Special Olympics Nebraska is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded entirely by private donations from individuals, companies, foundations and civic organizations. We receive no tax monies and are not a United Way affiliated organization. Over $1 million must be raised annually provide our programs to the over 3,000 athletes and their families.
2008 Lincoln Polar Plunge
The Lincoln Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, at Holmes Lake in Lincoln. Registration is from 9 to 10 a.m. The plunge starts at 10:45 a.m. Post-plunge festivities will be held at Dino's Eastside Grille at 2901 S. 84th Street, where plungers can eat for free! To get started, click on the link below called Lincoln Polar Plunge 08.
Also, new this year to the plunge, you can not only raise pledges by using the registration form but now are able to raise pledges online. It’s an easy and creative way to reach friends and family no matter where they live. You can create your own giving page by going to http://www.firstgiving.com/sone and following the few easy steps to create your page. You then simply send your page out to those you wish to have pledge you. By using the giving page you may be able to reach more people, reach them quicker and easier and you won’t have to worry about bringing the pledges to the plunge because the donations come directly to Special Olympics Nebraska and will be credited as your pledges. Our hope is that this online giving page will make soliciting pledges much easier for the plungers and the giving will be easier for the donors.
To see pictures of past plunges and to see who else is getting involved, check us out at www.myspace.com/soneplunge.
Lincoln Polar Plunge 08
If you are a first time plunger, click on the link below to get tips and advice on how to make your first Lincoln plunge go smoothly!
Rookie Advice
2008 Kearney Polar Bear Plunge
The Kearney Polar Bear Plunge is scheduled for Saturday, March 8, at Fort Kearny in Kearney. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Team and individual plunge starts at 3 p.m. Post-plunge festivities will be held at FirsTier Event Center, near the Kearney I-80 Interchange. All plungers are encourgaed to attend the Tri-City Storm Hockey Game after the post-plunge party.
To get started, click on the link below.
To see pictures of past plunges and to see who else is getting involved, check us out at www.myspace.com/kearneyplunge.
Kearney Plunge 08 Reg form
2007 Omaha Polar Plunge
Thank you to all who plunged in Omaha Dec. 8 at Lake Zorinsky. More than 200 plungers braved the cold and raised more than $52,000!
Breakfast of Champions - Zac Taylor Picture
Breakfast of Champions - Andy James Picture
Breakfast of Champions - Cozad Team
Special Olympics Nebraska Signature Events Update!
Other Year-Round Fundraising Programs and Solicitations
Torch Run
Area and Team Fundraising
Honorarium and Memorials
In-Kind Gifts
Planned Giving
Click here to download a printable form - Fundraising/Logo Use Authorization Form
Merchandise for Sale
Special Olympics Nebraska has ball caps and golf balls available for purchase. The caps are priced at $20.00 each and golf balls can be purchased for $5.00 for a sleeve of three. The golf balls are also imprinted with the Special Olympics Nebraska logo. If you are interested in purchasing these items, please contact Wendy at 331-5545 ext. 10.
Click here to see hats. Click here to see golf balls.
Thanks to the Following Supporters!
