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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
WELCOMING REMARKS AT SPECIAL OLYMPICS
THE WHITE HOUSE
DECEMBER 17,1998
It's a great pleasure to join the President in welcoming all of you to
the White House, as together we mark the 30th anniversary of the
Special Olympics. What a joy it is to celebrate the achievements of this
remarkable organization with people who care so much about the future
of all our young people.
I want to thank Whoopi -- and the amazing array of artists who
have gathered here this evening -- for lending your support to the
Special Olympics -- so that young people everywhere can find and
celebrate their own God-given talents.
I want to offer a special tribute to the woman who has brought all
of us together this evening -- my dear friend, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Watching your lifetime of dedication to public service has been a
personal inspiration to me and to so many others. And we have all
learned-- from your example-- the true value of family, particularly
amidst the strains of public life.
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Tonight, I want to applaud your lifelong commitment to the
Special Olympics-- which has given children around the world the
confidence and inspiration to overcome obstacles, and reach their fullest
potential. But perhaps more importantly, you have helped all of us
imagine a future in which every child can lead a life of dignity and
accomplishment.
This vision is at the very core of my husband's beliefs as well.
That all children -- no matter what their circumstances -- should have an
equal chance to grow and learn and contribute to the world around them.
I'm very proud of what he has been able to achieve not only in this
country, but around the world-- to lift up the lives of families and
children, and to create the kinds of communities that can support and
sustain them. Whether the President is working to encourage lasting
peace in the Middle East and Ireland, or working on behalf of
America's families to improve our schools, expand child care, and
extend health care to all of our children -- his commitment to improving
people's lives has been-- and continues to be-- his highest priority.
At this time, I am particularly proud to introduce the man who so
shares the values we are celebrating here tonight, my husband and
partner, the President of the United States, Bill Clinton.
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mention of one or more by
name with specifics of their accomplishments, e.g., Jia Siruijoined Arnold
Schwarzenegger as he lit the Special Olympics Flame ofHope on the Great Wall of
China; Cindy Bentley serves as the Governor's appointee to the Wisconsin Council
on Developmental Disability; Henry Moretti anchors his own television talk-show
(fact sheet on each Global Messenger is attached).
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Thank those who have made substantial and generous contributions to the movement,
especially Steve Case and Peter Lynch who are chairing efforts to secure the future of
the movement.
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Here in celebration, not of what Special Olympics has done, but with the hope and
challenge ofwhat will be accomplished in the 21st century
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Special Olympics is a movement of sports and recreation but it also changes lives.
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In the future, Special Olympics hopes to ...
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bring hope to 500,000 athletes with mental retardation in China;
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to bring opportunity to 2 million athletes around the world;
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to create new networks of family support and advocacy worldwide;
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to create Health programs for every Special Olympics athlete;
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to make it possible fot children with and without mental retardation to participate in
service learning opportunities throughout the U.S.
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There is so much more to do. There are over 170 million people with a mental
disability around the world and this movement can be a sign of hope to every one of
them if we let it.
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As we enter into all the of the new hope of the 21st century, Special Olympics is
becoming a new portal of opportunity--creating sports opportunities but in so doing,
creating so much more. I am proud to have been a small part of what Special
Olympics has been and look forward to being an even bigger part of what this
movement will become in the future.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
WELCOMING REMARKS TO SPECIAL
OLYMPICS DINNER
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC
December 14,2000
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evening, I am pleased to introduce her son Tim Shriver.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
REMARKS TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS DINNER
(TELEPROMPTER-- TAPED FOR TV)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC
December 14, 2000
Thank you, Victor Stewart, Katy Wilson, Barry Cairns, and all the Special Olympics
Global Messengers. Victor, I understand that the very first time you played golf, you hit a ball
250 yards. I'd like to know your secret.
I also want to thank Jamie Lee Curtis, who has been a great master of ceremonies; and all
the performers who have graced this stage tonight.
Hillary and I have been proud supporters of Special Olympics for many years; and we are
proud to be part of this very special evening. Special Olympics is a program of sports training
and competition; but ultimately, it is a strong statement of optimism about human life. It says
that every human being can learn and grow and contribute to the society we share; it casts a
spotlight on the dignity of human life, and the beauty of the human soul.
Special Olympics teaches us that when people with disabilities gain skills and
confidence, we all win. When Special Olympics athletes from Americans meet their
counterparts from places like China and Botswana, we are all enriched. And in the century
ahead; if we help Special Olympics establish global networks for families, create new health
programs for athletes, and open new opportunity for two million athletes around the world- we
will all benefit.
Special Olympics began as a small flicker in the heart of one remarkable woman, Eunice
Kennedy Shriver. You enter a new century as a strong flame of pride - and a beacon of
inspiration for us all. So tonight we celebrate what has been accomplished - and we look ahead
to the future with determination and confidence.
Now I'd like to invite all the artists to come back to the stage and sing just one more song
for us.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
REMARKS TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS DINNER
(TELEPROMPTER- FOR TV TAPING)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC
December 14, 2000
Thank you, Victor Stewart, Katy Wilson, Barry Cairns, and all the Special Olympics
Global Messengers who are with us this evening. It is a great pleasure to join the President in
welcoming all of you to the White House. What a joy it is to celebrate the achievements ofthis
remarkable organization, and to join you in looking toward an even brighter future.
I also want to thank Jamie Lee Curtis - and the amazing array of artists who have
gathered here tonight. By lending your support to the Special Olympics, you are helping people
everywhere reach their fullest potential. And you are helping us build a future in which every
child is empowered to lead an active life - and to have an impact on the lives of others.
Two years ago, Special Olympics athlete Loretta Claiborne told an audience here at the
White House what Special Olympics meant to her. "Yes," she said, "kids called me names in
school. They always told me what I couldn't do. But I had the chance to become part of
something no one can take away from me, to become an athlete, to join a movement, to make a
difference."
Most of us here tonight can't walk the balance beam the way Katy Wilson does, or
dribble a soccer ball as smoothly as Barry Cairns. And most of us, unlike Victor Stewart, don't
compete in seven different sports. But all of us can be inspired by them- and millions of people
will be inspired by the public service announcements Barry and others have made.
All of us can choose to make a difference. And tonight I'm proud to introduce a man
who has worked his entire life to improve people's lives, and who will always strive to make a
difference, my husband, the President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
WELCOMING REMARKS TO SPECIAL
OLYMPICS DINNER
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, DC
December 14,2000
�Good evening and welcome to the White House.
President Kennedy once said that happiness is "the full
use of your powers along lines of excellence." The
Special Olympians remind us that every human being has
talents, and given the chance to use them, can be happy
and light fires of happiness and hope in all of us.
Tonight, we celebrate the start of a new century of
excellence for Special Olympics.
Forty years ago, too
many Americans believed that people with disabilities
were incapable of completing even the most basic tasks let alone competing in sports. But one remarkable woman
knew otherwise. And she never gave up.
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�Eunice Kennedy Shriver hosted summer camps in her
own backyard for children with disabilities. She pressed
and cajoled Congress, recruited experts, even pulled her
brother John away from the Cuban missile crisis to
receive a report on the needs of people with disabilities.
