Sports Briefs

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, August 22, 2000

L’Observateur / August 22, 2000

Coaches, players, fans and parents: L’Observateur wants schedules, scores or any story ideas about sports and outdoor activities in the River Parishes. Contact Michael Kiral, staff writer, at (504) 652-9545, fax to652-3885, drop by 116 Newspaper Drive, or mail to P.O. Box 1010, LaPlace,LA 70069-1010.

All football, volleyball, swimming, cross country and soccer coaches, please send you schedules to L’Observateur, P.O. Box 101,LaPlace, LA 70069-1010 or fax to (504) 652-3885.

St. Charles Parish Special Olympics is holding a general session at thedepartment Thursday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. For more information on allthese events, call 783-5090.

St. John Parish Day with the New Orleans Saints will be held Sunday,Oct. 15, when the Saints host the Carolina Panthers in the Superdome. Seatsthat are normally $40 can be purchased for $25. Contact Errol Manuel at652-9569 or Jaimee McCullen with the Saints at 731-1853.

The New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding its “Big Swing” Golf Tournament Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Lakewood Country Club, 4801General deGaulle Drive in New Orleans.

Registration will be held at 11:30 a.m., followed by a players’ lunch at noon.Tee time is at 1 p.m. with an awards ceremony at 5 p.m.Tournament entry fees are $125 per person or $500 per team. Sponsorshipsare available at $1,000, $500 and $300 levels.

For more information, contact Toni Roger at (504) 527-6930.

The Lafreniere Soccer Association in conjunction with the Louisiana Soccer Association will host an “E” level coaching license course for coaches of U13 to U15 teams Aug. 26-27 at the Lions fields complex inKenner from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The course is open to all coaches. The cost is $45 for coaches affiliated tothe state association and $60 for those non-affiliated.

For further details and to sign up for the course contact the L.S.A. office at(504) 733-7006.

The Junior Achievement Golf Sampler Card allows area golfers to drive the fairways at 12 of the local golf courses.

The Golf Sampler Card is $39 and entitles the cardholder to play a total of 49 rounds of golf among the participating courses – Audubon, Bayou Barriere, Colonial, Colonial Acres, Eastover, Ellendale, Lakewood, Oak Harbor, Ormond, Pinewood, Stonebridge and Timberlane. Supporters of the gold cardwill also receive a complimentary Junior Achievement golf towel. The card isvalid from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2000.Proceeds from the Golf Sampler Card benefit Junior Achievement’s K-12 in- school free enterprise programs. This year alone, Junior Achievement and its900 volunteers will teach more than 25,000 local students in over 140 schools about the relevance of education to the workplace and to prepare them for lifelong learning.

Call the Junior Achievement office at (504) 832-0102 for more information.

Special Olympics Louisiana’s new “Share the Victory” motor vehicle recycling program allows anyone in Orleans, Jefferson, St.

Bernard, St. Tammany and St. Charles parishes to turn extra or unwantedvehicles into “something special for Special Olympics.”An individual can call the “Share the Victory” toll-free number and Special Olympics will arrange to tow away their motor vehicle for free. The vehiclewill be recycled into the funds needed to support the year-round program of sports training and athletic competition for mentally-retarded children and adults in Louisiana.

Vehicles can be in any condition to qualify as long as the owner has the title.

Consumers may also be able to take advantage of a tax deduction as the fair market price of the vehicle is considered a tax deductible donation to Special Olympics.

For more information or to donate your used motor vehicle call Share the Victory at 1-800-249-1192.

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