PRESS RELEASE
November 15, 2005

NEAL McCOY December Concert
Partners with Special Olympics Montana

8:00 p.m., Friday, December 2, 2005
Four Seasons Arena, Great Falls

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  u $23 & $29 Seats
For Tickets call toll free 877-727-1481 or purchase at the box office, Monday – Saturday, noon to 6:00 p.m.

Special Olympics Montana is partnering with Montana ExpoPark for the Neal McCoy concert Friday, December 2 at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. Half of net proceeds from ticket sales will go to support Special Olympics programs in Montana.

Neal McCoy, whose current hit “Billy’s Got His Beer Goggles On” is currently in the top five on Billboard Magazine, just received the 2005 Home Depot/ACM Humanitarian Award. His Texas Angel Network has raised $3 million for low-income parents with seriously-ill children. 

Special Olympics athletes who made reservation before November 30th will be eligible to attend the Neal McCoy concert free of charge with a paying companion, courtesy of Special Olympics Montana and Montana ExpoPark. Read more... During the concert, guests will be able to purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win a 2006 fully loaded Chevy Silverado that will be drawn May 19.

Special Olympics Montana will hold their State Summer Games in Great Falls at Montana ExpoPark May 17-19, 2006.  Information about the games, raffle tickets and more will be available at the concert.

Tickets for the Neal McCoy concert are available at the Four Seasons Box Office Mon-Sat, Noon-6 p.m. or by calling Ticketmaster toll free at 877-727-1481. For additional information, log on to goexpopark.com

To purchase a ticket for a Special Olympics athlete or to learn more about Special Olympics Montana, contact their headquarters at 1-800-242-6876. 

About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Through year-round sports training and athletic competition and other related programming for 1.4 million children and adults with intellectual disabilities in more than 150 countries, Special Olympics has created a model community that celebrates people's diverse gifts. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics. Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolympics.org

Contact:  Bob Norbie, President
bnorbie@somt.org

Special Olympics Montana
P.O. Box 3507
Great Falls, MT  59403
1-800-242-6876
406-268-6759