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Malloy said about 150 participants
turned out for the event, but pointed
out that that number was down from
previous Special Olympics events in
which an average of 600 people par
ticipated.
The local United Way (UWCG),
under the direction of chairman Charles
Rinkevich and new CEO Missy Lane,
has chosen to revive the games with
the help of the BOE, the City of Bruns
wick and Glynn County.
During their Nov. 19 meeting the
Brunswick City Commission unani
mously approved an Intergovernmen
tal Agreement between themselves,
Glynn Comity and the BOE, along with
an Interim Memorandum of Under
standing with the UWCG, agreeing
to participate in the Special Olympics
program with the UWCG.
According to the documents, the city
commission and the comity commis
sion both agree to provide $20,000 for
the Special Olympics between now and
June 30, 2009. Future contributions
will be determined beginning July 1,
2009, the start of the city's and comity's
fiscal years.
Malloy told the city commission,
"The Special Olympics were dissolved
after last year's games because it had
been run by one person and on a shoe
string budget provided solely by the
United Way."
"We saw an opportunity," Malloy
continued, "these special needs people
have a voice that needs to be heard.
They are kids and adults that can't
participate in regular recreation pro
grams. They need to be able to experi
ence life events and skills that, frankly,
we all take for granted."
In making the motion to approve the
Intergovernmental Agreement, City
Commissioner Mark Spaulding called
the Special Olympics "very meaningful
work."
Note: the documents, which were
sent to Comity Attorney Aaron Mum-
ford, will be presented to the comity
commission for approval at their meet
ing this Thursday, Dec. 4. The item is
listed on the 'Consent Agenda' so it is
very likely to be approved.
For their part, the UWCG will pro
vide $30,000 for the event along with a
number of in-kind services.
The in-kind services include coor
dinating with the BOE to recruit and
hire a Director who will provide overall
direction and coordination for the Spe-
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cial Olympics.
The UWCG will also coordinate the
formation of a five-member Brunswick-
Glynn Comity Special Olympics Com
mittee. The city commission, county
commission, BOE and the UWCG
board of directors will each name one
person to the committee, with those
four appointing the fifth.
The BOE of Education has already
approved the agreement and since
they cannot legally provide cash to
a program that serves adults, they
will assist the program with in-kind
services including office space, office
equipment, and technical assistance
by the Special Education Dept, for the
new Special Olympics Director.
In addition, the BOE will provide
athletic fields, equipment and trans
portation as needed for the games.
The UWCG does not intend to con
tinue operating the Special Olympics
after the next year, so as part of their
in-kind services, they will work to orga
nize and create a new non-profit orga
nization for the specific purpose of run
ning the Special Olympics.
According to the Interim Memo of
Understanding, the UWCG will "sub
mit a plan for the formation of a non
profit organization to assume the pri
mary responsibility for carrying the
program forward, it being anticipated
that the Special Olympics of Bruns-
wick-Glynn County non-profit entity
will replace the United Way of Coastal
Georgia in contracting with the govern
mental agencies."
In an interview with The Islander
last week, Malloy said, "The United
Way has been working on this since
last January. We have worked with
Reggie Jackson and Wesley Davis of
the city and county recreation depart
ments. We've worked with City Man
ager Roosevelt Harris and County
Administrator Charles Stewart and
with their attorneys, Lynn Frey and
Aaron Mumford. We can't thank our
local officials and the school board
enough. This has been a lot of work
and everyone did their part. Also, the
Georgia Special Olympics organization
was very helpful."
According to Malloy the Intergov
ernmental Agreement had to be drawn
up from scratch.
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Chief Ranger Kim Coons
receives regional award
Fort Frederica National Mon
ument's chief ranger, Kim Coons,
received the Southeast Region Free
man Tilden
award for excel
lence in inter
pretation.
Coons was
nominated for
her leadership
and guidance
in the develop
ment of the Fort
Frederica Junior
Ranger Adven
ture Book.
Coons has
been employed
by the National
Park Service
for 20 years
and has worked
"We tried to find a Special Olympics
in the state with an intergovernmental
agreement," explained Malloy, "but we
couldn't find one. So as far as we know
this is the only four-way agreement in
the state for a Special Olympics pro
gram."
"If the county commissioners
approve the agreement during their
meeting next week (Dec. 4)," said Mal
loy, "the United Way and the school
board will immediately advertise for a
full time Special Olympics director. We
hope to have them on board by Janu
ary 1st." □
at Ocmulgee National Monument,
Chickamauga and Chattanooga
National Military Park, Appomat
tox Court House National Historical
Park and has been
at Fort Frederica
National Monu
ment since Decem
ber 2002.
The Freeman Til
den Award, spon
sored in partner
ship by the National
Park Service (NPS)
and the National
Parks Conservation
Association, annu
ally recognizes out
standing contribu
tions to the public
through interpreta
tion by a Park Ser
vice employee. It
is named for Freeman Tilden, the
author of The National Parks, What
They Mean to You and Me and Inter
preting Our Heritage. Tilden’s writ
ings have had considerable influ
ence on interpretation and education
within the NPS.
The award was created in 1982
to stimulate and reward creative
thinking and work that has positive
effects on park visitors. Nominees
were judged on creativity, originality
and contributions to enhance public
understanding of the Park Service
and the resources it protects. □
Chief ranger Kim Coons
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