Olympiad & Team Central Give Back

We are truly blessed that we get to enjoy watching the children at Olympiad and Team Central build their confidence, be successful in their accomplishments, and have a great time in the gym.  

We are also blessed to have a chance to give back and get involved in our community and helping support those who need our support.  There are so many ways in which we can help and we have a great asset in our own Olympiad, Team Central, and Spirit Elite family that we are able to help in various ways.  We feel it is important to help others all year round, that is why we support organizations such as Youth in Need, STL Prader-Willis Syndrom Association, Cor Jesu, and many more with their trivia nights, golf tournaments, and auctions.  


The holidays are also an important time of year to assist others.  Each year, our gyms chose an organization they can assist throughout the holiday season.  Below is a list of organizations they have chosen for 2016.  If able, please consider assisting our staff as we support the following organizations this holiday season:   

• Manchester: Circle of Concern Food Drive

• Mid Rivers: Feed the Tiger Canned Food Drive & St. Louis Crisis Nursery

• Chesterfield: St. Louis Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition

• Ellisville: 

• Festus: Jefferson County Rescue Mission

• Team Central: Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry 

• Corporate Office:Operation Christmas Child

HOLIDAY MATS & SPIRITWEAR SALES BEGAN SATURDAY OCTOBER 29TH

Holiday Mats & Olympiad Spirit Wear Sale begins Saturday October 29th. Need something for your special gymnast this holiday season? 

Order a specialized t-shirt or hoodie for them. Need something your gymnast can use at home, purchase one of our AAI mats at our holiday pricing. Supplies are limited, so order early.

Olympiad Spiritwear Order Form
AAI Holiday Gift Mats

Olympiad Manchester Hosts Circle of Concern Food Drive November 7 - 19th

Olympiad Manchester is hosting a Food Drive for the area Food Bank Circle of Concern November 7 - 19th. Each family is asked to donate 3 non-perishable items to help Olympiad assist Circle of Concern fill their shelves especially for the upcoming holiday season.  

 In 2014, Circle of Concern fed 25,472 individuals with 41,363 bags of groceries – enough to put a bag on nearly every seat in Busch Stadium.  At Circle, feeding families is just the beginning, though. We also offer financial support, scholarships, job mentoring, children’s programs and holiday events. All of these efforts work together to to take a little off our clients’ financial plates, allowing them to use their limited resources to regain their financial footing. (source: http://circleofconcern.org)

So we are urging all our Olympiad families and staff to help our struggling families by donating items and assisting these families who are in urgent need.  

Thank you for helping get SB1025 Overridden

October 13, 2016 

Dear Olympiad Customers, 

We would like to extend our appreciation for your work on overriding the veto of SB 1025. Your letters, petition signing, and telephone calls helped our legislators understand that their vote in favor of the override was the right thing to do for the families of Missouri. Now that the bill has passed, you will see a change in the amount you are charged each month. Beginning with November charges, Olympiad Gymnastic Training Centers will no longer collect sales tax as part of your monthly fees. If you have any questions, please call your gym and speak to one of our customer service staff. They will be able to answer any questions you have regarding this matter. 


Sincerely, 

Raymond V. Overmann 
Owner, Olympiad Gymnastic Training Centers 


Olympiad Chesterfield 
636.532.6909
chesterfield@olympiadgymnastics.org 

Olympiad Ellisville 
636.230.9496 
ellisville@olympiadgymnastics.org 

Olympiad Festus 
636.933.0044
festus@olympiadgymnastics.org

Olympiad Manchester 
636.227.7460 
manchester@olympiadgymnastics.org

Olympiad Mid Rivers 
636.970.1800 
midrivers@olympiadgymnastics.org 

Veteran Staff Celebrates Special Anniversary with Olympiad & Team Central

On October 14th, Olympiad/TC will be recognizing our employees who have Special Olympiad and Team Central anniversaries in 2016.  They will be joining the owner Ray at Persimmon Woods Golf Club for a celebration luncheon.  

We want to congratulate the following staff on their special anniversary with the company.  

• Kim Behnen 10 years
• Becky Erdey 10 years
• Jennifer Dauster 10 years
• Gretchen Roberts 10 years
• Judy Gaertner 10 years
• Cathi Howard 15 years
• Chastity Ballard 20 years
• Shelly Peterson 25 years
• Sharon Henning 30 years
• Bonnie Campbell 30 years

Help Support our Team Central Gymnasts & Win up to $5,000

Help Support our TC Gymnasts & Win up to $5,000

We are excited to announce the 5th annual Raffle Fundraiser to benefit our programs at our Team Central location, a not-for-profit 501C3 organization.  

