2008 Truck Convoy Contact Information The World's Largest Truck Convoy is a one-day celebration on Saturday, 20 September 2008(unless otherwise noted) that helps raise money for Special Olympics. Information about routes and destinations, and registration forms are being added daily, so check back often. For more information, contact the individual in your state or province listed below, or Anna Berke, Law Enforcement Torch Run Specialist, Special Olympics, +1 (202) 824-0268 or aberke@specialolympics.org.      Alabama, USA Alberta, Canada Arkansas, USA Arizona, USA British Columbia Nothern California, USA Delaware, USA Georgia, USA Idaho, USA Illinois, USA Iowa, USA Kansas, USA Kentucky, USA Louisiana, USA Manitoba, Canada Michigan, USA Minnesota, USA Missouri, USA Montana, USA Nebraska, USA Nevada, USA New Brunswick, Canada New Mexico, USA North Carolina, USA North Dakota, USA Ohio, USA Ontario, Canada Pennsylvania, USA Quebec Saskatchewan South Carolina, USA South Dakota, USA Texas, USA Utah, USA Washington, USA West Virginia Wisconsin, USA Wyoming, USA Alabama To be announced.          < return to top > Alberta, Canada Jocelyn Plakas-Lock jplakas-lock@specialolympics.ab.ca          < return to top > Arkansas MCSI Jay Thompson Special Services Arkansas Highway Police +1 (501) 569-2364 +1 (501) 568-4921 (Fax) Jay.Thompson@arkansashighways.com Capt. Glen Hollaway Highway Police +1 (501) 569-2421 Shelly Yielding Special Olympics Arkansas 2115 Main Street North Little Rock, AR 72114 +1 (501) 771-0222 +1 (501) 771-1020 (Fax) shellyyielding@aol.com          < return to top > Arizona Ruth Sanchez Special Olympics Arizona 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 900 Phoenix, AZ 85004 +1 (602) 230-1200 +1 (602) 230-1110 (Fax) RuthS@SOAZ.ORG Gussie Taylor Gussie.taylor@co.pinal.az.us          < return to top > British Columbia Kelly Pater Coordinator Community Policing Programs Abbotsford Police Department +1 (604) 864-4818 +1 (604) 870-4150 (Fax) kpater@abbypd.ca          < return to top > California (Northern) Sacramento John F. Pratt Special Olympics Northern California 3841 North Freeway Blvd., Suite 280 Sacramento, CA 95834 +1 (925) 408-4134 jpratt@sonc.org SACRAMENTO: Saturday, 20 September 2008 - start/end at the Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza CENTRAL VALLEY: Saturday, 20 September 2008 - (start) Madera Speedway, Madera to (end) SaveMart Center, Fresno          < return to top> Delaware Lisa A. Smith Special Olympics Delaware 619 South College Avenue Newark, DE 19716-1901 +1 (302) 831-3482 +1 (302) 831-3483 (Fax) +1 (302) 740-1047 (Cell) lismith@udel.edu Ann Grunert Special Olympics Delaware University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716-1901 +1 (302) 831-3480 +1 (302) 831-3483 (Fax) Agrunert@udel.edu Convoy will take place Saturday, 11 October 2008 at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington, Delaware.          < return to top > Georgia Allison Kaczenski Senior Special Events Manager Law Enforcement Torch Run Liaison Special Olympics Georgia +1 (770) 414-9390 ext. 115 +1 (770) 216-8339 (Fax) allison.kaczenski@specialolympicsga.org Billy Grogan Deputy Chief Marietta Police Department +1 (770) 794-5325 BGrogan@mariettaga.gov          < return to top > Idaho Amy Eisele Special Olympics Idaho 405 S. 8th St., Suite 201. Boise, ID 83702 +1 (208) 323-0482, Ext. 21 +1 (208) 724-7667 (Cell) +1 (208) 323-0482 (Office) Amy@idso.org          < return to top > Illinois Jeff Henson Director, Special Events Special Olympics Illinois 605 E. Willow Normal, IL 61761 +1 (309) 888-2563 +1 (309) 888-2570 (Fax) jhenson@soill.org Dwayne English Joilet P.D. +1 (815) 791-0627 kdgcop@comcast.net Dennis Reilly Riverdale P.D. Sgt220@sbcglobal.net          < return to top > Iowa Jeanette Steinfeldt Special Olympics Iowa 551 Dovetail Road P.O. Box 620 Grimes, Iowa 50111 +1 (515) 