2014 A n n u a l R e p o r t

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Message from the Board Chair & CEO

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

OKLAHOMA

WITHIN SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Nick Eschenheimer, Board Chair

Adrian DeWendt, President & CEO

Most individuals we speak with inform us that the ability to show love is one of the greatest

qualities they see when attending a Special Olympics event. The warmth and joy experienced being around the athletes, their families and coaches is easy to notice. Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes inspire us to become more loving and accepting. They teach us that love transcends all ethnic, gender and economic boundaries. Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes have a lot they can teach us if we just take the time to watch and listen.

The year 2014 has come and gone and what great memories have come from our 45th year of existence. More than 140 events were offered with over 10,000 volunteers assisting throughout the state in every month of the calendar. All state level events including Summer Games, Winter Games, Soccer and Equestrian continued to grow and set new

attendance records. The athletes continue to show new skills and provide leadership in roles through-out the movement. Supporters prove their steadfast belief in our mission by donating to the cause. All of this is a tribute to the entire Special Olympics Oklahoma constituency – the athletes, coaches, families, volunteers, sponsors, and supporters – all of us, working together as a team! This is something Coach Switzer always recognized – that we are one team!

Speaking of team, the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games were held in New Jersey, and we were well represented by Team Oklahoma. Not only did we bring home tons of awards but the athletes proved once again that Special Olympics is more than just sports. They met new friends, built new relationships, congratulated competitors and always did their best in representing us. In 2015, Special Olympics Oklahoma will be represented on Team USA with 3 athletes and 2 coaches during the Special Olympics Summer World Games in Los Angeles. Prior to those Games, a Unified Relay Across America will be conducted to benefit Special Olympics. This will be a unique torch run supported by our Law Enforcement Torch Run partners. The Unified Relay will provide opportunities for all Oklahomans to run, walk or blade and

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THEGOAL

The goal of Special Olympics is for all persons with intellectual disabilities to have the opportunity to become useful and productive citizens who are accepted and respected by their families, friends and in their communities.

raise money for Special Olympics Oklahoma at the same time. More information will be forthcoming so be on the lookout for ways you and your friends can participate.

The Special Olympics Oklahoma Board has designed an appropriate way to THANK Coach Switzer for all he has done as our Head Coach for over 40 years! He is quite frankly one of the few icons of our generation who has supported a Special Olympics state or national program every year – for 40 years. We certainly owe Coach our gratitude and

continued love and thank him for having served as our Head Coach! During the 2015 calendar year, Special Olympics Oklahoma will announce a project we are undertaking to show our love to Coach Switzer! Of course, the Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes will once again take the lead on this to show us the way.

Let us close by taking the time to say, “THANK YOU!” Thank you for taking the time to coach a group of athletes. Thank you for training hard and living the Special Olympics oath by being brave in the attempt. Thank you for making that incredible contribution that makes a difference for every one of the 10,597 athletes in the program. Thank you for shaking off the discomfort or

unknown and coming to an event for the first time to realize involvement has changed your life. Thank you for jumping in a Polar Plunge and running the torch! Thank you for helping to make Special Olympics the ever-growing and #1 organization that it is. We look forward to seeing you at the next event.

Sincerely,

Nick EschenheimerBoard Chair

Adrian DeWendt President/CEO

ANNUAL REPORT

2013 2012

Revenue

Expense

Net

Revenue

Expense

Net

2,538,183

2,283,907

254,276

2,795,9452,631,967

163,978

End of Year Net Assets: $2,783,656

REVENUE (CY 2013)Cash Donations

In-Kind Donations

Fees

Investment Income (loss)

Other

$1,656,866

$476,791

$34,363

$262,729

$107,434

EXPENSE (CY 2013)Programs - Competition

- Training/Outreach

Total Programs

Fundraising

Management & General/Nat’l.