In 1968, under her leadership, the first Special Olympics
took place in Chicago, with 1,000 competitors from the
United States and Canada. Today, more than one million
people in 150 nations train and compete in Special
Olympics sports.
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�The Special Olympics movement is a monument to
the human spirit, and especially to the spirit of Eunice
Kennedy Shriver, whose vision knows no bounds and
whose determination accepts no limits. So tonight I ask
all of you to join me in honoring Eunice Shriver, her
wonderful family, and all the athletes, volunteers and
friends who have made her dream real.
Now, because Eunice couldn't be with us this
evening, I am pleased to introduce her son Tim Shriver.
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LENGTH: 448 words
HEADLINE: Remarks at the Conclusion of the Special Olympics Dinner
BODY:
Thank you. This has been a wonderful night. Hillary and I want to thank all the artists who have
graced this stage. They have brought something special to this part of the White House lawn and this
beautiful tent that we've never had before. They certainly have helped to put us all in the holiday
spirit, including our good friend, Whoopi, who I thought was terrific tonight, even in the breaks.
I feel very proud to be a part of this special evening, to pay tribute to Special Olympics. Tonight we
celebrate 30 years of breaking down barriers and building up hope, 30 years of widening the circle of
opportunity, 30 years of helping Americans with disabilities to reach their highest potential. Tonight
we celebrate the victory of the human spirit. We see the power of that spirit every single time an
athlete like Loretta runs a race, every time a young person realizes the wonder that he can swim
faster than almost anybody else in the pool, every time a parent's heart fills with pride as her child
steps with confidence onto the winner's block, and every time a volunteer learns the joy of helping
people with disabilities to make the most of their abilities.
As Special Olympics enters its fourth decade, this legacy is being passed from generation to
generation, in a circle of hope, as the children of Special Olympics volunteers take their place in the
dugouts and on the sidelines and as former competitors become coaches and mentors to new young
athletes. The Special Olympics torch, which began as a small flicker of light in 1968 in Chicago,
now burns brightly all around the world as a symbol of acceptance and pride.
Tonight, we thank all of you, every single one of you who have made this possible: the Shriver and
Kennedy families, without whose vision there would be no Special Olympics; the thousands of
supporters and volunteers whose dedication sustains that vision; the millions of athletes whose
courage inspires and challenges all of us. And we salute the next generation of Special Olympics
heroes who will keep that flame alive in the 21st century.
Now, I'd like to ask all the artists here with us tonight to come back on stage and sing just one more
song for you. Eunice, and all the rest of us, and for Special Olympics.
Thank you very much.
NOTE: The President spoke at approximately 11:10 p.m. in a pavilion on the South Lawn at the
White House. In his remarks, he referred to comedian Whoopi Goldberg; Special Olympics athlete
Loretta Clairborne; and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder, Special Olympics. The transcript made
available by the Office of the Press Secretary also included the remarks of First Lady Hillary Clinton.
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HEADLINE: Remarks Honoring Eunice Kennedy Shriver at the Special Olympics Dinner
BODY:
Thank you. Please be seated. Thank you. Pretty rowdy crowd tonight. [Laughter] I am delighted to
join Hillary in welcoming all of you here. We're delighted to have you at this remarkable celebration
of the 30th anniversary of the Special Olympics.
Let me say just for a moment, I am also thinking tonight about the brave American men and women
in uniform who are carrying out our mission in Iraq with our British allies. I know that our thoughts
and our prayers, indeed, those of all the American people, are with them to,r.light. And I wanted to
say that what they are doing is important. It will make the world a safer, more peaceful place for our
children in the 21st century.
I'd also like to say a word now about the Special Olympics. More than 30 years ago Eunice Kennedy
Shriver had an idea as simple as it was revolutionary, to give young people with disabilities the
chance to know the thrill of athletic competition, the joy of participation, the pride of
accomplishment. Out of that powerful idea, dreamed up at a kitchen table and launched at a
backyard in Rockville, Maryland, Special Olympics grew and grew and grew.
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Just think of it-- if you can remember back to the time before the Special Olympics, many people
actually believed that people with disabilities were incapable of performing the most basic, every day
activities, let alone competing in sports. But this year, 30 years later, there are more than one
million Special Olympic athletes throwing the javelin, swimming the 500-meter butterfly, walking
the balance beam -- something most of the rest of us cannot do -- [laughter] -- and inspiring hope
all over the world.
So tonight I ask all of you to stand and join me in toasting Eunice Kennedy Shriver; her wonderful
family, who have supported her every step of the way; to all the people who work so hard year-in
and year-out to make Special Olympics possible, and to the athletes who are an inspiration to us
all; to Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Special Olympics. Ladies and gentlemen, Eunice Shriver.
NOTE: The President spoke at approximately 8 p.m. in a pavilion on the South Lawn at the White
House. In his remarks, he referred to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder, Spe_cial Olympics. The
transcript made available by the Office of the Press Secretary also included the remarks of First Lady
Hillary Clinton.
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most heartfelt campaigns any Ken·
nedy e\'er tmdertook. She argued
to family members that it would be im· of the bigge~t moments in perhaps the
rnenscly helpful if they revr:aled one of most important contribution the Kenne·
their mcst closely guarded secrets: .that dys made to the nation.
What is stunning about the Kenne·
one of their own, the president's sister
Roser.:arv, was mentall\• retarded. It dys'- and most particularly Eunice Shritook more than a year to bring the idea \'er's-role in changing the way the
to fruition, and it finally won sanction world treated mentally retarded people
after the clan's two central figures is how little noticed it has been. It is ·
blessed it: Patriarch Joseph Kennedy difficult to recall today the life such peomade clear he could li\'e with the disclo- ple faced in the generation before Kensure ~s long as President Kennedy sup- nedy's administration. Scores of thouported it. In the spring of 1962. Eunice sands were v.-arehoused in institutions
told JFK she wanted to v.Tite a piece for located in the most remote sites a\•ail·
the Saturday Ewming Post about Rose· able. That v.-as especiall\' trile of women
mary, and he responr!-:d: ..That"s fine. because it v.-as thought "to be important
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(~hose -:vith ~own"s syndrome) not be
g1ven hf7·sa\~ng procedures because.
the text 1mphed. they were subhuman,
and sor:n.e w~re allowed to die.
Famll1es h~e the Kennedys that kept
retarded family members at home as the,·
grew up were the objects of considerable
scorn. Rosemary was born at the hei2ht
of the worldwide flu epidemic in 191&
and, though no one v.-as ever sure what
caused her ~elative\y mild retardation, it
became a d1fficult fact of life b\· the time
she reached school age. Thous:h the !am·
ily tried to make thin~s as ~n:>rrn:ll as
possible for her. she fell far behind in the
hypercompetith·e en,ironment as she
got older. As she became a voum: worn·
an, her problems erew and she be can to
lash out violent)\' on occasion. ~
• The lobotomy. Eventually, Joseph
Kennedy was told that there was a "mir·
ade,.. surgical procedure called a prefrontal lobotomy that could help Rose·
marv. Without consultinc am·one else in
the family. he ordered the operation in
1941 and it was botched. The surl!erv was
supposed to leave her mental functions
relativeh· intact while eliminatinc her
aggressi\·e beha,ior. Instead. it rendered
her zombie like and she was moved to St.
