Special Olympics Addison County Named Program of the Year!

Special Olympics Addison County received the 2008 Program of the Year award at the Special Olympics VT annual awards dinner on Saturday, March 21.

Congratualations to all of the athletes, volunteers, friends and family who make our program as wonderful as it is.

Summer Games Practice Schedule

Summer Games 2009
June 5-7
University of Vermont

Practice Schedule:

Bocce:
Wednesdays 3:30pm-4:45pm
Middlebury College Track (field just south)
Coaches Carl Swenson & Dot D’Avignon
Practice Dates:
April 15, 22, 29
May 6, 13, 20, 27

Swimming:
Saturdays 10:00am-11:15pm
Middlebury College Pool
Coach Grace Freeman and the Middlebury College Swim Team – Coach Peter Solomon
Practice Dates:
April 18 (On land practice due to all-day water polo tournament. Meet at Middlebury College Pepin Gym. For those on the basketball team - your basketball practice will count toward your swimming practices)
April 25
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Track & Field
Sundays 1pm-2:30pm
Middlebury College Track
Coaches Nancy and Joel Wollum
Practice Dates:
April 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Spring Fling Dance!!!

McCullough Social Space
Middlebury College
hosted by
Cooks Commons

D.J., Dancing, Food & Drink
Friends, Family and Fans Welcome

R.S.V.P. to Ryan Murphy
(802) 236 8943
remurphy2003@yahoo.com

2009 Winter Games

What a great weekend. Congratulations to all of the athletes who took part in the 2009 Winter Games.

X-Country Ski Team:
David Bishop
Nate Fisher
Alex Germain
Colin Germain
Mary Lafountain
Abby Laframboise
Tammie Mashteare
Ronnie Metcalf
Joanne O'Bryan
Amy Vachon

Alpine Ski team:
Herb Gingrich
Al Plue
Steve Welsh

Snowshoe team:
Andy Douglas
Sandra Manning
Anna Plue
Rosie Plue
Dan Stokes
Rachel Wollum

Individual results can be found at
http://www.vtso.org/competitionresultsfolder/2009%20Winter%20Games%20Results/VVWO5U2WPELNSQ58.html

Tammie Brings Home the Gold!

Tammie Masteare recently represented Vermont in the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games. Tammie qualified for the World Games after winning a gold medal in the 1K Cross Country skiing event at the 2008 Winter Games in Woodstock. She continued her winning streak bringing home a gold medal in the 500m event. She also earned a fourth place ribbon in the 4X1K relay and placed fifth in the 1K freestyle.

From February 6-13, nearly 3,000 athletes from 85 countries competed in seven Olympic-type sports: Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, floor hockey, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and speed skating. Held in the spectacular mountains of Boise and Sun Valley, Idaho, the 2009 World Games was the largest World Winter Games in the history of the movement.

Basketball 2009

Spring Sports Basketball Tournament
Sunday, April 26, 2009
University of Vermont

Time to kick off your winter boots and lace up your sneakers.
Basketball practice will begin on Saturday, February 21 at 10 a.m.

Coach Mike Pixley will be heading up practices.

Practice Schedule:
March 14* 10-11:30 Middlebury College Pepin Gym
March 21* 10:11:30 MUMS Gym
March 28 1-2:30 p.m. MUMS Gym (time change from previous schedule)
April 4 10-11:30 MUMS GYM
April 11 no practice – Happy Easter
April 18 10-11:30 Middlebury College Pepin Gym
April 26 Tournament at UVM
*substitute coaches

Team Bowling Tournament

Congratulations to all of the bowlers who participated in the 2009 Team bowling tournament in Berlin, VT on Sunday, January 25.

Nelson Audy, Terrence D’Avignon, Andy Douglas, Mitchell Greene, Matthew LaFountain, John Miniter, Wayman Norton, Joanne O’Bryan, Jordon Oldenbburg, Brian Pariseau, Tori Spear, Dan Stokes, Bruce Swan, Ginger Swan, Steve Welsh, Rachel Wollum and Renee Zalubski all did a terrific job.

Unified partners also helped to round out Addison teams. A unified partner is a person without developmental disabilities that participates on a team with Special Olympic athletes. Addison County unified bowling partners included Jason Krans, Jeff Ladd and Amy Rachon.

The Addison County bowling team is coached by Carl Swenson and Dot D’Avignon