$1,088,064

$861,579

$1,949,643

$259,707

$74,557

Cash 65%

In-Kind 19%

Fees/Other 16%

Program 85.5%

Fundraising 11.5%

GeneralManagement/National Fees 3%

Special Olympics Oklahoma is a 501(c)(3) non-profi t organization. Federal ID #23-7174120

In 2013, Special Olympics Oklahoma raised more than $2.5 million to support training, competition, public education and outreach. The success of Special Olympics is due in large part to the hundreds of individuals,

corporations, businesses, service groups and foundations whose generous support has kept pace with the program’s growth. Everyone who donates is a fan of the courage and determination of 10,597 Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes.

Calendar Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 Information shown below is based on audited financial statements for the calendar years ended December

31, 2013 and 2012. A full copy of the financial statements with independent auditors’ report issued by Sartain Fischbein & Co. is available upon request.

OKLAHOMA

PREMIER Sponsors

2014 Olympic Circle of Friends

Gold Sponsors$25,000 to $49,999American Airlines Charity Golf AssociationOklahoma City BaronsOklahoma Elk’s Major ProjectsSamson ResourcesTinker Air Force Base 552 Air Control WingUltimate Thrift

Silver Sponsors$15,000 to $24,999918 Fully InvolvedFraternal Order of Police Lodge #93OK ChiveSouthwest Dairy Farmers

Bronze Sponsors$10,000 to $14,999Anne & Henry Zarrow FoundationBrown & Brown AgencyC.W. Titus FoundationDrumright Dental CenterEskimo Joe’sGood Neighbor Fund of Spirit AeroSystemsKrispy KremeNicoma Park Masonic Lodge #541OETAResCare

Champion $5,000 to $9,999Amateur Softball AssociationBank of OklahomaChick-Fil-AClear Creek ConstructionCountry Leisure Mfg. Co.Cudd Energy ServicesD&D Truck SalesEmployees Community Fund of Boeing Oklahoma City

Eventus MarketingHardesty Family Foundation in Honor of Ismael RenteriaJ&L Oilfield ServicesJames D. & Cathryn M. Moore FoundationKiwanis Club of TulsaMcCasland FoundationMTM RecognitionOklahoma Business ProfessionalsOklahoma Coaches AssociationOklahoma State UniversityRed RobinRent-A-CenterRunnersWorld TulsaSanford P. & Irene F. Burnstein FoundationStillwater Convention & Visitors BureauTexas RoadhouseThe Anschutz FoundationThoroughbred Racing Association of OklahomaTulsa Running ClubThe University of OklahomaWalmartWhite Water Bay

Associate $1,000 to $4,999American AirlinesAnheuser-Busch of TulsaArrowhead ResortBig Splash Water ParkBob Howard Automotive GroupCharles and Tammy PasqueChicasaw Telecommunications ServicesChoctaw Nation of OklahomaCJ Moloney’sClyde & Anita Becker FoundationConocoPhillipsConventions & MoreDavid E. and Cassie L. Temple FoundationDave and Lezlie HudiburgDelta Dental of Oklahoma Oral Health FoundationDirect EnergyDISHGMG Oil & Gas CorporationGreg GrayHertz CorporationHiltiHitachi Computer ProductsJess L. & Miriam B. Stevens Foundation

Kirkpatrick Family FundKnights of ColumbusKomar Distribution ServicesMarion Fenton MotorsOEC FoundationOKC Hockey Booster ClubOklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma Quarter Horse Racing AssociationOklahoma Secondary School Activities AssociationP&K EquipmentPhillips 66Procter & GambleRecords-Johnston Family FoundationRemington ParkResourceOneRib Crib CorporationRich LaGuardiaRSU TVRuss Harrison & Natalie ShirleySam Viersen Family FoundationSeth Wadley Ford LincolnSkyline Energy SolutionsSM Energy CompanySchoolReachSooner LegendsSouthwestern GuniteSubwaySusan AmisSylvia Hill