Coletta"s in Jefferson. Wis.. where she
still resides. Until Eunice"s mas:azine ar·
tide, the family told inquiring -reponers
that she was in a convent.
Joseph Kennedy was. tormented by
the fate of his daus:hter. In 19~6. he ere·
a ted the Joseph P.~Kennedy Jr. Founda·
tion (named after his deceased war·
hero son) to help retarded people, and
in the mid-1950s. he asked Eunice to
determine how the foundation·s grants
could best be used. She traveled the na·
tion talkinc to the small number of ex·
perts willinl! to buck the forget-'em
philosophy and \'isiting the notorious
"snake pits" that housed most retarded
Americans. •'There was a complete lack
of interest in them and lack of know!·
edge about their capacities," she says.
..They were isolated because their families were embarrassed and the public
wasprejudiced."
Not surprisingly, Eunice Shriver-the
one familymemberwhocontinued to call
her big brother ••Jack" after his elec·
tion-hammered at the issue as JFK en·
tered the presidency. He respond:d by
setting up a task force headed by emment
educator Leonard Mavo to de\ise a legis·
l~tive program to attack n;enta.l retarda·
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anlcl~ through the summer.
"Eumce ran it like a campaign:· he says. ''There was
a brain trust of expens ar the
ready. and she kept pilin~
boxes !lear me of material to
cram Jnto the piece. Even··
body was really nen·ous about
th7 piece. But she was determmed to knock down all the
competitor afflictions when it
came to getting government
funding.'' In August. Gelman
watched as President Kennedy speed-read through his
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Shriver predicted. the chan!!e
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in public .and scientific atii• •• tudes prompted by the article
and the work of the presiden·
tial panel was striking. Over
the next generation. the 1\.enned~'S· goal- to bring the retarded into the mainstream
of American life-has been
largely realized. Research
breakthroughs on the causes
of retardation and benefici:~l
.educational programs h:~\·e
Crusader. Sluil·~r ltclpcd create tlzc Specilz/ 0{\mpics to bring the retarded into the mainst~am.
proliferated. thanks to the
funding launched in the Kend~pu~)· special counsel Myer Feldman to
thought retardation'was.best addressed nedy administration. American life and
wc:l with Eunice and the panel.
as a genetic and prenatal problem, and the lives of the retarded have been incalEu:1ice Shriver was clearh· the com- their ••soft.. colleagues, who favored an culably enriched by the drive to bring
rnand:r of the administration effon. emphasis on education to help improve the retarded into full panicipation in
\\'her; her fri~nd and panel member the lives of retarded people. She also communities. schools and workplaces.
Robe;r E. Cooke suggested the creation helped arrange the necessary support
The spinoffs from thes~ first effons
of ne\\' universirv-affiliated research cen· from congressional leaders, although are equally impressi\'e. The family cam·
ters. si1e stuck it "in the final plan. She and that task v.-as not very difficult: Most paism to bring the· retarded out of the
Feld~an helped broker disputes on the
knew that the president cared deeply closet, including the Shrivers· creation
pan:! between the "hard'' scientists. who about the issue. JFK. even broke awav of the v.idely hailed Special Olympi~. from one of the emergency meei- was a precursor of the larger disability
ings on the Cuban missile crisis on riehts movement. And Sarcent Shrh·cr
Oct. IS, 1962. to receive the panel's sa)'S his inspiration to creaie the n:uch
repon. (More than 70 percent of admired Head Start proeram for d1s<td·
irs 112 recommendations were vantaoed children cume from his fc:::oil·
iarit\' ;,.ith research that carh·-interven·
e\·entually implemented.)
As political leaders began to tion' educational efforts could raise the
change their thinking. Eunice felt lOs of the retarded.
When the full judgment of the Kenthe public still Jagged behind. She
and her husband, Sargent Shriver, nedy legacy is made-including JFK's
persuaded the Advenising Coun- Peace Corps and Alliance. for Progr~s~.
cil to devise newspaper and maga- Robert Kennedy's pass1on for c1v1l
zine ads in early 1962. But she rights-and Ted Kennedy"s efforts on
thought the single most powerful health care workplace refonn and refu·
act to capture public attention was gees-the ~hanges v.Tought by Eunice
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the revelation about Rosemary.
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her vety pov.·erful brother Jack an~ m·
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Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic
competition for more than one million children and adults with mental retardation.
The Special Olympics oath is ..• Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the
attempt.
Our leaders are ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder and Honorary Chairman; Sargent
Shriver, Chairman of the Board; and Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D., President and CEO.
Our mission is ... to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a
variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with mental retardation by giving
them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage,
experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their
families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Our goal is •.• for all persons with mental retardation to have the chance to become useful
and productive citizens who are accepted and respected in their communities.
The benefits ..• of participation in Special Olympics for people with mental retardation
include improved physical fitness and motor skills, greater self-confidence, a more positive
self-image, friendships, and increased family support. Special Olympics athletes carry these
benefits with them into their daily lives at home, in the classroom, on the job, and in the
community. Families who participate become stronger as they learn a greater appreciation
of their athlete's talents. Community volunteers find out what good friends the athletes
can be. And everyone learns more about the capabilities of people with mental retardation.
The Spirit of Special Olympics-skill, courage, sharing, and joy-transcends boundaries of
geography, nationality, political philosophy, gender, age, race, or religion.
Special Olympics began ••• in 1968 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the First
International Special Olympics Games at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The
concept was born in the early 1960s when Mrs. Shriver started a day camp for people with
mental retardation. She saw that individuals with mental retardation were far more capable
in sports and physical activities thPn many experts thought. Since 1968, millions of
children and adults with mental retardation have participated in Special Olympics.
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�Around the world ••• there are accredited Special Olympics Programs in more than 160
countries. Special Olympics Programs are continually being developed around the world.
In the United States ••• Special Olympics Programs are established in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. About 25,000
communities in the United States have Special Olympics Programs.
Through the Special Olympics Model School District programs, public school districts
include Special Olympics in their physical education curriculum and provide
extracurricular and interscholastic sports to elementary and secondary students with
mental retardation. The Special Olympics Mega-Cities program coordinates Special
Olympics training and competition in schools, community recreation programs, group
homes, and institutions in 11 large metropolitan areas.
To be eligible to participate-· in Special Olympics, an athlete must be at least eight
years old and identified by an agency or professional as having one of the following
conditions: mental retardation, cognitive delays as measured by formal assessment, or
significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay that require, or have
required, specially-designed instruction.
The Special Olympics Unified Sportsnc program ••• brings together athletes with and
without mental retardation of similar age and ability to train and compete on the same
teams. Founded in 1987, Special Olympics Unified Sports fosters the integration of
persons with mental retardation into school and community sports programs.
Special Olympics pro\'ides year-round training ... and competition in 25 official sports.
Special Olympics has developed and tested training programs that are outlined in a Sports
Skills Guide for each sport. More than 140,000 qualified coaches train Special Olympics
athletes.