2006 - 2007
SONE PARTNER - $40,000+
Creighton University
Dorothy Holland Estate
KOLN/KLIN Television
PREMIER - $20,000+
Bailey Lauerman & Associates
Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
GOLD - $10,000+
| Alegent Health |
Nebraska Knights of Columbus |
| Institute of Real Estate Management |
U.S. Bank |
| The Gallup Organization |
Wiebe Charitable Foundation |
SILVER - $5,000+
| Alltel |
Lincoln Police Union Charities Inc.* |
| Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska |
Lozier Foundation |
| Carquest* |
Police Officers Association of Nebraska* |
| Children’s Hospital |
Sam 'n Louie's New York Pizzaria |
| Deterding Trucking, Inc. |
Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office |
| Echo, Inc. |
Silverstone Group |
| Fraternal Order of Police/Nebraska Chapter* |
State Farm Insurance* |
| Fremont Area Community Foundation |
State Troopers Association of Nebraska* |
| Good Sam Club of Nebraska* |
Reginald & Marie Troncone |
| Holmes Murphy |
Veterans of Foreign Wars* |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation |
Wells Fargo* |
| Knights of Columbus #3019 |
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BRONZE $2,500+
| Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation |
Lincoln Updowntowners* |
| American Family Insurance |
Millard Family Eyecare |
| Beemer Community Theater |
Gale & Kay Muller |
| Blair Area Community Foundation |
Nebraska Sheriff’s Association |
| Building Strong Families Foundation |
OPPD |
| Charter Communications |
Oriental Trading Company |
| ConAgra Foundation |
Pech Optical |
| First Data Resources |
Pinnacle Bank |
| Grand Island Saddle Club |
Rotella's Italian Bakery |
| HDR Engineering |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans |
| Kellogg USA Inc. |
Valmont Foundation |
| Lincoln Benefit Life |
Westroads Merchants Association |
$1000+ SPONSORS
| 89.7 The River Radio |
John & Wende Kotouc |
| 21st Century Systems |
Leach’s Camper Sales* |
| Abel Foundation |
Sam & Lynn Marchese |
| Ak-Sar-Ben Knights - Omaha |
Mid-American Energy Holdings Co. |
| Ameritas Charitable Foundation |
Midlands Financial Benefits |
| Arby's |
Millard Lumber |
| Am-Vets of Nebraska* |
Munroe-Meyer Institute |
| Bechtel Power Corp. |
Mutual of Omaha |
| Bellino Fireworks |
Nebraska Culligan Dealers Association |
| Blackwell Sanders Peper & Martin |
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation |
| Borsheim’s |
Nelnet, Inc. |
| Bosselman, Inc. |
Omnium Worldwide |
| Breslow Charitable Foundation |
Parker Family Foundation |
| Bryan LGH Medical Center |
PDM, Inc. |
| Burlington Northern Sante Fe |
Pacific Hills Dental |
| Cargill, Inc. |
PayPal, Inc. |
| Salvadore & Mary Kay Carta |
Phillips Manufacturing Co. |
| Christensen Lumber |
Platte Valley Bank |
| Cox Business Services |
Prairie Life |
| Culligan Water Conditioning |
Presbyterian Church of the Cross |
| DLR Group |
Regional West Medical Center |
| Data Media Solutions |
Sandhills Publishing |
| DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. |
Security National Bank |
| Delta Dental of Nebraska |
Sid Dillon Chevrolet Buick - Wahoo |
| Jack & Gretchen Dinsdale |
Simmonds Restaurant Management |
| Duncan Aviation |
Smith Hayes Financial Services Corp |
| Edward J. Heck & Sons Co. |
Solutionary |
| Eyecare Specialties, P.C. |
Bob & Judy Stubblefield |
| Excel Rehabilitation, Inc. |
Sunshine Foundation |
| Firstcare Home Health |
TFF, Inc. |
| Fraternal Order of Police #3 |
Target Logistic Services |
| General Dynamics |
Tenaska Marketing Ventures |
| Great West Casualty Co. |
TierOne Bank |
| Great Western Bank |
Tri-West Healthcare Alliance |
| Hawks Foundation |
UPS Foundation |
| Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Hazer |
Union Bank & Trust |
| Info, USA |
The Village Foundation |
| Isco, Inc. |
Wal Mart Store #5170 |
| Cliff & Patty Karthauser |
Werner Enterprises |
| KETV - Channel 7 |
Mike Williams |
| KPMG LLP |
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society |
| Knights of Columbus #11364 |
World's Foremost Bank |
| Knights of Columbus #1728 |
YMCA - Omaha |
| Knights of Columbus #6192 |
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Yanney |
| Knights of Columbus #10160 |
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MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS
Family and friends of Special Olympics Nebraska also occasionally
give gifts in honor of a special event, birthday, anniversary,