TES ProductionsThe Canada CompanyThe Harry & Louise Brown FoundationThe Kerr FoundationThe Kirschner TrustThe Oxley FoundationThe Philip Boyle FoundationThe Robert S. & Helen Grey Trippet FoundationThe Tulsa FoundationThe Water StoreThunder Roads Magazine of OklahomaTotah CommunicationsTulsa DrillersTulsa OilersTulsa PeopleUnited RentalsUniversity LiquorWegener FoundationWelspec TechnologiesWeokie FoundationWilshire Charitable FoundationWynnewood Masonic Lodge #40Zarrow Families Foundation

U N I F I E D SPORTS® A program that brings together people with intellectual disabilities (athletes) and those without intellectual disabilities (partners) on sports teams for training and competition with an emphasis on meaningful participation for all. The Unified Sports experience allows all participants to develop sport skills, create long-lasting friendships and actively engage with their community.

Special Olympics aims to build a society of acceptance and

inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities and, by extension, for everyone. We know that sports training and competition can help achieve that goal. And we know that students - with their energy, idealism, intelligence, and creativity - can be not only participants but leaders in our mission.

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To ignite young people’s passion for our cause, we have to reach them where they most often are: school. At all grade levels, students’ lives revolve around their schools and school activities. That is why we conceived Special Olympics Project UNIFY® as a school-based initiative to create opportunities for authentic social inclusion.

Special Olympics Oklahoma has many schools participating in Project UNIFY. We began the Project UNIFY program in Oklahoma six years ago and in 2014 added two new schools and total 32 schools across the state of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma’s Project UNIFY Schools:

Broken ArrowCatoosaChoctaw Nicoma ParkHarrahJayLawtonMuskogeeMustangYukonWagoner

Project UNIFY is made up of three main components:

Inclusive Sports - provides opportunities for students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate in sports activities alongside one another and which we have found to be among the most conducive activity for breaking down stereotypes (e.g. Unified Sports®, unified physical education and intramurals, inclusive Young Athletes®.

Youth Leadership & Advocacy - provides students with and without intellectual disabilities opportunities to take on leadership roles in promoting Project UNIFY activities in the school and in the community (e.g. Partners Clubs, Youth Activation Committees, Youth Summits).

Whole-School Enagement - provides opportunities for all students in the school to participate in Project UNIFY through school-wide activities (e.g. R-word campaign, Fans In The Stands, Youth/Pep Rallies, Pledge and Plunge).

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M A K E I T H A P P E N

V O L U N T E E R S

Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics Oklahoma. Dedicated volunteers

from civic/service groups, corporations, schools, universities, and individuals from your own neighborhood provide manpower for more than 140 competition, fundraising and special events each year. Opportunities for volunteering are as diverse as the people who volunteer.

Competition event volunteerArea Management TeamFundraising and Special EventsClericalCoachingAthlete Leadership Program MentorUnified Sports Partner

Competitions are conducted in the spring and fall in each of the 14 geographic areas throughout the state. Athletes then qualify to compete in four state-wide competitions: Winter Games (January in Norman and Oklahoma City), Summer Games (May in Stillwater), Soccer (Owasso) and Equestrian (Stillwater). World Games are held every two years, alternating between Winter and Summer Games.

Area Management Teams, from the 14 geographic areas, administer programs across the state and are comprised of volunteers who work year-round to plan, organize and conduct sports training and competition events for athletes and coaches in their area.

Everyone benefits from participating in Special Olympics Oklahoma. Athletes carry the benefits from their involvement in Special Olympics with them in their daily lives at home, in the classroom, on the job and in the community. Families are strengthened and the community increases its understanding, acceptance and respect of these individuals.

“Special Olympics is a volunteer driven program. We have more than 10,000

volunteers every year.”

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Lighting The WayOne Athlete At A Time

Law Enforcement Torch Run volunteers are unified to serve as true Guardians of the Flame™ and promote the powerful

messages of inclusion, acceptance and ability.

More than 116 agencies raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Oklahoma through statewide events such as Cops on Doughnut Shops, Polar Plunges and Tip-A-Cops.

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OKLAHOMA

Law Enforcement Torch Run reached a major fundraising

goal of $460,000 in 2014 for Special Olympics Oklahoma.

