoNobNorthCountryClub(lookfortwostonepillars)

_________________________________________________

________________

DowntownDalton

Square

Cycling

IntersectionofWestCrawfordStreetandSouthPentzStr

eet.

ParkalongthestreetofW

estCrawford,headingtowards

PentzStreet.

FromI-75



leftifcomingfrom

thenorthontoWalnutAvenue

TakeWalnutAvenuetoTh

orntonAvenue

TakeleftontoThorntonAv

enue

TakearightontoCrawford

Street

Parkonthesidestreetsbe

tweenCrawfordStreetandPentzStreet


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VenueDirector:Troy

Virgo

VenueDirector:Troy

Virgo

VenueDirector:Troy

Virgo

VenueDirector:Troy

Virgo

VolunteerCoordinato

r:AndreaWoodason

VolunteerCoordinato

r:AndreaWoodason

VolunteerCoordinato

r:AndreaWoodason

VolunteerCoordinato

r:AndreaWoodason

AwardsCaptain:MelissaHaygood




Location:DaltonDow

ntownSquare

Location:DaltonDow

ntownSquare

Location:DaltonDow

ntownSquare

Location:DaltonDow

ntownSquare

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Saturday,October22

8:30am1:00pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

ParkalongthestreetofWestCrawford

Volunteerregistr

ationtablewillbelocatedattheintersectionof

2011StateFallGames

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Bocce

VenueDirector:ToddOgasandBillyHughey




VolunteerCoordinato

r:ShaneMetzgerandBonnyList

VolunteerCoordinato


VolunteerCoordinato


VolunteerCoordinato


AwardsCaptain:Pau

laWheelerandKellyBennett

AwardsCaptain:Pau


AwardsCaptain:Pau


AwardsCaptain:Pau


Location:HeritagePointePark




VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Friday,October21

12:30pm-3:30pm

3:00pm-6:00pm

Saturday,October22

7:30am-12:30pm

12:00pm-5:00pm

4:30pm9:30pm

Sunday,October23

7:30am-12:30pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Theboccecourts

willbelocatedinupperfields#1and#5.

Volunteerregistr

ationwillprovideyouwithdirectionstowardthe

correctfield.

Cyc

ling


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mpicsGeorgia

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Go

lf

VenueDirector:Lisa

Sellers

VenueDirector:Lisa

Sellers

VenueDirector:Lisa

Sellers

VenueDirector:Lisa

Sellers

VolunteerCoordinato

r:BrandonCombs

VolunteerCoordinato

r:BrandonCombs

VolunteerCoordinato

r:BrandonCombs

VolunteerCoordinato

r:BrandonCombs

AwardsCaptain:ZachHash




Location:NobNorthGolf




VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Saturday,October22

7:30am-1:00pm

12:30pm-6:00pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Makesuretogo

straighttoNobNorthGolfClub.You

willNOT

needtogotoHe

ritagePointeParkforanyreason.

ThevolunteerregistrationtablewillbelocatedinsideNobNorth

GolfClub.Follow

thesigns.

Onceyoucheckin,thevolunteercoordinatorwillgiveyouan

assignmentand

instructions.

Long

Distance

Wa

lking

/Runn

ing

VenueDirector:Greg

Bruner

VenueDirector:Greg

Bruner

VenueDirector:Greg

Bruner

VenueDirector:Greg

Bruner

VolunteerCoordinato

r:LynDouglas

VolunteerCoordinato

r:LynDouglas

VolunteerCoordinato

r:LynDouglas

VolunteerCoordinato

r:LynDouglas

AwardsCaptain:KarenLobin








VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Saturday,October22

8:30am-1:00pm

Notes

Notes

Notes

Notes:

Willbelocateda

tthelowerfieldswalkingtrack.

A f t e r c h e c k i n g i n

a t v o l u n t e e r r e g i s t r a t i o n y o u w i l l b e d i r e c t e d


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Olymp

icTown

VenueDirector:TammyFreemanandJenniferDaniell




VolunteerCoordinato

r:TammyMinshewandJenniferDa

niell

VolunteerCoordinato


niell

VolunteerCoordinato


niell

VolunteerCoordinato


niell





VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Saturday,October22

9:00am1:00pm

12:45pm5:00pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Willbelocatedinseparatefieldacrossfromthemainpartofthe

park.YoustillMUSTcheckinatvolunteerregistratio

n.

Volunteerregistr


correctfield.

Open

ing

Ceremony

VenueDirector:TammyFreemanandMaxEllis




VolunteerCoordinator:Leslie

Anderson


Anderson


Anderson


Anderson

Location:DaltonTradeCente

r


r


r


r

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Friday,October21

6:00pm-8:30pm

(VictoryDanceimmediatelyfollows)

8:30pm10:00pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Pleaseenterthroughthe

mainentranceoftheDaltonTrade

Center

Volunteerregistrationtablewillbelocatedrightinsidethedoors.Makesureto

checkinbeforeheading

intotheOpeningroom.

Therewillbevolunteerregistrationsignsthroughoutthebuildingpointingyouto-

wardsthepropertable.