holiday, to honor their athletes or in memory of a loved one. Gifts have been received
in honor of or in memory of, the following:
| Addie Britton |
Marie McCann |
| Wayne Bush |
James McClaren |
| Art Dittimer |
Donald Moreland |
| Patrick Fennell |
Mary Louise Pratt |
| Ila Frazier |
Lela Russell |
| Harold H. Gauer |
Ilon Schmidt |
Thomas Gieschen |
Robert Carroll Schurman |
| Albert Heinmann |
Bessie Simanek |
| Laurelyn Hoy |
Eddie Simon |
| Dr. Douglas Hoy & Family (Honorarium) |
Peggy Sorensen-Rudloff |
| Gary L. Humphrey |
Irene Strong |
| Betty Johnson (Honorarium) |
Norma Ulrich |
| Alec Jones (Honorarium) |
Betty Vodicka |
| Harry Kalkowski |
Ed Vodicka |
| Steve & Brenda Kimes (Honorarium |
Rick Vroman (Honorarium) |
| Jim & Marilyn Krueger (Honorarium) |
Marjorie Ward |
| Perry Lien |
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If you would like to make a donation in
memory of a loved one or in honor of a special event or athlete,
you may send your gift to Special Olympics Nebraska, 8801 F Street,
Omaha NE 68127. Please include the name and address
of the person being honored or the family member of the person
being memorialized. Special Olympics Nebraska sends an acknowledgment
of all gifts to the family. A very sincere Thank You to
all those who have sent memorial/honorarium gifts!
GRANTS RECEIVED - 2007
YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY ANNOUNCES 2007 GRANTS
Omaha Area High School Students Grant $10,000 to Local Organizations
Omaha-area high school students announced the recipients of $10,000 in grants from the Youth in Philanthropy program, a partnership between the Omaha Community Foundation and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce’s Youth Leadership Omaha. Students in the program represent 34 metro area high schools and are juniors and seniors academically. This program was generously supported by Omaha Community Foundation donors Mike and Nancy McCarthy, the Carmen and John Gottschalk Foundation, and the Mammel Family Foundation.
Youth in Philanthropy students determine the focus of the grant making, solicit proposals from the nonprofit community and select the grant recipients. This year, students chose to distribute grants to charitable programs focused on the theme “promoting healthy relationships.”
Recipients of the 2007 grants include:
- Omaha Street School: Tea for Teens Leadership Program, $1,000. Encouraging teenage women to pursue healthy lifestyles by researching women in leadership.
- Special Olympics Nebraska: 2007 Athletic Competition, $2,000. This annual event tilizes several hundred volunteers including students, to break down stereotypes and biases surrounding the intellectually disabled.
- Credit Advisors Foundation: Micah House Women’s Shelter Teen Financial Literacy, $3,000. Providing education to middle school and high school students addressing areas where the teens can contribute to the success of the family and learn skills typically taught by role models.
- Great Plains Girl Scout Council: In the School Day (ISD), $1,000. Gang and Violence Prevention Program promoting healthy relationships by providing awareness and understanding about the factors involved in youth violence and gang-related activities.
- R E S P E C T 2: Teen Recognition Events, $3,000. Assistance in covering the cost of illboards to share the work of students, the cost of a reception where students are recognized and the cost of student awards.
BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES FUND
Special Olympics Nebraska received a grant in the amount of $3000 from the Building Strong Families Fund in Lincoln, Nebraska to be used toward obtaining the use of the Lincoln YWCA Facilities. These facilities can be used for meetings, practices or competitions.
MID-NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Special Olympics Nebraska has received a grant from the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation in the amount of $1000. This grant will be used to help defray the costs for the Regional Director to obtain the necessary tools to effect change in the lives of intellectually disabled individuals living in Mid-Nebraska. By having a Regional Director immediately accessible in this part of the State, Special Olympics Nebraska will be able to offer our services to additional eligible individuals, helping them improve their lives and become more productive members of their communities.