By assigning athletes to di\'isions ••• determined by their ages and ability levels, Special
Olympics gives every athlete a reasonable chance to win. Athletes from all divisions may
. advance to State, National, and \Vorld Games.
For athletes with profound disabilities •.• Special Olympics created its Motor Activities
Training Program (MATP), developed by physical educators, physical therapists, and
recreation therapists. MATP emphasizes training and participation rather than
competition. MATP is part ofthe Special Olympics commitment to offer sports training to
all individuals with mental retardation.
Special Olympics competitions ••• are patterned after the Olympic Games. More than
16,000 Games, meets, and tournaments in both summer and winter sports are held
worldwide each year. \\'orld Games for selected representatives of all Programs are held
every two years, alternating between summer and winter.
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More than 500,000 volunteers ... organize and run local Special Olympics programs,
serving as coaches, Games officials, drivers, and in many other capacities. Anyone can
learn how to participate through the many training programs Special Olympics offers for
coaches, officials, and volunteers.
Headquartered in \Vashington, D.C., •.. Special Olympics guides local, area, state, and
national programs around the world. A volunteer board of directors determines
international policies and is comprised of business and sport leaders, professional athletes,
educators, and experts in mental retardation ·from around the world.
Giving cooperation and support ... to Special Olympics are the national governing
bodies and/or international sports federations of each sport played in Special Olympics.
Major sports organizations and a host of world leaders also support Special Olympics and
its goals.
Special Olympics is the only organization authorized by the International Olympic
Committee to use 11 0lympics 11 worldwide.
For more information about your Special Olympics Program, call 800-700-8585, or visit
the Special Olympics website at www.specialolympics.org or AOL keyword: Special
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POINTS
THE FIRST l.,ADY
Thank you Barry for that beautiful introduction
- The President and I are honored to be here
with all of you and all the global messengers of
Special Olympics and everybody who's made
this evening truly A Very Special Christmas.
Having had the pleasure of meeting many of
the Special Olympics athletes, we have been
profoundly impressed by the great strides
forward these men and women are making
everyday whether there's a huge crowd
cheering them on or not. Their efforts are, quite
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The Special Olympics program works
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so the time has come for all of us in every
nation of the world to get with this program.
Every day around the globe, lives are being
changed for the better - and not just the Jives
of these athletes, but the Jives of every one of
us who comes into close contact with the
Special Olympics spirit.
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We can learn from these athletes during any
season, and not just about running fast or
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jumping high or throwing well. Yes, we can
admire their strength and agility, but in this
season of gift-giving they also reminds us that
ultimately we are all god's gifts to one another.
As we come together with our families this
holiday season, .lets us all rededicate ourselves
to treasuring what is great, what is brave and
what is special in each and every one of God's
children.
Today in this season of light, the Special
Olympics flame shines like a beacon of hope.
This movement of empowerment has become
a global force for good in our world. The
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Special Olympics shows us that competition
doesn't have to separate us - it can bring us
together in practical, lite-altering ways. What
Special Olympics offers its athletes is practical
and profound
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a forum for physical fitness ·
that builds self-esteem and life skills, as well as
a true sense of community. Now I'd like to
introduce to you the President of the United
States.
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Thank you. "A man does what he must - in
spite of personal consequences, in spite of
obstacles and dangers and pressures -- and
that is the basis of all human morality." Those
words were written by John F. Kennedy in a
book called Profiles in Courage back in 1956.
Almost a half-century later we stand here with
these inspiring athletes, these men and women
who are each in their own way living profiles in
courage. And the honor is all ours.
As some of you may know, ·r had the pleasure
of meeting President Kennedy when I was a
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young man, and that experience changed my
life. In his too short time with us, President
Kennedy managed to accomplish many things,
but one of the most lasting came in the form of
his support for the dream of his wise and
wonderful sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
President Kennedy had the foresight to listen
to his sister and to make this issue a priority.
The story goes that the President even broke
away from an emergency meeting on the
Cuban Missile Crisis in order to receive a task
force report on improving the lives of people
with metal retardation.
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Eunice Shrivers vision ~nd hard work in seeing
that dream blossom into this amazing
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organization is testimony to the power of the
oath of Special Olympics. Mrs. Shriver and
those involved with Special Olympics are
winning and they are brave In the attempt.
Today Special Olympics offers 16,000 events
annually around the world, but in the end the
race that these games celebrate is the human
race. Let us all learn the lessons of Special
Olympics well. Let us all win, but if we cannot
win, let us all be brave in the attempt. Let us all
work as one to ensure that Special Olympics
flame remains an eternal one.
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Hillary and I are so happy that we could share
this evening with Jamie Lee ant:! all these
incredible musicians. I want you to know that I
personally consider finally getting Tom Petty
and The Heartbreakers to play the White
House to be one of the significant
achievements of this administration. The truth
is that like athletics, music Is a powerful way
we learn, share, and grow. Tonight's music has
been full of seasonal good cheer and lov~ -the sort of love that's making Special Olympics
dream come true.
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Now before the New Year comes and my
administration ends, I'd like to invite all these
great musicians back onstage for our Very
Special Christmas finale. As you may have
heard there's recently been considerable doubt
about just who was coming to town - so it's
been nice to know that no matter what else
happens "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town."
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�A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D. C.
Special Olympics Talking Points
What is the event?
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Top contemporary artists including Jon Bon Jovi, Macy Gray, Wyclef Jean,
B.B. King, John Popper, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Stevie Wonder among others
will perform favorite holiday songs at A Very Special Christmas from Washington, D.C.
•
The concert will take place on December 14 to honor the spirit of Special Olympics along
with the athletes and families who inspire us all.
•
This concert is symbolic of the great achievements that are possible when people work
together to honor the triumph of the human spirit.
•
The concert special is the second live event and ensuing telecast of performances by music
artists who are from "A Very Special Christmas" series ofbenefit albums.
What is the Special Olympics Christmas Record Grant Program?
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Royalties from the sales of these music albums, bearing inspirational Keith Haring artwork,
have raised more than $65 million for Special Olympics Programs around the world.
•
Through the Christmas Record Grant Program, these Christmas record royalties have had
global impact, providing a major source of funding for Special Olympics Programs around
the world. This funding allows Special Olympics, Inc. to fulfill its mission of providing more
and better sports training and competition opportunities for individuals with mental
retardation.
What are the albums?
•
A series of four "A Very Special Christmas" albums have been made since producers Jimmy
and Vicky Iovine teamed up with Bobby Shriver to create the first one in 1987.
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Many top musical artists have donated their time and talents including: Jon Bon Jovi, Macy
Gray, Wyclef Jean, B.B. King, John Popper, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie
Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, RUN-D.M.C., Randy
Travis, and Luther Vandross.
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�What is Special Olympics?
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Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic
competition for children and adults with mental retardation. Today, more than one million
athletes in over 160 countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type sports.
•
Through sports training and competition, Special Olympics athletes improve their physical
fitness and motor skills, gain greater self-confidence, develop a more positive self-image,
make new friends, and attain greater acceptance within the community.
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Athletes and their families are not charged a fee to participate in Special Olympics.