Sponso

redBy:

Sponso

redBy:

Sponso

redBy:

Sponso

redBy:

SponsoredBy:

SponsoredBy:

SponsoredBy:

SponsoredBy:


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So

ftba

ll

Skills

VenueDirector:Zach

Haley

VenueDirector:Zach

Haley

VenueDirector:Zach

Haley

VenueDirector:Zach

Haley

VolunteerCoordinato

r:MichelePhillips

VolunteerCoordinato

r:MichelePhillips

VolunteerCoordinato

r:MichelePhillips

VolunteerCoordinato

r:MichelePhillips

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan





VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Saturday,October22

7:30am-1:00pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Willbelocatedo

nupperfield#2.

Volunteerregistr


correctfield.

Team

So

ftba

ll

VenueDirector:Alex

Sullins

VenueDirector:Alex

Sullins

VenueDirector:Alex

Sullins

VenueDirector:Alex

Sullins

VolunteerCoordinato

r:KristenDaniell

VolunteerCoordinato

r:KristenDaniell

VolunteerCoordinato

r:KristenDaniell

VolunteerCoordinato

r:KristenDaniell

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan

AwardsCaptain:Des

tinyRhan





VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Friday,October21

11:00am-3:00pm

2:30pm-6:00pm

Saturday,October22

7:30am-12:30pm

12:00pm-5:00pm

4:30pm10:00pm

Sunday,October23

7:30am-1:00pm

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Willbeplayedon

lowerfields1,2,3,4,and5andupperfields3and4.

T h

l i i b l

i l l i d

i h

d i i

SponsoredB

y:

SponsoredB

y:

SponsoredB

y:

SponsoredB

y:


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Thingsto

Remem

ber

Vo

lunteer

Regis

tration

Contact:LeslieAnderson








VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

VolunteerSchedule:

Friday,October21

10:30am1:30pm

1:00pm4:00pm

Saturday,October22

7:00am10:00am

11:30am3:00pm

4:00pm7:00pm

Sunday,October23

7:00am9:30am

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Notes:

Volunteerswillb

estationedatthemainvolunteerre

gistration

tableatHeritage

PointeParkunderthefirstgazebo.

Followdirections

toHeritagePointeParkandfollow

signsto

volunteerregistration.

Maindutiesche

ckinvolunteers,givevolunteerbibandname

tag,givedirectio

nstotheirassignedvenue

Detailedinstruct

ionswillbegivenwhenyouarrive.

Youdonothavetoknowanythingaboutyourassignedsp

ort.

Youwillreceive

instructionsonyourass

ignmentbyyourvolunteercoordinatororanofficial.

Ifyoudowanttolearna

boutthesportthatyouareassignedto,youcanvisit

theonlinevolunteerorie

ntationwebsitelocatedat

www.SpecialOlympicsG

A.orgwhereyoucanfindtherules

andregulationsfor

theFallGamessports.

Alsomakesuretovisitthevolunteerorientationwebsiteto

readovertheFall

Gamesvolunteerorientation.

Thiswillgiveyouagoodund

erstandingof

volunteerrolesandresponsibilitiesfortheFallGames.

Makesuretoarriveontimeforyourassignment.Ifyouarr

ivelate,youmay

missoutonbeingassig

nedtoaspot.PositionsWILLBEfilledsothat


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ympics

Georgia

Page17

Inc

lement

Weat

her?

PLEASE,

NoRain!

Incaseofinclement

weather,belowarethenewlocationsfor

outsidevenues.Youcancheckontheprogressofvenuesbycalling

thenervecenterat7

06-275-7215ext135.Pleaserememberthat

raindoesnotmeanthegamesoravenuewillbecancelled.

Bocce

Bocce

Bocce

BocceWillbemovedtotheDaltonMiddleSchoolGymnasium/

Cafeteria

LongDistanceRunning/Walking



LongDistanceRunning/Walking.Willbemovedtothe

Dalton

MiddleSchoolGymnasium/Cafeteria

SoftballSkills

SoftballSkills

SoftballSkills

SoftballSkills....Will

bemovedtotheDaltonMiddleSchool

Gymnasium/Cafeteria

SoftballTeams

SoftballTeams

SoftballTeams

SoftballTeams...Will

bemovedtotheDaltonMiddleSchool

Gymnasium/Cafeteria

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling.Willbemo

vedtotheDaltonDepot(CVB)

GolfPlay/GolfSkills

GolfPlay/GolfSkills

GolfPlay/GolfSkills

GolfPlay/GolfSkills...Willbemovedinsidetheclubhouse/restaurant

areaofthegolfcourse.

Than

kYou

!

Servingover23,000

athleteswithintellectualdisabilitiesacrossthe

stateofGeorgia(withapproximately23fulltimestaff)m

eansone

thing...Volunteersaretheheartandsoulofallwedo!T

hankyou

forgivingyourtimea

ndlovetoSpecialOlympicsGeorgia

andour

athletes.


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Suite400,Building400

Atlanta,GA30340

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