1. 2017 State Leadership Conference
GET IN THE GAME
Sports Competition
LETR Relationship 19,000+ participants
Arizona

2. David Macklin
Video

3. Host Town Welcome
Chief Daniel Sharp Chief of Police Oro Valley Police Department Acting City Manager, Oro Valley Southern Arizona LETR Executive Committee Chair
Presentation of Colors

4. Special Olympics Arizona Athlete
Why Minute
Special Olympics Arizona Athlete
CHY JOHNSON

5. Special Olympics Arizona Welcome
Tim Martin
Special Olympics Arizona President & CEO
WE ARE THOSE PEOPLE.
WE GET IN THE GAME.
WE ARE GAME CHANGERS.

6. Inclusive Youth Leaders lead us in a fun ice breaker!
Join us as our
Inclusive Youth Leaders
take the stage and
lead us in a fun ice breaker!

7. Programs
Social Inclusion Sports Health & Fitness Early Intervention
Isaac Sanft
Special Olympics Arizona Sr. Director of Support Programs
Jamie and Isaac to do a state of programs
Arizona

8. SOAZ Areas

9. Area Staff River Area- Lisa Ball Mountain Area- Gabrielle Salomon
Monument Area- Gabrielle Salomon
Palo Verde Area - Jamie Heckerman
Rubett Garcia (Area Support)
Four Peaks Area - Eve Vance
Coronado Area - Holly Thompson
Tiffani Jaseph (Area Support)

10. PROGRAMS AIA Unified Sports Healthy LEAP (Health Education)
Athlete Leadership
Under 8, Can’t Wait
Unified Champion Schools
Unified Sports
Young Athletes
Inclusive Youth Leadership
Healthy Athletes Screenings
Inclusive Adaptive PE
LETR
Programs

11. Sports & Competitions 23,300+ Participants
Fall Sports: Bocce Bowling Golf Soccer Softball Swimming
Winter Sports:
Alpine Skiing
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country Skiing
Figure Skating
Flag Football
Floor Ball
Snowboarding
Snowshoeing
Speed Skating
Summer Sports:
Athletics
Equestrian
Kayaking
Powerlifting
Tennis
Volleyball
23,300+ Participants

12. Healthy Athletes Health Screenings Healthy LEAP Fitness
Health Committee
Healthy Athletes Program and the screenings offered. But I want to talk about beyond just the screenings.
State to Area Implementation
For Arizona it is very important to offer programs that have the potential reach for the whole state.
What you may not be familiar with is a few of our other programs ( NEXT SLIDE
2634 Screenings Performed in 2016
Over 200 referrals processed

13. School & Community Impact
Unified Sports
teams
Youth
Activation
Committees
Engaged/Involved
Students
All it takes is a unified team, or a group of youth leaders to jumpstart the amazing impact of Project UNIFY! Starts small, but can end up having an impact on the whole community.
Schools: All Students & Teachers
Family & Friends
Communities, Companies, &
Governments
School
Community

14. Thank you! Isaac Sanft, Senior Director of Support Programs Isaac@SpecialOlympicsArizona.org

15. Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Arizona
Lt. Dave Ramer
Chandler Police Department
LETR State Director
Arizona

16. Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Arizona
Lt. Dave Ramer
Chandler Police Department
LETR State Director
Raising FUNDS & AWARENESS for Special Olympics Arizona
2016 – Raised $1.45 Million
2017 Goal: $1.6 Million

17. 2017 State Leadership Conference: What to Expect Kelsey Hawker, Development Coordinator, LETR Brittany Doud, Director of Support Programs
Arizona

18. Thank you! Take a quick break and head to your first breakout session!
Arizona