�SPECIAL OLYMPICS HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
History and Scope:
As the largest organization in the world promoting acceptance through sport,
Special Olympics has a 32 year track record of demonstrated success in providing yearround sports training and competition opportunities for children and adults with mental
retardation. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics, Inc. (SOl) is
incorporated in the District of Columbia as a as a not-for-profit corporation focused on
international sports. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has issued a determination letter
recognizing SOl's Section 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status.
Special Olympics is a non-controversial cause promoting opportunity for people
with mental retardation. Mental retardation is the world's most prevalent disability,
directly affecting 170 million people and indirectly touching 850 million family members
worldwide. Mental retardation crosses all boundaries of race, religion, age, nationality,
and socio-economic level. In the U.S. alone, one out often American families is directly
affected by mental retardation.
Special Olympics flourishes in 150 nations and in each of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. One
million people with mental retardation annually participate in Special Olympics training
and competition programs globally. One million volunteers and 250,000 coaches around
the world support these efforts, training athletes in 22 Olympic-type sports and
organizing more than 20,000 local, regional, national and international sporting events
annually. Through regular sports training programs, Special Olympics athletes enhance
their athletic skills, improve their overall physical fitness, and develop increased selfconfidence and self-esteem. In fact, published research indicates that for people with
mental retardation, regular participation in Special Olympics sports training and
competition activities yields all of these benefits and often leads to sustained
improvement in overall physical fitness and emotional well-being 1•
Prevalence/Causes of Mental Retardation:
The World Health Organization estimates that there are approximately 170
million people with mental retardation worldwide. In other words, nearly 3% of the
world's population has some form of mental retardation. Accordingly, mental retardation
is 50 times more prevalent than deafness; 28 times more prevalent than neural tube
disorders like spina bifida; and 25 times more prevalent than blindness.
A person is diagnosed to have mental retardation based on three generally
accepted criteria: intellectual functioning level (IQ) is below 70-75; significant
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Social Competence in Persons with Mental Retardation," Journal of the American Academy of Child &
Adolescent Psychiatry, Volume 35, Number 2, February 1996.
�limitations exist in two or more adaptive skills areas (e:g., communication, self-care,
functional academics, home living); and the condition manifests before age 18. Mental
retardation can be caused by any condition that impairs development of the brain before
birth, during birth, or in childhood years. Genetic abnormalities, malnutrition, premature
birth, environmental health hazards, fetal alcohol syndrome, HIV infection prenatally,
and physical abnormalities of the brain are just some of the known causes of mental
retardation.
Corporate Governance:
The SOl Board of Directors is the ultimate governing authority for the entire
Special Olympics movement. It includes both appointed and elected members, including
Special Olympics athletes, corporate and government leaders, Olympic and professional
sports celebrities, media experts, academic researchers and prominent educators, family
members of people with mental retardation, physicians, and experts in the field of mental
retardation. A roster of current SOl Board Members is attached.
Every accredited Special Olympics Program is governed by its own autonomous
Board of Directors. Board members include corporate, community, and civic leaders
plus local celebrities who bring the Special Olympics movement to life around the globe.
Television and radio personalities, prominent educators, corporate CEOs, sports heroes
and award-winning journalists can be found attending Special Olympics Board meetings
in cities and towns across America and around the world.
Political Support Worldwide:
In the early 1960's, President Kennedy's interest in, ~d advocacy for, people
with mental retardation began to erase the stigma and culture of neglect that then typified
U.S. society. The Special Olympics movement is proud and honored by the fact that
scores of Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings, Queens and other Heads of State have taken
a personal interest in championing Special Olympics in their nations.
Political support for Special Olympics knows no political partisanship. The
movement has developed strong relations with government leaders worldwide, including
President Jiang' Zemin of China, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, President Havel of
the Czech Republic, President Castro of Cuba, President Fujimori of Peru, President
Shevardnadze of the Republic of Georgia, President Y asser Arafat of the Palestinian
Authority, former President Mandela of South Africa, the late King Hussein and his son
and heir, King Abdullah II of Jordan, former Prime Minister Peres of Israel, King Albert
II of Belgium, former Prime Minister Hosakowa of Japan, and King Juan Carlos of
Spain, all of whom support Special Olympics.
President Clinton, and every U.S. President since 1968, has been a strong
advocate of the Special Olympics movement. Additionally, nearly every U.S. Governor,
Senator and Member of Congress supports Special Olympics activities on a regular basis.
Many serve as Honorary Board Chairs for statewide Special Olympics Programs. At the
�local level, it would be nearly impossible to find a Mayor, County Executive or State
Legislator who is not an enthusiastic supporter of Special Olympics in his or her
community.
An example of the Special Olympics movement's political clout was evidenced in
1995 when the U.S. Congress unanimously passed legislation authorizing the minting of
an official commemorative coin honoring athletes with mental retardation and
empowering Special Olympics to raise funds through the sale of the coins to the general
public.
Special Events:
Special Olympics is especially skilled in staging world-class special events. The
movement's flagship events are Summer and Winter World Games, which are held on
alternating quadrennial cycles. World Games are the ultimate celebration of the athletic
-achievement, courage, determination and giftedness of people with mental retardation
before a global audience.
Every four years, Special Olympics World Summer Games provide an
extraordinary sports experience for the 7,000 athletes from around the globe who
compete. Always the world's largest multi-sport athletic event in the year they are held,
Special Olympics World Summer Games attract Heads of State, First Ladies, sports and
entertainment celebrities, thousands of media representatives and hundreds of thousands
of spectators. In addition, Special Olympics World Winter Games provide a first-class
competitive experience in the Olympic tradition to nearly 2,000 athletes every four years
with all the accompanying ceremonial fanfare and worldwide media attention.
Special Olympics also hosts continental games around the world. Most recently,
2,000 athletes from 50 European and Eurasian nations competed in a dozen summer
sports in The Netherlands. Other recent continental games have been held in Shanghai,
China for Special Olympics athletes in the Asia-Pacific region and in Cairo, Egypt for
athletes from the Middle East and North Africa Region.
Over 100,000 athletes with mental retardation participate annually in state-level
Special Olympics games and another 150,000 participate in national games or regional
single sport tournaments each year. Each event honors the ancient Greek Olympic
traditions, including torch lightings, athlete and official oaths, and the award of gold,
silver, and bronze medals.
In addition to games, Special Olympics conducts large special events that promote
public awareness and/or fundraising. Two years ago, Special Olympics celebrated its
30th Anniversary in grand style by hosting a year-long, movement-wide 30th Anniversary
celebration with a kick-off event in Chicago on July 20, 1998, which generated major
media coverage and during which the legendary Muhammad Ali introduced twelve 30th
Anniversary Special Olympics Global Messengers to the world. The 30th Anniversary
continued in Latin America through the participation of Eunice Shriver in the Conference
�of First Ladies of the Americas: Mrs. Shriver gave a stirring plenary speech and met
individually with eleven First Ladies, each of whom promised to assist the Special
Olympics Program in her nation.