986-5520 +1 (515) 986-5530 (Fax) jsteinfeldt@soiowa.org          < return to top > Kansas Luke Schulte SOKS Special Event Coordinator schultel@ksso.org          < return to top > Kentucky Danny "Maverick" Reece +1 (502) 500-9441 (Cell) maverickdwr@aol.com James "Road-Boss" Probst +1 (502) 802-7923 kysoconvoy@yahoo.com John T. Launius Special Olympics Kentucky 105 Lakeview Ct. Frankfurt, KY 40601 +1 (800) 633-7403 +1 (502) 695-8222 jlaunius@soky.org          < return to top > Louisiana Bridget Hebert Special Olympics Louisiana Director of Special Projects Northern Region 4178 Hwy 165 South Oakdale, LA 71463 +1 (318) 335-0606 +1 (318) 335-0630 (Fax) +1 (318) 613--8658 (Cell) http://www.laso.org/ bhebert@laso.org The Shreveport, LA Convoy will be held on 12 and 13 September. The Woodworth, LA convoy will be held 20 September.          < return to top > Manitoba, Canada Larry Carlson or Lynne Smotrycki 698 McLeod Ave. Winnipeg, Mb CANADA R2K 0B7 +1 (204) 283-1173 mbsoconvoy@yahoo.ca Terry Hopkinson Director of Special Projects Special Olympics Manitoba +1 (204) 925-5628 +1 (204) 257-1923 (Fax) +1 (204) 771-8891 (Cell) hopper@mts.net 12th and 13th September 2008 at red River Exhibition Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba http://www.mbsoconvoy.ca/          < return to top > Michigan Jill M. Schumacher Development Manager Special Olympics Michigan +1 (989) 774-3911 schum2jm@cmich.edu          < return to top > Minnesota Kathy J. Karkula Development Director - Corp. Spon. Special Olympics Minnesota 100 Washington Avenue South, Ste 550 Minneapolis, MN 55401-1257 +1 (612) 604-1272 +1 (612) 333-8782 (Fax) +1 (800) 783-7732 ext 272 Toll Free (MN Only) karkulak@somn.org          < return to top > Missouri St. Louis Crystal Chalk Special Olympics Missouri 520 Dix Road, Suite C Jefferson City, MO 65109 +1 (573) 635-1660 chalk@somo.org Jeff Cook O'Fallon PD jcook@ofallon.mo.us Joplin Robin Anderson SW Area 2700 McClelland, Suite 222 Joplin, MO 64804 +1 (417) 624-5505 anderson@somo.org          < return to top > Montana Terri Sappington Law Enforcement Torch Run Coordinator Special Olympics Montana PO Box 3507 Great Falls, MT 59403 +1 (406) 216-5327 tsappington@somt.org Sheryl Shockley +1 (406) 255-0540 (Office) +1 (406) 855-3790 (Cell) +1 (406) 255-0523 RoboGrammie@gmail.com          < return to top > Nebraska Katie Bowser Director of Fund Development Special Olympics Nebraska 8801 F St. Omaha, NE 68127 +1 (402) 331-5545 x 17 kbowser@sone.org          < return to top > Nevada Rachel Hudson Special Olympics Nevada 5670 Wynn Rd. Ste. H Las Vegas, NV 89118 +1 (702) 474-0690 ext 205 +1 (702) 474-0694 (Fax) rachelh@sonv.org Northern NV — Saturday 6 September 2008 Southern NV — Saturday 20 September 2008          < return to top > New Brunswick Vivienne Gassier Marketing & Development Coordinator Special Olympics New Brunswick 146 Main Street, Suite 107 Fredericton, NB CANADA E3A 1C8 Phone: +1 (506) 459-3999 Fax: +1 (506) 452-8187 vivienne.gassier@sonb.ca          < return to top > New Mexico Rhonda D. Gardner Director of Special Events, Torch Run Liaison Special Olympics New Mexico 6600 Palomas NE, Suite 207 Albuquerque, NM 87109 +1 (505) 856-0342 +1 (800) 371-5525 Toll Free rhonda@sonm.org Steve Rangel slbj78@msn.com          < return to top > North Carolina Roy Forrest Special Olympics North Carolina VP Law Enforcement Torch Run +1 (336) 707-5731 forrest5448@earthlink.net Dot Kohlbach Special Olympics North Carolina Senior Manager Law Enforcement Torch Run +1 (919) 719-7662 ext 119 +1 (919) 818-5609 (Cell) dkohlbach@sonc.net          < return to top > North Dakota Kathy Meagher Special Olympics North Dakota 2616 S. 26th Street Grand Forks, ND 58201 +1 (701) 746-0331 sond@midconetwork.com          < return to top > Ohio Paige Ludwig Assistant Director Special Olympics Ohio 3303 Winchester Pike Columbus, OH 43232 +1 (614) 