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Special Olympic Oath: Let Me Win, But If I Cannot Win, Let Me Be Brave In The Attempt. |
Hello, My name is Ken. I would like to tell you a little bit of what I know about Special Olympics. My wife Lisa is a coach for Area 17 here in central Arkansas. Many hours of her own time is devoted each week to work with these athletes. There are many people today who don't realize how good they have it until they see for themselves. | ||||||||||||||||
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Special Olympics is a year around training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic type sports for all children and adults with mental retardation. It gives them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skill and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Area 17 Special Olympics Arkansas consist of Faulkner, Van Buren, Pope, Conway, and Perry Counties. Up Coming Events For Area 17 April 3, 1999 -- Coaches Track Clinic -- 10:00am at Conway High School track. April 10, 1999 -- Fund raiser -- Golf Tournament at Galla Creek. April 10, 1999 -- Area Bocci -- Conway Human Development Center Park at 9:00am April 17, 1999 -- Area Games -- Vilonia High School track at 9:00am. May 20th through 22nd 1999 -- State Games -- in Searcy at Harding University. Opening ceremonies begin at 7:00 PM. on May 20th. World Games Fundraiser World Games Fundraiser will be held at the IMAX Theater on April 17, 1999. From 12:00 noon - 4:00pm. Located at: Aerospace Education Center 3301 East Roosevelt Road Little Rock, Ar. 72206 The cost per ticket is: $6.50/adults $4.50/ 12 years old and younger $1.00 of every ticket sold goes back to Spceial Olympics Arkansas. The World Games athletes will be there doing interviews with the media. Also, there will be tables set up for a "meet and greet". Some athletes may even give demonstrations of the event they will be competing in. For more information you can contact Sherri Gilliaum at 1-800-722-9063. | |||||||||||||||||
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