October 15 Newsletter

10/15/2024

Training / Fundraising / Updates

Medical-Fest Opportunity
We are looking for doctors and nurses that could legally sign our medical applications. We are looking at using the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center and have athletes come in and do an annual medical application. This way we can as an organization stay on top of the medical application process.

Looking to get it organized for December.
If you are interested or know someone that could help, please email [email protected]

MANDITORY - Coaches Training
There will be a coaches meeting on 30 October at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center. If you coach a Without Limits-Team Galaxy team, please make this meeting. It will be to discuss coaches training and upcoming requirements. Special Olympics and Special Olympics Illinois will be requiring coaches to be certified in the sport they will be training/coaching. This will require the coaches to complete several training blocks to be a certified coach. You will also have to have a current Class A on file. Coaches will have to attend this training to become a certified coach for their sport. This is going to be a mandated through SOIL soon, so we are trying to get a head oft he ball game.

We are working with the regional office to see if we can have a training session for our organizations sometime in December. If a person wants to coach a sport, please email [email protected] and tell us which sport they want to do. This way we can make the arrangements with the regional office for the training. If you have any questions, please contact me at 406-2727.

Fall Coach Meeting - REGION J (Highly recommended)

Date – October 23 @ 6PM
Location – New Region J Office, 111 S. Washington, Trenton, IL 62293
Parking – Street parking is available
Come learn what’s new with Special Olympics Illinois. 2025 is setting up to be an exciting year!

NEEDED - Volunteers for Trenton Fund Raiser
Trenton - October 18th & 19th (WLTG)
Sign up for the Trenton Fund Raiser for 18th & 19th of October.

We will be collecting change on the corner next to Dairy King
We are seeking volunteers to work two hour shifts starting from 8:00 to 4:00 on Friday and 8AM to 12PM on Saturday.
This is a great way to give back to the organization and get funds to keep our sports activities striving for gold.
Please sign up for shifts here for the Trenton Fund Raiser

CALL TO ACTION!!! -- Leu Civic Center UPDATE
The Leu Civic Center is starting to prepare to put in the new floor into the gym. They are seeking help on 21 October at 1:30. They are needing assistance to bring supplies into the center. Once they get the material inside, it will take approximately ten days to finish the project.

We are trying to get a detail to assist them.
Spread the word to see if we can get a crew out there to assist them!!!

This is a way we can give back to the center. Contact Rich if you are available.

Spirit Wear
Below is a link to our spirit wear fundraiser for Without Limits-Team Galaxy sports teams https://warriorlogowear.com/team_galaxy/shop Please check it out and feel free to place your order! To order, all you must do is open an account and place your order. Thank you so much for supporting Without Limits-Team Galaxy!!

LAST CALL for Letterman's Jackets
2024 Without Limits - Team Galaxy Letterman's Jacket Order!

Orders are EXTENDED one more week!
Orders are due: October 22nd
Prices good for 2024. (2025 prices are subject to change)
Payments can be made by cash, check or credit card.
Secure Credit Card Online Payments can be made with this link:

https://square.link/u/Wrpii7VC

Dance / Cheer / Gymnastics

Dance Schedule UPDATES:
WEDNESDAYS:

Rhythmic Gymnastics @ 5:30 (please reach out if interested in this) - THIS HAS NOT STARTED YET. WE WILL UPDATE WHEN IT BEGINS! Mari Seper has more info
Nationals practices - See post on the FB page an update about this. These will move to either Thursday evening or Saturday. They are POSTPONED until January for the time being.
Nutcracker will be on an individual basis. I will reach out to you directly for practice days/times

Thursdays:

5-5:30 Elementary (ages 4-7 or
5:30 - 6:15 Jazz/Tap/Hip Hop Ballet BOYS 11+ (an email reminder of what genre for the week will be sent)
6:20 - 7:05 Jazz/Tap/Hip Hop/Ballet GIRLS 8+ (tomorrow is TAP!)
Competition team & Nationals team will resume in JANUARY

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Begins November 20th at 5:30 pm.
It will be held at Without Limits room at Stars R Us
Please register by emailing Mari at [email protected].

Cheer Team Collection (THIS SATURDAY)
Clean out your closets for the Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympic Cheer Team!
Your support is helping pay for once in a lifetime opportunities: Uniforms, Competition Fees, Travel Expenses.
We are collection:

Clothes: Men's, Women's, Children's and Baby clothes, coats, shoes, boots, belts, scarves, hats, purses, bags, backpacks, wallets, ties, and fashion accessories.
Household textiles: bedding, blankets, comforters, sheets, towels, linens and curtains.

Items can be dropped off the 3rd Saturday of each month from February through November from 9AM to 11AM @ St. Clair Township Building / 107 Service Street Swansea, Illinois.

Sports & Athletics

Bocce Ball
Congratulations to the Without Limits-Team Galaxy Bocce Team. We competed in the Regionals on Saturday, October 12th.

We brought home 2 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 4th Place Ribbon.
Congrats to all of our bocce ballers!

Basketball

Basketball will start on 5 November (Tuesday) at the Mascoutah Leu Civic Center at 6:00 PM.
Assessments will be conducted on 5 November and 7 November. Practices will be on Tuesday and Thursdays.
Each team will be assigned a time on one of the days. Example: Skill will practice on Thursdays at 6:00 at the Leu Civic Center.
If interested, please sign up at [email protected]

Snow Shoe

Practices will begin on October 19th at the Scheve Park @ 10:30AM
Assessment will be completed at this time
If interested or if you have any questions, please contact Without Limits Team Galaxy

Flag Football

Practice at 6:00 at Laderman.
State will be on 2 November 2024

Volleyball

Skills coaches will be sending emails with updates.

Bowling

Coach will be sending out emails
Sectional Bowling and Unified Bowling
Entries – DEADLINE PASSED
Event Date – 11/3/24 at St. Clair Bowl
**Unified Bowling is an official event this year. Medals will be awarded and gold medal winners will be eligible to advance to state bowling.**

Floor Hockey

No practice for hockey program on Oct. 19th
We will be doing a fund raiser and make up the practice at a later date
Still need volunteers for fund raiser

Interested in Bags? Cornhole? Kickball? Handball?
WLTG is looking to find out what the interest is in Cornhole (bags), kickball and handball.

Cornhole is a Unified and traditional sport.
Handball is a sport like soccer and basketball. A demonstration will be done to show the game.
I am also trying to find out if parents or athletes would be interested in Unified soccer. It would have their own season during the summer.
State for Unified soccer is in September.

If a person wants to take part in one of the sports, please complete the form below and tell us which sport they want to do.

Swimming 2025
WLTG is looking at possibly expanding our opportunities around the sport of swimming with the partnership at the Collinsville Maryville Troy YMCA. Not only will we provide a Special Olympics competitive team, we are wanting to gauge interest in an opportunity for swimming instruction without the obligation to compete. Let us know your thoughts!

What a Banquet! 2024 Banquet!! Thank you Swansea Moose Lodge 1221 and the Without Limits - Team Galaxy Banquet committee for such a wonderful celebration!! A special thank you to Dan Gray for volunteering to be our MC and to Dan Polites for being our Guest Speaker! Such a special night!!!

Congratulations to the Without Limits-Team Galaxy Bocce Team. We competed in the Regionals on Saturday, October 12th. We brought home 2 Gold Medals, 4 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 4th Place Ribbon. Congrats to all of our bocce ballers!