Perhaps the highest profile 301h Anniversary event held in 1998 was "A Very
Special Christmas from Washington, " a formal dinner and concert hosted by President
and Mrs. Clinton at the White House and emceed by Whoopi Goldberg for Special
Olympics athletes and supporters. The concert was televised on TNT to an estimated 14
million viewers worldwide and garnered media coverage in hundreds of newspapers
around the world, on CNN and on Entertainment Tonight.
As Special Olympics enters the new millennium, its star-studded special events continue.
The recently completed Special Olympics China Millennium March was a highly
successful series of special events launching Special Olympics China's efforts to reach
500,000 athletes by the end of 2004. Events held over a one week period included a Law
Enforcement Torch Run® event along and around the Great Wall of China; gala dinners
and televised entertainment specials in Beijing and Shanghai; an Arnold Schwarzenegger
Film Festival to benefit Special Olympics; and a series of Special Olympics competitions
and demonstrations. The Chinese Movie Channel aired an Arnold Schwarzenegger film
each day, along with information about Special Olympics to a nationwide audience of
hundreds of millions of people. A host ofhigh-ranking government and corporate leaders,
including President Jiang Zemin, actively participated in and supported these activities.
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June 1963
Eunice Kennedy Shi-iver starts a summer day camp for children and adults with mental
. retardation at her home in Maryland to explore their capabilities in a variety of sports and
· physical activities.
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July 20, 1968
Together with the Chicago Park District, the Kennedy Foundation plans and underwrites the
First International Special Olympics Summer Games, held in Chicago's Soldier Field, with
1,000 athletes with mental retardation from 26 states and Canada competing in athletics, floor
hockey, and aquatics.
December 1968
Special Olympics, Inc. is established as a not-for-profit charitable organization under the laws
'· of the District of Columbia. The National Association for Retarded Citizens, the Council for
Exceptional Children, and the American Association on Mental Deficiency pledge their support
for this first systematic effort to provide sports training and athletic competition for individuals
with mental retardation based on the Olympic tradition and spirit.
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August 13-15, 1970
The Second International Special Olympics Summer Games take place in Chicago, Illinois,
with 2,000 athletes from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, France, and Puerto Rico.
August 13-18, 1972
The Third International Special Olympics Summer Games take place at the University of
California-Los Angeles with 2,500 participants.
August 7-11, 1975
The Fourth International Special Olympics Summer Games take place at Central Michigan
University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, with 3,200 athletes from 10 countries taking part. The
Games are broadcast nationwide on CBS' "Sports Spectacular."
February 5-11, 1977
The First International Special Olympics \\'inter Games are held in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado, with more than 500 athletes competing in skiing and skating events. CBS, ABC, and
1\"BC television networks cover the Games.
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The Fifth International Special Olympics Summer Games take place at the State University of
New York at Brockport with more than 3,500 athletes from every state in the U.S. and more
than 20 countries.
1980-1981
Special Olympics launches a training and certification program for coaches and publishes the
first Sports Skills Guide.
l\larch 8-13, 1981
The Second International Special Olympics Winter Games are held at the Village of Smugglers'
Notch and Stowe, Vermont, with more than 600 Alpine and cross country skiers and ice
skaters participating.
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July 12-18, 1983
· The Sixth International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Louisiana State
· University in Baton Rouge. A crowd of more than 60,000 attends the Opening Ceremonies and
approximately 4,000 athletes participate.
!\larch 24-29, 1985
Athletes from 14 countries are represented in skiing and skating events at the Third
. International Special Olympics Winter Games in Park City, Utah.
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September 1986
The International Year of Special Olympics, culminating in the 1987 International Special
Olympics Summer Games, is launched at the United Nations in New York City under the
banner "Special Olympics-Uniting the World."
July 1987
More than 30,000 law enforcement officers from every state in the U.S. and seven countries
run 26,000 miles in the Law Enforcement Torch Runt. for Special Olympics. The 1987 Torch
Run raises more than S2 million.
July 31-August 8, 1987
The University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana, host the
Seventh International Special Olympics Summer Games. More than 4, 700 athletes from more
than 70 countries participate in 1987's largest amateur sports event. The Games are covered in
Sports Illustrated and Time, and reach more than I SO million people worldwide.
October 1987
Jimmy and Vicki Iovine of A&M Records and Bobby Shriver produce A Very Special
Christmas, featuring holiday music performed by top pop chart music performers, with all
album proceeds bene~ting Special Olympics programs worldwide.
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�February 1988
The International Olympic Committ~e (IOC) signs an historic agreement officially recognizing
Special Olympics.
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Special Olympics Unified Sports is launched at the annual Special Olympics Conference in
Reno, Nevada.
April 1-8, 1989
The Fourth International Special Olympics Winter Games are held in Reno, Nevada, and Lake
Tahoe, California. More than 1, 000 athletes from 18 countries participate.
February 11, 1990
ABC-TV's "Life Goes On" - the first prime time television drama starring an actor with mental
retardation devotes an hour-long episode to Special Olympics.
February 14, 1990
Sargent Shriver announces the historic decision by the Soviet Union to join the Special
Olympics movement. Special Olympics is the first charitable organization to implement such a
program at local and national levels in the USSR.
July 20-27, 1990
The third European Special Olympics Summer Games are held in Strathclyde, Scotland. Thirty
European countries are represented by 2,400 athletes participating in eight official and five
demonstration sports.
July 19-27, 1991
The eighth Special Olympics World Summer Games* are held in Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Minnesota. Six thousand athletes from more than I 00 countries make this the largest sporting
event in the world in 1991. (*The official name changes in 1991 from International Games to
Special Olympics World Summer or World Winter Games.)
September 30, 1992
Special Olympics kicks off its 25th Anniversary Celebration-"Together We Win"-at the United
Nations in New York City, where the 25th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit is officially launched
before beginning a nationwide tour.
March 20-27, 1993
The fifth Special Olympics \Vorld Winter Games are held in Salzburg and Schladming, Austria,
with 1,600 athletes from more than 50 countries participating in five winter sports. These are
the first World Winter Games held outside North America.
July 1-9, 1995
Over 7,000 athletes from 143 countries gather in New Haven, Connecticut, for competition in
21 sports at the ninth Special Olympics World Summer Games.
�February 1-8, 1997
Nearly 2,000 athletes from 73 countries compete in five Olympic-type winter sports in
Toronto/Collingwood, Ontario, Canada for the sixth Special Olympics World Winter Games.
This event is the world's largest winter multi-sport event 1997.
July20, 1998
Special Olympics celebrates 30 years of heroes with the introduction of twelve 30th
Anniversary Global Messengers.
December 17, 1998
President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a Christmas concert at the
White House-entitled "A Very Special Christmas from Washington D.C. "-to celebrate
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Special Olympics 30 h Anniversary. The event marked the first time a United States President
has hosted a Special Olympics gala at the White House. It also was the first time that artists
from the successful "A Very Special Christmas" album series gathered to perform together.
· June 26-July 4, 1999
The tenth Special Olympics World Summer Games are held in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel
· Hill area (Triangle) in North Carolina. Over 7,000 athletes representing 150 countries compete
in 19 sports.
