Thank You!

 

Until We Meet Again!

I wanted to take a moment to wrap a bow around the wonderful experience all of us shared in Italy. This was my sixth Final Leg, and every one of them has been fantastic, but there was just something different about this group. 

I think it was a combination of half the team being able to be in Athen and Rome, but we also had more downtime than normal, which helped contribute to that bonding experience. Oh, and let me tell you, that can go both ways. Meaning, the longer you're around others, the more opportunity there is for people to start wearing on your nerves. I never saw that. And since we've all gone our separate ways, the group chatter on WhatsApp hasn't slowed down - which is awesome.

While no event is ever perfect, this was still a very extraordinary experience. Greg and I work very hard to make sure you're exposed to as little of the background noise as possible. It's kinda like planning and executing a wedding; nobody else knows about all the drama that goes on behind the scenes.

In all, Greg and I just want to say thank you to every single person on this team. You made this a monstrously memorable event that none of us will ever forget.

Unfortunately, I will not be at Conference this year, but Greg will lead the way for our presentation at Friday's Founder's Lunch. I will certainly miss you all.

Until we meet again, stay safe, and God Bless every single one of you!

Uniform Kits

 

Uniform Kit Payments

Hey Everyone, 

Final Leg Team & Programs – Please take a few minutes over the next week to pay for your runner’s uniform kit.  It is $525 and can be paid online via the link below.  You have until April 11, 2025, to do this. If you prefer to pay another way, please reach out to Kami at kdelameter@specialolympics.org. Thanks!

 

SpecialOlympics

Final Fundraising Update

 Final Update:

 

Well today is the day we did it. Our Final Leg team hit the $350,000 goal. This is an amazing accomplishment that we should be very proud of. As we all know it is not easy to raise this kind of money in today's environment with so many competing interests and other LETR events that we are involved with. Just think about what took place here. We raised this significant amount of money without a single donor going to an event or getting anything tangible in return. That is how powerful our stories are and the win-win combination of Special Olympics and Law Enforcement teaming up together. Think about this concept for your next fundraising endeavor and consider having a full time LETR social media presence that you can direct people to before, during and after events that you are involved with. Thank you for your efforts and I hope all of you remember your time in Italy with our eight precious, funny, ambitious, caring and brave athletes. Bill.

 

 

FINAL LEG TEAM PARTICIPATION SURVEY 

As the end of the 2025 LETR Final Leg event approaches, it is time for all of you to collect your thoughts and provide some feedback to the Final Leg Planning Committee about how the event went for you.

The survey form which can be accessed by clicking on the link below will take around 15 minutes to complete.  

The responses will be collated and used to inform and advise the Final Leg Planning Committee as they move forward to the next event in 2027.  

We will also publish the results in a few weeks time on the Blog so you can see what the general feeling  was about the event.

There are opportunities for you to comment on a variety of aspects of the event - don't be shy - please let us know what you really thought.

Thanks

Scott

Updates to Final Leg Schedule

UPDATES TO THE FINAL LEG SCHEDULE

There have been a number of changes to the Final Leg Schedule.  These changes include the following:

• Removing the visit to the Skyscraper on Saturday, March 1
• Moving the visit to see Juventus play from Sunday, March 2 to Monday, March 3
• Moving the Pragelato Torch Run from Monday, March 3 to Saturday, March 1
• A number of minor time changes on different days.

The Daily Run Schedule document has been updated to reflect these changes and is available from the Team Portal or by clicking on the link below:

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE DAILY RUN SHEET

Hope this assists

Scott

Fundraising Update #8

 

Update #8

Congratulations Final Leg Team. We have reached our ORIGINAL fundraising goal. Everyone has done such a good job raising funds and we haven't even started The Final Leg yet.  If our potential donors know that we reached our goal they are less likely to donate.  We anticipate additional funds will come in so we are increasing our Team's goal.  So, our new goal is $350,000. This would be a very impressive amount that we raised for Special Olympics so lets see if we can do it. Current standings are below.

As I mentioned before, a really great way to raise some last minute funds is to post pictures, videos and stories from your first few days of your Final Leg experience. As an example, I posted on my Facebook page while I was on the bus on the way to the Athens Airport. I included the below paragraph at the bottom of the post and I have had 6 people donate since then. One of the donors I haven't talked to in over 10 years.

Thanks to my family and friends for donating to my effort to raise money for Special Olympics. I am just shy of my goal so if anyone else wants to donate here is the link.

https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/FinalLeg/BillProll1

Team Standings

Team 1  $46,377

Team 4  $41,992

Team 3  $41,119

Team 6  $35,709

Team 5  $33,796

Team 8  $28,140

Team 2  $15,540

Team 7  $11,116 

Highest $ Raised by Individual

Jason Flanery $19,188

Robbi Peterson  $15,872

Casson Burgen $14,442

Brandon Long $12,719

Heather Mah $12,581

Chuck Adams $12,140

 

 

Fundraising Update #7

 

Update #7

Greetings Team. Our team is excelling in our "final push" to meet our goal. If everyone keeps at it we will make the amazing $300,000 goal soon. We are adding a last minute incentive for some of the top fundraisers. If you raise at least $20,000 you can pick between an additional Torch or Miner's Lamp. 

Great job everyone and take a look at the incredibly cool Torch we will be carrying. Just a reminder to post pictures from your first few days in Greece and/or Italy for people at home and remind them of your fundraising site. I will see everyone soon.