Executive Board

Nick Eschenheimer, Chairman

Linda McKown, Vice Chairman

Mark Wilmoth, Treasurer

Jennifer Annis, Secretary

Biff Horrocks, Development Representative

Scott Moore, Program Representative

Steve Carson, Immediate Past President

The Special OlympicsOATH

“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be BRAVE in the attempt.”

B o a r d o f D i r e c to r s

General BoardDr. Joe AlexanderStephen BoldenRandy BraucherBrian BredesenEdward “Buck” ChathamRobin CauthronChief William “Bill” CittyNick CrouchCaroline Fox, Board InternHeather Hancock, Special Olympics AthleteDavid LambTeressa McHenry, M.D.William W. O’ConnorDean PaynterBrad PriestJim ScottLindsay Smith, Special Olympics AthleteWilliam “Bill” Wiggins

Heather Hancock, Special Olympics Oklahoma athlete

serving on the Board of Directors

(Front Row, left to right) Caroline Fox, Heather Hancock, Linda McKown.(Back row, left to right) Dr. Joe Alexander, Bill Wiggins, Jim Scott, Nick Eschenheimer, Stephen Bolden, Dean Paynter, Special Guest Governor Brad Henry, Scott Moore, Brian Bredesen, Buck Chatham, Chief Bill Citty, Steve Carson and Brad Priest.(not in photo) Mark Wilmoth, Jennifer Annis, Biff Horrocks, Randy Braucher, Robin Cauthron, Nick Crouch, David Lamb, Dr. Teressa McHenry, William O’Connor and Lindsay Smith.

Area 8 - Capitol Gary HendersonArea 9 - Little Sahara Jennifer DewArea 10 - Kiamichi Randy WeaverArea 11 - Route 66 Ronna VandersliceArea 12 - Grand Area 13 - Red River Steven RemshardtArea 14 - Panhandle Carol Batterman

Area 1 - Boomer Sooner Curtis BoyerArea 2 - Fun Country Harold & Gloria MuseArea 3 - Cherokee Country Stacie HarrisArea 4 - Great Plains Donna SparksArea 5 - Cowboy Country Bob WecksteinArea 6 - Cherokee Strip Susan GlasgowArea 7 - Green Country Harlan Guthrie

Special Olympics OkahomaSTAFF

Adrian DeWendt, President, CEODerek Cain, Vice President of Development & Marketing

Shila Calvert, Administrative SpecialistMeg Corn, Development Manager

Brittany Dorman, Program AssistantDonna Ham, Marketing & Communications Director

Teri Hockett, Vice President of ProgramsJennifer Lightle, Development Director

Nguyen Nguyen, Financial AnalystKate Ray, Data Entry

John Seals, Sports DirectorSue Shelton, Program Data Manager

A r e a s & A r e a D i r e c to r s

S P O R T S D I R E C T O R S

Athletics Scott Moore

AquaticsMelissa Andrade

BasketballBob Weckstein

Bocce/HorseshoesCurtis Boyer

BowlingRena Dalke

EquestrianLarry Casillas

Flag FootballCraig Jones

GolfMark Clemons

Motor ActivitiesDebbie Nobles

PowerliftingWoody Bearden

SoftballDon Hull

VolleyballAshley Hurney

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The Sp ecial O lympics

M I S S I O N The Mission of Special Olympics is to provide a year-round

program of sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Today 10,597 Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes participate in more than 140 sports competitions and training clinic opportunities every year. Competition is offered in 16 official sports. There are opportunities for thousands of volunteers.

Special Olympics Oklahoma is committed to transforming the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Show your support for our mission by learning more about us. Visit www.SOOK.org to learn more about our amazing athletes, families, volunteers and sponsors.

For more information call 918-481-1234 or 1.800.722.9004.

6835 S. Canton Ave.Tulsa, OK 74136918-481-1243 or 1-800-722-9004info@SOOK.orgwww.SOOK.org

Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Authorized and Accredited by Special Olympics, Inc., for the Benefit of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities. ©2014 Special Olympics Oklahoma.

Special Olympics Oklahoma is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.