January 16, 2000
ABC-TV's The Wonde1jul World of Disney-the first prime time television movie about the life
of a Special Olympics athlete- "The Loretta Claiborne St01y. "
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Go ran Babic- Special Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina
Goran Babic, 35, competed in the 100-meter races at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer
Games as a member of team Bosnia-Herzegovina, sponsored by Oracle Corporation. A
compelling speaker, Goran appeared on an ·hour-long ABC-TV Special where he was
interviewed about his experiences during the war in Bosnia-throughout the war, Goran lived in
a residential school in Pazaric on the front line.
· ___ Cine!):· Bentley- Special Olympics Wisconsin, USA
_ CindY- Bentley, 43, attended the very first Special Olympics International Games in 1968 in
Chicago and has competed in both the 1995 and 1999 World Summer Games. Cindy has won
medals in basketball, track, speed skating, volleyball and tennis. A seasoned public speaker,
Cindy has appeared as a guest on the Maury Povich show, appeared in several promotional
videos, and is presently Governor Thompson's appointee to the Wisconsin Council on
Developmental Disabilities.
Troy Ford-King- Special Olympics Ontario, Canada
Troy Ford-King is an accomplished Special Olympics Alpine Skier from Ontario, Canada. He
has been a member of the Greater Toronto Area "Athletes on the Move" Athletes Speakers'
Bureau since its inception in 1996. Special Olympics Ontario's most talented speaker, Troy has
given over 50 presentations to elementary and secondary schools in the Toronto area. Troy also
participated as an extra in the Toronto filming of the movie, "Tize Loretta Claiborne Sto1y".
Kealoha Laemoa- Special Olympics Hawaii, USA
Described as a "motivational and enthusiastic leader", Kealoha Laemoa, 23, has been involved
with Special Olympics for five years. Kealoha has competed in five state games in athletics
events and in bowling. As a Special Olympics Hawaii Global Messenger, Kealoha has made
presentations to educators both in Hawaii and on the mainland. Kealoha has a reputation as an
effective recruiter of new athletes and coaches. She also has been the subject of several
newspaper feature stories.
Henry Moretti- Special Olympics Rhode Island, USA
Henry Moretti,40, is a "leader among a generation of athletes that is changing attitudes about
competition and the abilities of people with mental retardation." Henry has participated in several
regional and in four World Games as both an athlete and sports reporter. Henry also is a skilled
interviewer who works as a television talk-show host for Special Olympics Rhode Island
magazine.
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�Mohammad Nassar- Special Olympics Jordan
For six years, Mohammad Nassar, 16, has participated in local, national and regional Special
Olympics games. At the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Mohammed competed in
athletics and field hockey. Mohammed ably demonstrated his commitment to promoting the
Special Olympics movement in the Middle East and North Africa when he spoke at the Peace
Games Training Camp in November 1999:~
:Miguel Quiroz- Special Olympics Venezuela
Miguel Quiroz, 27, has been involved in Special Olympics for more than 10 years and has
competed at both national and world Special Olympics Games in aquatics, basketball and tennis.
Miguel is a big supporter of Athlete Leadership Programs (ALPs). As an capable public
speaker, he travels throughout Venezuela speaking to groups about Special Olympics and
promoting ALPs among other athletes.
Jia Sirui- Special Olympics China
Jia Sirui, 16, is serious about sports. She is a gold medalist in the balance beam and 100-meter
_ --~and bronze medalist in the vault. Known as "one of the best Special Olympics athlete
representatives in China", Jia was selected to speak at the Opening Ceremonies ofthe Special
Olympics China Games in Beijing. Jia is committed to developing the Special Olympics
movement in her native China, which has the world's largest population with mental retardation.
\'ictor Stewart- Special Olympics Texas, USA
Victor Stewart, 24, is a dedicated and determined Special Olympics supporter: " ... while God has
given me my talent, it is Special Olympics which has helped me to use it to the best of my
ability," he says. A native of Houston, Texas where he is in popular demand for speaking
engagements, Victor is a charismatic public speaker, adept at addressing diverse audiences
of businessmen, coaches, volunteers, and athletes. Victor has competed in volleyball at both the
1995 and 1999 World Summer Games.
Theo Tebele- Special Olympics Botswana
For the past 11 years, Theo Tebele has been racing horses for Special Olympics Botswana. Theo
has competed at both national and international events in equestrian sports. He is an effective
speaker on behalf of Special Olympics and is fluent in both English and Setswana.
Constantinos Triantafylou- Special Olympics Hellas (Greece)
Constantinos Triantafylou, 25, has been competing in bowling and aquatic events with Special
Olympics Hellas (Greece) for 11 years. Constantinos is a practiced public speaker who
regularly participates at press conferences, television talk-shows and seminars.
Katy Wilson- Special Olympics Georgia, USA
Katy Wilson, 19, has competed in Special Olympics gymnastics events for 12 years. In 1998 she
was selected as Special Olympics Georgia Female Athlete of the Year and in 1999 she won the
gold medal in gymnastics (balance beam and vault) at the Special Olympics World Summer
Games. Katy is an experienced and skillful speaker who has addressed a wide variety of public
organizations and groups. Katy is no stranger to the camera either-she has appeared on several
television shows, including CNN's Sports Illustrated "Page One" with Jim Huber and ABC's
Wide World ofSports.
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Language Guidelines
\Vords matter. \Vords can open doors to enable persons with disabilities to lead fuller,
more independent lives. \Vords ~an also create barriers or stereotypes that are not only
demeaning to persons with disabilities, but also rob them of their individuality. The
following language guidelines have been developed by experts in mental retardation for
use by anyone writing or speaking about persons with disabilities to ensure that all people
are portrayed with individuality and dignity.
Appropriate terminology:
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Refer to participants in Special Olympics as Special Olympics athletes, rather than
Special Olympians or Special Olympic athletes
Refer to individuals, persons, or people with mental retardation, rather than mentally
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. retarded people or the mentally retarded
• A person has mental retardation, rather than is suffering from, is afflicted with, or is
a victim of mental retardation
• Distinguish between adults and children with mental retardation. Use adults or
children, or older or younger athletes
• A person uses a wheelchair rather than is confined or restricted to a wheelchair.
• Down syndrome has replaced "Down's Syndrome" and mongoloid
• Refer to participants in Special Olympics as athletes. In no case should the word
appear in quotation marks
• \Vhen writing, refer to persons with a disability in the same style as persons without a
disability: full name on first reference and last name on subsequent references. Resist
the temptation to refer to an individual with mental retardation as "Bill," rather than
the journalistically correct "Bill Smith" or "Smith"
• A person is physically challenged or disabled rather than crippled.
• Use the words "Special Olympics, Inc." when referring to the worldwide Special
Olympics Program
Terminology to avoid:
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Do not use the label kids when referring to Special Olympics athletes. Adult athletes
are an integral part of the program
Do not use the word the in front of Special Olympics unless describing a specific
Special Olympics event or official
Do not use the·adjective unfortunate wheQ talking about persons with mental
retardation. Disabling conditions do not have to be life-defining in a negative way
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Do not sensationalize the accomplishments of persons with disabilities. \Vhile
these accomplishments should be recognized and applauded, people in the disability
rights movement have tried to make the public aware of the negative impact of
referring to the achievements of physically or mentally challenged people with
excessive hyperbole
Use the word special with extreme care when talking about persons with mental
retardation. The term, if used superfluously, can become cliche in contiguous
references to Special Olympics.
