Special Olympics Flagler County Florida

Fall 2011

   Fall 2011  Special Olympics Flagler County would like to congratulate our athlete of the month Calvin Maddox and Unified Partner of the Month, Emily Orozco. 

Calvin Maddox has been with Special Olympics Flagler County for a little over 2 years.  Calvin has participated in Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Cylcing and Power lifting winning several ribbons in competitions in County and Area levels.  We are extremely proud of Calvin because he’s had to struggle through alcoholism.  Calvin has been sober for 2 years now and that has been his biggest accomplishment.  Calvin is doing extremely well in Power lifting coming in first place in his weight division, lifting in the Combo 3 (bench, dead lift and squat) 735 lbs.  WOW!!! That’s simply Amazing!

Emily Orozco is our Unified Partner of the Month.  Emily joined Special Olympics Flagler County with her athlete and  brother Matthew Orozco for Track and Field, making it to the 2011 State Summer Games this past May.  Although the weather didn’t hold out for Matthew and Emily to compete in their relay, that didn’t stop Emily and her brother Matthew from coming back.  This time they joined us for bowling in a Unified Doubles team winning First place in County and at Area Bowling this past September.

Both Emily and Calvin are great additions to our Family of Athletes and Unified Partners that make up Flagler County Special Olympics TEAM.

Newsletter – Athletes of the Month / County Aquatics Results

Special Olympics Flagler County would like to congratulate our athletes of the month Lucas Mann and Kim Scott.   This is Lucas’s second year participating in our aquatics program, Lucas who swims with one arm in his unique way won first place in the 25m freestyle at the 2011 County Aquatics competition at Daytona State College.  Kim Scott has also shown some spunk going from a flotation belt to coming in first place in her 25m freestyle.  Kim has been a long time Special Olympics athlete and this has been a great accomplishment for her.  Way to go!!! Keep up the good work.

The 2011 County Aquatics Competition was held at Daytona Beach College Campus where our athletes competed along with Volusia County.  We had a great day, everyone, athletes, coaches, and volunteers enjoyed themselves immensely.  Here are the results of our participants:

Dean Dunn 25m Flotation- 1st place; Tom Goelz 25m Freestyle- 1st place; Sarah Gontz 50m backstroke- 2nd place- 50m breastroke– 1st place, 4X50m Medley Relay-1st place; Thomas Howard 25m Flotation 1st place (St Johns County); Donald Kobiec 50m Freestyle- 1st place, 4X50M Medley Relay- 1st place; Charlie Devito 25M Freestyle– 3rd place, 25M Backstroke- 2nd place, 4X25M Freestyle Relay– 1st place;  Joe Devito 25m Backstroke– 1st place, 25m Freestyle– 1st place, 4X25m Freestyle Relay– 1st place; Roy Devito 25m Freestyle– 1st place, 4X25m Freestyle Relay– 1st place; Denise Anderson 100M Butterfly– 1st place, 200m Individual Medley– 2nd place, 4X50m Medley Relay– 2nd place; Catherine Bretz 400m Freestyle– 1st place, 200m Individual Medley– 1st place, 4X50 Medley Relay– 2nd place; James Lindquist 25m Freestyle– 2nd place, 4X25m Freestyle Relay– 1st place; Lucas Mann 25m Freestyle– 1st place; Juan Carlos Nieto 50m Freestyle-1st place; Thomas Quadara 50m Freestyle– 2nd place; Vito Quadara 25m Freestyle-2nd place; Luis Rivera 25m Flotation– 1st place; Kim Scott 25m Freestyle– 1st place and Jonathan Vegerano 25m Freestyle– 1st place.

WAY TO GO FLAGLER!!!!  Congratulations WE ARE PROUD OF YOU ALL!!!

Vol4Issue1The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the largest awareness and fundraising event amongst Special Olympics Florida and law enforcement agencies. Statewide, the participating chiefs, officers, sheriffs, deputies, agents and cadets from virtually every branch of federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement, represent a total of over 300 different agencies that serve as “Guardians of the Flame.”

 The Torch Run began its existence as the S.O.M.E. (Special Olympics Mileage Event) Run, when a handful of officers ran the “Flame of Hope” throughout the state in an exhausting, non-stop run. Soon, law enforcement agencies throughout Florida became involved and the S.O.M.E. Run would go on to become the “Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run.”

Publix Super Markets serves as the Premier Sponsor of the Florida Law Enforcement Torch Run.   To learn more about Special Olympics Florida and the Torch Run, visit www.specialolympicsflorida.org

LETR Sgt. Jerry Ditolla, Deputy Smith & SOFL Volunteers at Publix

Special Olympics Flagler County kicked off the Torch Run fundraiser along with our LETR Sgt. Jerry Ditolla, Deputy Smith and Deputy Fuller from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.  It was a busy weekend and a great success overall for our efforts to make this year’s annual Law Enforcement Torch Run a successful and memorable one. 

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