2009 Truck Convoy Contact Information The World's Largest Truck Convoy is a one-day celebration on Saturday, 26 September 2009(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.      Arkansas, USA Arizona, USA Delaware, 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 North Carolina, USA North Dakota, USA Ohio, USA Ontario, Canada Pennsylvania, USA Saskatchewan South Carolina, USA South Dakota, USA Texas, USA Utah, USA Washington, USA West Virginia Wisconsin, USA Wyoming, USA 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 2009 Arkansas Registration Packet < 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 > Delaware Lisa A. Smith Special Events Manager 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 lismith@udel.edu   Convoy will take place Saturday, 3 October 2009 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware.          < return to top > Idaho Amy Eisele Special Olympics Idaho 405 S. 8th St., Suite 201. Boise, ID 83702 +1 (208) 323-0482, Ext. 21 Amy@idso.org Boise: Friday/Saturday, 12-13 June 2009 Leslie Jones Twin Falls Police Dept 208-735-7277                                                                                                                                                                                                             208-308-8603                                                                                                                                                                                                             Jones@tfid.org Twin Falls: Saturday, 26 September 2009            < 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 Chris Winston Director of Marketing/Events Special Olympics Illinois 800 Roosevelt Road Building B, Suite 220 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 +1 (630) 942-5617 +1 (63) 942-5613 (Fax) cwinston@soill.org          < 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 12 September 2009          < return to top >            < 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) bhebert@laso.org http://www.laso.org/ Deputy Sara L. Hawkins Mhse. Parish LETR/State Director 250 E. Walnut Bastrop, LA 71220 +1 (318) 281-9336 saraliz2u@suddenlink.net Louisiana will be hosting two convoys this year, one will be West Monroe on 28 and 29 August and the other in Woodworth on 19 September.            < return to top > Manitoba, Canada Mark Van Schie mailto:000036995.DDIV%20HQ.DDIv@rcmp-grc.gc.ca http://www.specialolympics.mb.ca/ Terry Hopkinson Director of Special Projects Special Olympics Manitoba +1 (204) 925-5628 +1 (204) 257-1923 (Fax) hopper@mts.net Saturday, 12 September 2009              < return to top > Michigan Andrea Rachko Special Olympics Michigan +1 (989) 774-3911 rachk1am@cmich.edu            < return to top > Minnesota Kathy J. Karkula 100 Washington Avenue South, Ste 550 Minneapolis, MN 55401-1257 +1 (612) 604-1272 +1 *800) 783-7732 Ext. 272 (Toll Free: (MN Only) +1 (612) 333-8782 (Fax) karkulak@somn.org Convoy is set for 2-3 October 2009 at Canterbury Downs, Shakopee, MN          < 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 (Fax) RoboGrammie@gmail.com Tentative route is as follows: The convoy will begin at the I-State Truck Center, located at 4600 South Frontage Rd, Billings, MT. It will travel to the Johnson Lane exit in Lockwood, turn and travel to the East Laurel exit, returning to I-State.            < 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 > North Carolina Roy Forrest Special Olympics North Carolina VP Law Enforcement Torch Run +1 (336) 707-5731 forrest5448@yahoo.com   Dot Kohlbach Special Olympics North Carolina Senior Manager Law Enforcement Torch Run +1 (919) 719-7662 ext 119 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 2009 WLTC Registration < return to top > Ontario, Canada Tammy Blackwell 43 Corydon Place Cambridge, Ontario N1R 7L5 +1 (519) 577-2556 +1 (519) 623-8204 (Fax) tblackwell.paclease@kwtoronto.com 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 Event to take place 19 September 2009.         < 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 +1 (610) 630-9450 Ext. 226 dpoole@specialolympicspa.org Alan Galphin Surferdude78007@yahoo.com +1 (717) 300-9123          < return to top > Saskatchewan Howard Schweitzer Special Olympics Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan +1 (888) 307-6226 Ext. 2 +1 (306) 780-9277 (Office) +1 (306) 780-9441 (Fax) hschweitzer@specialolympics.sk.ca Paul Perry Jay's Group of Companies 555 Park Street / 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 1276 Assembly, St.  Columbia, SC 29201 +1 (803) 397-6303 samsgt2004@aol.com Officer Mike Still +1 (803) 772-1555 Ext. 301 Deborah Jacobs +1 (803) 772-1555 Ext. 301 To be held 12 September 2009 at 10AM at Public Safety Headquarters 10311 Wilson Blvd. Blythewood. Rain date is Saturday, 17 October 2009          < 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 Convoy events are Poker Tournament Friday evening, 25 September 2009 and Convoy Saturday, 26 September 2009 at the W.H. Lyons Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls, SD. http://www.sdconvoy.com/          < return to top > Texas Katie Wheeler Development Director - Torch Run Special Olympics Texas 400 South Zang, Suite 926 Dallas, TX 75208 +1 (214) 943-9981 Ext. 25 +1 (214) 943-3774 (Fax) kwheeler@sotx.org  Texas Truck Convoy, Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Sam Houston Race Park          < return to top > Utah Gary Saxton Law Enforcement Torch Run Liaison Special Olympics Utah 243 E 400 S, Suite 111 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 +1 (801) 301-0238 (Cell) +1 *801) 363-1524 (Fax) saxton@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 Saturday, 12 September 2009          < return to top > Washington Mary Do Special Olympics Washington 2150 N. 107th Avenue, Ste. 220 Seattle, WA 98133 +1 (800) 752-7559, ext 218 +1 (206) 361-8158 (Fax) mdo@sowa.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 jbuedding@specialolympicswisconsin.org Web site: http://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/torch_convoy.asp 2009 Truck Convoy Brochure          < 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) egamroth@specialolympicswy.org Cheyenne on 26 September 2009          < return to top >