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TCRA Seminar Sponsor

Omega Reporting, along with our colleagues at Riverside Reporting, regularly sponsor continuing education opportunities for court reporters in the Memphis area.  There were two spring seminars, one held in March and one in May.  Lynette and Lisa are also regular sponsors of the Tennessee Court Reporters Association annual conventions.  Attending seminars and conventions ensure that our skills and knowledge base are up-to-date and relevant for today's fast-paced technology-driven world.  One needs to keep learning and reaching for excellence in order to stay at the top of your game! 

Below are some pics from our most recent seminar entitled "Workflow 1,2,3 ... Striving to be Paperless".  For more information on how to go paperless and some top reasons to do so, you may view this article from our website.

 

Kindness Revolution Art Contest - Collierville High School Sponsor

Omega Reporting, in conjunction with The Kindness Revolution, sponsored the art contest at Collierville High School dedicated to Cancer Awareness Week.   One of the popular initiatives of The Kindness Revolution is their "Art of Kindness" program.  This program offers opportunities for students to express themselves via art.  Students are offered topics, such as "It's Cool to be Kind", "Stop Bullying", and other support statements, such as support of Cancer Awareness week, and create artwork to support the theme or cause.  Members of The Kindness Revolution then judge the art and display selected pieces in their respective communities. 

Here are a few photos of the art by some amazingly talented young people!  

 

Special Olympics Joins With Red Heart Yarns To Inspire Handmade Unity

 

Omega Reporting (your Memphis court reporters) and family members recently participated in the Special Olympics USA Scarf Project.  Lynette and her daughter, Danielle, contributed their talents by knitting and crocheting a total of six scarves for this project!  Financial commitments were made to this worthy cause as well.  Read more below about this effort to support our special athletes. 

 

*If you would like to contribute financially to the Special Olympics, look for a link at the bottom of this article.

 

 

 

WASHINGTON D.C., November 10, 2010 – Special Olympics International and Coats & Clark, owner of Red Heart® Yarns announced the launch of the 2011 Special Olympics USA Scarf Project.   This nation-wide initiative gives knitters and crocheters the opportunity to contribute to the Special Olympics Program(s) of their choice, and to know that in doing so, they are contributing to an unprecedented sense of unity and support for the Special Olympics athletes and the Special Olympics Movement as a whole. 

“This is a tremendous opportunity for our athletes to proudly wear an outward sign of support from people who believe in the Special Olympics Movement, and to demonstrate that they are all interconnected in one family of encouragement, inclusion and acceptance,” said Bob Gobrecht, Managing Director Special Olympics North America. “Through our partnership with Coats & Clark, we hope to build on the Scarf Project that was first introduced as part of the 2009 World Winter Games in Boise, ID and bring this sense of community to our athletes throughout the United States.  

“Red Heart is proud to be sponsoring the 2011 Special Olympics USA Scarf  Project and are excited about the inspiration it will give knitters and crocheters.” said Alyson Bell, Vice President of Marketing at Coats & Clark. “The Scarf Project is an opportunity to create a handmade gift for the athletes, coaches, families, volunteers and supporters who can wear with pride knowing that it is crafted with love.” 

Participating knitters and crocheters are asked to follow specific size and yarn color guidelines, but creativity in pattern and design are encouraged. Scarves should be 54-60 inches long, 6 inches wide, and be knit or crocheted using Red Heart ® Yarns Super Saver 886-Blue and Red Heart ® Yarns Super Saver 512-Turqua.  Individual Program deadlines and additional instructions can be found at www.scarvesforspecialolympics.org.  The website contains everything from project guidelines and specific state deadlines to frequently asked questions and other ways to contribute to Special Olympics. 

The Scarf Project began as an opportunity to provide a gift of welcome to the athletes of the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Boise, Idaho.  The Games Organizing Committee for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games requested donations of scarves for each of the 2,100 participating athletes, and by Games time, nearly 60,000 homemade scarves were produced from every state in the U.S. and 12 countries around the world. 

Special Olympics Idaho carried on the tradition of the Scarf Project in 2010, and again, the knitting and crocheting communities turned out. Within five weeks of the request, supporters from 48 states had sent over 2,100 homemade scarves for the Special Olympics Idaho State Winter Games.

 

Donate now to the Special Olympics!