239-7050 +1 (614) 239-1873 (Fax) palsooh@aol.com          < return to top > Ontario, Canada Tammy Blackwell 43 Corydon Place Cambridge, Ontario N1R 7L5 +1 (519) 897-0073 +1 (519) 577-2556 +1 (519) 623-8204 (Fax) tblackwell.paclease@kwtoronto.com Website: http://www.sosoconvoy.com/ Lynn Miller Special Olympics Ontario 18 Wynford Drive, #300 Toronto, Ontario M3C 3S2 +1 (416) 447-8326 Ext. 226 lynnm@osoinc.com Pledge Form Registration Form Convoy Sponsorship Poster         < return to top > Pennsylvania Thomas M. Maioli Jr. Assistant Deputy Chief (Retired) Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Bureau of Criminal Investigations 405 Hidden Valley Road New Cumberland, PA 17070 +1 (717) 592-8533 tmaioli@comcast.net Demika Poole Director of Special Projects Special Olympics Pennsylvania 2570 Blvd. of the Generals 124 Washington Square Norristown, PA 19403 dpoole@specialolympicspa.org          < return to top > Quebec To be announced          < return to top > Saskatchewan Howard Schweitzer Special Olympics Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan +1 (888) 307-6226 ext. 2 +1 (306) 780-0277 (Office) +1 (306) 536-9110 +1 (306) 780-9441 (Fax) hschweitzer@specialolympics.sk.ca Paul Perry Jay's Group of Companies 555 Park St5eet / Box 4560 Regina, SK S4P 3Y3 +1 (306) 721-3772 ext. 212 +1 (306) 721-4641 pperry.jays@sasktel.net Constable Joe Tataryn 467 Saskatoon Police Service P.O. Box 1728 Saskatoon, SK S7K3R6 +1 (306) 975-8335 joe.tataryn@torchrun.ca South Carolina Sam Alexander Special Olympics South Carolina 810 Dutch Square Blvd., #204 Columbia, SC 29209 +1 (803) 397-6303 samsgt2004@aol.com To be held 6 September 2008          < return to top > South Dakota Carol Husby CEO/Development Director Special Olympics South Dakota 305 W. 39th St. Sioux Falls, SD 57105 +1 (605) 331-4117 +1 (605) 331-4328 (Fax) chusby@sosd.org Marty Ellis bigmarty@sdconvoy.com The SD Convoy will be 19 September 2008 (poker tournament) and 20 September 2008 (convoy on the 20th) Texas Houston Area: Marisa Flores Special Olympics Texas San Antonio Office mflores@sotx.org          < return to top > Utah Lyn Rees Special Olympics Utah Public Relations & Marketing 243 E 400 S, #111 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 +1 (801) 363-1111 x228 rees@sout.org Lt. Lee Perry Utah Highway Patrol / Section 1 20 W. 700 N Brigham City, UT 84302 +1 (435) 723-1094 (Office) +1 (435) 723-1096 (Fax) +1 (435) 720-3029 (Other) lperry@utah.gov 13 September 2008          < return to top > Virginia Terry Foss +1 (757) 858-8121 tfoss@cityofchesapeake.net          < return to top > Washington Mary Do LETR Campaign Manager Special Olympics Washington +1 (800) 752-7559, ext. 218 +1 (206) 829-7078 mdo@sowa.org          < return to top > West Virginia Braxton County Colleen Mahon Director Braxton County Special Olympics West Virginia 288 N. Hill Road Sutton, WV 26601 +1 (304) 765-5202 cmahon@access.k12.wv.us Linda Jenkins ljenkins@access.k12.wv.us Kanawha County Linda Quinn SOWV Director of Field Services 1206 Virginia Street East Suite 100 Charleston, WV 25301 +1 (304) 345-9310 / +1 (800) 926-1616 +1 (304) 345-9338 (Fax) linda@sowv.org          < return to top > Wisconsin Julie Buedding Director of Development, Law Enforcement Torch Run Special Olympics Wisconsin 5900 Monona Dr., Ste. 301 Madison, WI 53716 +1 (608) 222-1324 Ext. 222 +1 (608) 222-3578 (Fax) jbuedding@specialolympicswisconsin.org To register for the Wisconsin Convoy, please complete the registration form below and fax to Julie Buedding. Registration can also be done online at: specialolympicswisconsin.org/torch_convoy.asp          < return to top > Wyoming Erin Gamroth Director of Field Services Special Olympics Wyoming 350 West A Street Suite 101 Casper, WY 82601 +1 (307) 235-3062 +1 (307) 235-3063 (Fax) +1 (307) 251-1906 (Cell) egamroth@specialolympicswy.org          < return to top >