What’s Happening at NMSO?

New Mexico Seniors Shine With Southwest Sun!

New Mexico Senior Olympics sent numerous press releases to newspapers, sports organizations, and radio and television stations this year to get the word out about our terrific programs. We sent releases by mail, e-mail, and fax to make sure everyone heard about our senior athletes. Before and during the Games, NMSO press releases and radio advertising asked for Games volunteers, donors, and spectators, and Sports and Fitness Expo participants. After the Games, a press release with "fill in the blanks" was sent along with athletes’ results to local coordinators for distribution to their local media outlets. One result of these contacts was a colorful article in the July issue of Mature Life in New Mexico, a publication of the Albuquerque Journal. The spotlight was on Albuquerque athletes as they prepared for the New Mexico Senior Olympic Games. On the cover was a photo of Colleen Burns, and her mother, Mary Kirsling, in training. This teaser led readers inside to a terrific article and photos of Michael Martinez, Jerry Berkouf, Jack Eichorn, and Orlando Garcia. They are each great spokespersons for the Senior Olympic program. Included in the article was mention of Golden Athletes Joanne Sprenger of Las Vegas and Jack Welch of Las Cruces. New Mexico Senior Olympics sent a press release to all media outlets in those cities and surrounding areas bragging about their accomplishments. We are pleased that several publications ran the article or mentioned these special folks in conjunction with the Senior Olympic Games.

If you have a copy of any article about Senior Olympics from your area, we’d love to see it. Please send a copy to our office so we can add it to our collection. And let’s keep working to get the word out about our fantastic Senior Olympic programs.

Whew!
State Games were wonderful.
We hope that everyone that went had a great time.

Conference on Aging

We had barely made it back from State Games when Mandy Owens and all NMSO VISTAs attended the Conference on Aging in Glorietta, August 6-8, then we attended the State Recreation and Parks Conference, Sept. 11-13 here in Roswell. Both were excellent and extremely informative. Look for Mandy and the VISTAs at Prime Time in Albuquerque November 1-3

Results and Records

Finishing touches are being put on the Results and Records Book. Look for your copy in the mail. All the Coordinators will receive one. If you haven’t ordered one and would like to order one for yourself, send your name, address and $10 to: Results and Records, NMSO, PO Box 2690, Roswell, NM 88202.

Photo Contest

The Photo Contest and the evaluation summary will be featured in the December Newsletter. Happy Halloween and have a great Thanksgiving!

National Update — Watch the mail!

You will receive at least two separate mailings, one from us here at the State Office for Travel and Uniforms and one from Nationals for games registration. Pay careful attention to each. We can not register you for Nationals. You must do that directly with the NSGA on your own. We will send out more information as we receive it comes in from Nationals.

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New Mexico Senior Olympics, Inc.
P.O. Box 2690 • Roswell, NM 88202-2690 • (575) 623-5777 • Fax: (575) 622-9244
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E-mail: NMSO@NMSeniorOlympics.org
Web page: www.NMSeniorOlympics.org