Tickets will be sold for $50.00 each.

Our strong gymnastics program attracts coaches from several Universities to visit our gym and recruit our athletes.  Currently three Team Central gymnasts are on scholarship competing for:

University of Missouri, Illinois State University, and Cornell

Tickets on Sale Now!

Ticket price is $50.00 each

10 changes to win, only 600 tickets sold

One in every 60 tickets will win a cash prize.

Raffle Drawing Party

Saturday November 5th

6:00p - 8:00p

Team Central Gymnastic Academy

NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN! 

Events During the evening

Gymnastics Performance

Food & Drinks

Live Drawing

Silent Auction Items

Great Attendance Prizes

Check out our Website!

Prize Include:

Grand Prize $5,000

2nd Prize: $1,000

3rd & 4th Prize: $500

5th - 7th Prize: $250

8th - 10th Prize: $100

Money from the Fundraiser will benefit:

Regional/National Funds for athletes & coaches

Tuition Assistance

Much Needed Equipment

(beam tops, pit foam, tumble trak bed & springs, open ended mini, and vault table)

Thank you our Amazing Sponsors

Gold Sponsor: Gateway Honda Dealers

Silver Sponsor: Minuteman Press

Bronze Sponsor: Mobil on the Run

September is Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month at Olympiad

Each April USA Gymnastics hosts a Child Abuse Prevention month, in an effort to grow awareness within our Olympiad/Team Central community, Olympiad & Team Central hosts a Child Abuse Prevention month in September in accordance with USA Gymnastics' April efforts.   

What are we doing to prevent child abuse in our community?  Olympiad and Team Central have put several policies in place regarding our staff, instructors, and parents.  We have developed a Child Welfare binder that we keep at every Olympiad/Team Central location. The binders contain handouts, educational materials, reference guides, and action steps to assist our staff, instructors, and team coaches regarding Standards of Conduct, Child Abuse and Neglect information, and Procedures for Reporting Complaints and Violations.  

Some of the Standards of Behavior that Olympiad/TC have adopted include, but are not limited to:  
1) Avoiding being alone with a child
2) Establish Boundaries for Necessary Physical Contact, 
3) Set Travel/Transportation Guidelines and 
4) Prohibit Electronic, Social, and Out of Program interactions.  


Resources for our Parents
Below are some resources for parents regarding prevention, safety precautions, and knowing the signs and signals of abuse or "grooming".

You can find more articles, videos and resources like this on USA Gymnastics website at http://usagymclub.com/wecarearticles/

Child Lures Prevention/Teen Lures Prevention: 
Our mission is to help ensure the personal safety of children and youth through increased awareness, education, advocacy and action.

Child Help USA
Assisting victims of child abuse through treatment programs (Child Help Advocacy Centers) and offering prevention programs such as Childsafe Speak Up Be Safe for Educators.

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Connecting child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive resources to help protect children and strengthen families.

Darkness to Light
Our programs raise awareness of the prevalence and consequences of child sexual abuse by educating adults about the steps they can take to prevent, recognize and react responsibly to the reality of child sexual abuse.

The Kempe Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
Kempe is partnering with policy makers, human service agencies, child advocacy groups and nonprofits locally and around the nation and globe to prevent child abuse and neglect and to treat victims of abuse and neglect.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® opened in 1984 to serve as the nation’s clearinghouse on issues related to missing and sexually exploited children. Today NCMEC is authorized by Congress to perform 22 programs and services to assist law enforcement, families and the professionals who serve them.

Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America is the national champion of great childhoods for all children. Founded in 1972 in Chicago, Prevent Child Abuse America works to promote the healthy development of children and prevent child abuse before it can occur in order to help children to grow up and contribute in their communities. 

SafeSport
We all have a role to play in creating a healthy setting for sport. SafeSport helps raise awareness about misconduct in sport, promote open dialogue, and provide training and resources. When we work as a team, we can build a game plan to make sport safe―for everyone.

Stop It Now!
Stop It Now! was founded by Fran Henry, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who learned first hand that standard approaches to keeping children safe from child sexual abuse at that time did not respond to the complex relationships surrounding most abuse.