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	2009 Winter Games

	When	February 28 – March 1, 2009

	Where	Greater Worcester and Central Mass
	Venues
	Alpine Skiing	Wachusett Mountain – Princeton
	Basketball	Final Venues TBD Clark, Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Auburn High School, Worcester Academy, Worcester Technical High School, Burncoat School, Forest Grove, Norback School
	Bowling	Traditional – AMF Town and Country Lanes - Shrewsbury Unified - AMF Lanes Auburn - Auburn
	Floor Hockey	South High School - Worcester
	Nordic Skiing, Figure and Speed Skating athletes will compete as part of the Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games. For Sport specific information, scroll down to the Sports Specific Information.

	General Schedule of Events Timeline is subject to change*

	Saturday February 28, 2009
	8:00 am	COMPETITION Begins
	5:00 pm	Dinner Starts
	6:30 pm	Olympics Town Opens
	7:00 pm	Dance
	9:30 pm	Dance Ends

	Sunday March 2
	6:00 am	Breakfast served at Hotels
	6:45 am	Transportation to venues begin
	8:00 am	Breakfast ends
	8:00 am	COMPETITION Begins
	11:30 am	Lunch served
	1:30 pm	Lunch ends
	3:30 pm	Competition ending

	Directions
	Coming Soon For more specific directions please visit your hotel or venues website or visit www.google.com/maps

	Special Events

	Olympic Town and Dance February 28, 2009 Olympic Town and the Dance will take place at Mechanics Hall This year’s theme will be A Masquerade Ball Semi Formal attire is strongly encouraged)
	Times Timeline is subject to change*
	6:30 pm – 8:30 pm	Olympic Town & Healthy Athletes
	7:00 pm -9:30 pm	Dance

	Meals
	Timeline is subject to change* Lunch Lunch will not be served on Saturday. Sunday’s lunch will be served at your respective competition venues from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Dinner Dinner will be served from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm. Check back here for a published menu. Your dinner location will be determined by the hotel you are staying in. Dinner will only be made available to those athletes, coaches, and chaperones who have the proper credentials. Family members will not be able to purchase dinner through SOMA. See Family Information for local restaurants and family functions for dinner options.
	Dinner Venues Venues subject to change*
	Fitchburg Hotels	Best Western Royal Plaza - Fitchburg
	Worcester Hotels (Seating A) Hotels TBD	Crowne Plaza
	Worcester Hotels (Seating B)Hotels TBD	Hilton Garden Inn
	Auburn Hotels	Mt Carmel Recreation Center
	Marlborough Hotels	Best Western Royal Plaza - Marlborough
	Check back here to see which dinner venue each hotel will be assigned to.

	Housing
	For 2009, Winter Games, SOMA will be housing by sport. Alpine - Fitchburg Basketball, Floor Hockey - Worcester/Marlborough Bowling - Auburn
	Hotel Listing: Comfort Inn: 426 Southbridge St, Auburn; 508-832-8300 Fairfield Inn and Suites: 718A Southbridge St, Auburn; 508-832-9500 Hampton Inn: 736 Southbridge St ,Auburn; 774-221-0055 Holiday Inn Express: 10-12 Johnson St, Auburn; 508-832-2500 Best Western Royal Plaza: 150 Royal Plaza Dr, Fitchburg; 978-342-7100 Beechwood Hotel: 363 Plantation St, Worcester; 508-754-5789 Courtyard by Marriott: 72 Grove St, Worcester; 508-363-0300 Crowne Plaza: 10 Lincoln Sq, Worcester; 508-791-1600 Hampton Inn: 110 Summer St, Worcester; 508-757-0400 Hilton Garden Inn: 35 Major Taylor Blvd, Worcester; 508-753-5700 Quality Inn and Suites: 50 Oriol Drive, Worcester; 508-852-2800 Residence Inn by Marriott: 503 Plantation St, Worcester; 508-753-6300 Best Western Royal Plaza: 181 Boston Post Rd, Marlborough; 508-460-0700

	Assessment Rounds
	North Section Basketball: February 8th, Weston High School, 444 Wellesley Street, Weston MA Basketball: February 8th, Rivers School, 333 Winter Street, Weston MA Basketball: February 8th, Babson College, Webster Athletic Center, 231 Forest Street Babson Park, MA Bowling: February 15th, Boston Bowl, 820 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA Speed Skating: January 24th, Iorio Arena, 2031 Rte 1 N, Walpole MA Alpine Skiing: January 31st, Blandford Ski Area, 41 Nye Brook Road, Blanford, MA Nordic Skiing: February 1, Weston Ski Track, Leo J Martin Golf Course, 200 Park Road, Weston For more information, visit your section page or contact Emma Karrlsson Willis by phone at 978-750-0632 or via e-mail.

	South Section Basketball: February 7, Stonehill College, 320 Washington Street, Easton Bowling: January 25, AMF Lanes, 355 Winthrop Street, Taunton Floor Hockey Invitational: TBD Nordic Skiing: February 1, Weston Ski Track, Leo J Martin Golf Course, 200 Park Road, Weston Figure Skating: TBD Speed Skating: January 24th, Iorio Arena, 2031 Rte 1 N, Walpole MA Alpine Skiing: January 31st, Blandford Ski Area, 41 Nye Brook Road, Blanford, MA For more information visit your section page or contact Donna St. Onge by phone at 508-821-3635 ext. 4# or via e-mail.

	West Section Basketball: February 7, Fay School, 48 Main Street, Southboro Bowling January 31st AMF Lanes, 101 Southbridge Street, Auburn, MA Nordic Skiing: February 1, Weston Ski Track, Leo J Martin Golf Course, 200 Park Rd, Weston Figure Skating: TBD Speed Skating: January 24th, Iorio Arena, 2031 Rte 1 N, Walpole MA Alpine Skiing: January 31st, Blandford Ski Area, 41 Nye Brook Road, Blanford, MA For more information visit your section page or contact Julie Smith by phone at 413-747-8946 ext. 3 or via e-mail.

	Sports Specific Information for Winter Games Timeline/Information is subject to change* Click here for all SOI Sport Specific Rules Awards will presented on Sunday at the conclusion of your event or division play
	Alpine	9:00 am – 3:00 pm
		Check back here for a tentative schedule. Coaches will receive their coach’s packet at the coaches meeting on Friday night. Included will be updated schedule, racing bibs, and lift passes.
Basketball	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Skills will be offered at State Games. Venues are still being finalized. A final list will be posted above in the Where section. There will be a coaches meeting Saturday morning on site and Saturday night at Mechanics Hall. Check back here to see which venue your team will be assigned. (If available will be posted week of event.) Click here for updated basketball rules and modifications. Click here for Basketball rating form. Click here for the explanation of the Unified Mentoring Levels.
Bowling	8:00 am – 2:00 pm
	Traditional bowlers will be competing at AMF Town and Country Lanes in Shrewsbury. Unified Bowlers will continue to compete at AMF Lanes in Auburn. Schedule TBD. Bowlers will be broken into shifts. Saturday all bowlers will bowl 3 strings, Sunday 2 strings.
Floor Hockey	8:00 am -3:30 pm
	Click here for updated rules and modifications Check back here for Floor hockey schedule (will be available week of event).

Families Information
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Volunteer Information
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2009 Winter Games