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Special Olympics Major Event Calendar
Disney's "The Loretta Claiborne Story" on ABC
January,2000
Special Olympics China Millennium March
May, 2000
European Games in Groningen, The Netherlands
May,2000
A Very Special Christmas in Washington D.C.
December, 2000
2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Alaska
March, 2001
2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Ireland
June,2003
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Philosophy
l\lission
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympictype sports for children and adults with mental retardation, giving them continuing
opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and
participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special
Olympics athletes and the community.
Philosophy
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Special Olympics is founded on the belief that people with mental retardation can, with
proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy, and benefit from participation in
individual and team sports.
Special Olympics believes that consistent training is essential to the development of sports
skills, and that competition among those of equal abilities is the most appropriate means of
testing these skills, measuring progress, and providing incentives for personal growth.
Special Olympics believes that through sports training and competition, people with
mental retardation benefit physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually; families are
strengthened; and the community at large, both through participation and observation, is
united in understanding people with mental retardation in an environment of equality,
respect, and acceptance.
Principles
To provide the most enjoyable, beneficial and challenging activities for athletes with
mental retardation, Special Olympics operates worldwide in accordance with the following
principles and beliefs:
That the goal of Special Olympics is to help bring all persons with mental retardation into
the larger society under conditions whereby they are accepted, respected and given a
chance to become productive citizens.
That, as a means of achieving this goal, Special Olympics encourages its more capable
athletes to move from Special. Olympics training and competition into school and
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leave or to continue involvement in Special Olympics is the athlete's choice.
That all Special Olympics activities-at the local, state, national and international levelsreflect the values, standards, traditions, ceremonies, and events embodied in the modern
Olympic movement. These Olympic-type activities have been broadened and enriched to
celebrate the moral and spiritual qualities of persons with mental retardation so as to
enhance their dignity and self-esteem.
That participation in Special Olympics training programs and competitive events is open to
all people with mental retardation who are at least 8 years old, regardless of the degree of
their disability.
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That comprehensive, year-round sports training is available to every Speciai Olympics
athlete, conducted by well-qualified coaches in accordance with the standardized Sports
Rules formulated and adopted by Special Olympics, Inc., and that every athlete who
participates in a Special Olympics sport will be trained in that sport.
That every Special Olympics Program includes sports events and activities that are
appropriate to the age and ability level of each athlete, from motor activities to the most
. advanced competition.
That Special Olympics provides full participation for every athlete regardless of economic
circumstance and conducts training and competition under the most favorable conditions
possible, including facilities, administration, training, coaching, officiating, and events.
That, at every Awards Ceremony, in addition to the traditional medals for first; second and
third places, athletes finishing from fourth to last place are presented a suitable place
ribbon with appropriate ceremony.
That, to the greatest extent possible, Special Olympics activities will be run by, and
involve local volunteers, from school and college-age to senior citizens, in order to create
greater opportunities for public understanding of mental retardation.
That, although Special Olympics is primarily a program of sports training and competition,
efforts are made to offer athletes a full range of artistic, social, and cultural experiences
through activities such as dances, art exhibits, concerts, visits to historic sites, clinics,
theatrical performances and similar activities.
That the Spirit of Special Olympics-skill, courage, sharing and joy-incorporates universal
values which transcend all boundaries of geography, nationality, political philosophy,
gender, age, race, or religion.
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l\fental Retardation
"'hat is :Mental Retardation?
According to the definition by the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR), an
individual is considered to have mental retardation based on the following three criteria:
intellectual functioning level (IQ) is below 70-75; significant limitations exist in two or more
adaptive skill areas; and the condition manifests before the age of 18.
Adaptive skill areas are those daily living skills needed to live, work, and play in the
community. The new definition includes ten adaptive skills: communication, self-care, home
living, social skills, leisure, health and safety, self-direction, functional academics, community
use, and work.
Adaptive skills are assessed in the person's typical environment across all aspects of an
individual's life. A person with limits in intellectual functioning who does not have limits in
adaptive skill areas may not be diagnosed as having mental retardation.
Children with mental retardation grow into adults with mental retardation; they do not remain
"eternal children."
How prevalent is mental retardation?
The following statistics and information on mental retardation have been adapted from
information from the Population Reference Bureau, The Arc (formerly the Association for
Retarded Citizens), the \\'orld Health Organization, and various associations for people with
disabilities.
In the United States:
There are an estimated 7.5 million people with mental retardation. This is approximately 2.5
to 3 percent ofthe U.S. population. Mental retardation is:
I 0 times more prevalent than cerebral palsy
28 times more prevalent than neural tube defects such as spina bifida
25 times more prevalent than total blindness
50 times more prevalent than total deafness
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According to the World Health Organization (1994), approximately 156 million people, or 3
percent ofthe world's population have mental retardation. Prevalence by continent:
Africa
Asia
Latin America
20,310,000
97,710,000
13,800,000
Australia
Europe
. North America
525,000
15,390,000
8,610,000
Mental retardation knows no boundaries. It cuts across the lines of racial, ethnic, educational,
social and economic backgrounds. It can occur in any family. One out often American
families is directly affected by mental retardation.
"'hat are the causes of mental retardation?
(Information by The Arc)
. Mental retardation can be caused by any condition that impairs development of the brain
before birth, during birth, or in childhood years. Several hundred causes have been disco\'ered,
but in one-third of the people affected the cause remains unknown. The three major causes of
mental retardation are Down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, and fragile X syndrome. The
causes can be categorized as follows:
l\·1ental retardation Ls on the rise in the United States. The rate of children born with fetal
alcohol syndrome has increased from I per 10,000 births in 1979 to 6. 7 per 10,000 births in
1993. Malnutrition, rubella, glandular disorders and diabetes, and many other illnesses
affecting the mother during pregnancy may result in a child being born with mental
retardation. Physical malformations of the brain and HIV infection originating during prenatal
life may also result in mental retardation.
Problems at birth: Although any birth condition of unusual stress may injure the infant's brain,
premature birth, and low birth weight predict serious problems more often than any other
conditions.
Problems after birth: Childhood diseases such as whooping cough, chicken pox, and measles
can damage the brain, as can accidents such as a blow to the head or near drowning. Mercury
and lead poisoning can cause irreparable damage to the brain and nervous system.
Poverty: Children in poor families may suffer mental retardation because of malnutrition,
disease-producing conditions, inadequate medical care, and environmental health hazards.
Also, children in disadvantaged areas may be deprived of many common cultural and day-today experiences provided to other young children. Research suggests that such understimulation can result in irreversible damage and can serve as a cause of mental retardation.
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�Can mental retardation be prevented?
During the past 30 years, significant advances in research have prevented many cases of
mental retardation. For example, every year in the U.S., we prevent:
250 cases of mental retardation due to phenylketonuria (PKU) by newborn screening and
dietary treatment;
1,000 cases ofmental retardation due to congenital hypothyroidism by newborn screening and
thyroid hormone replacement therapy;
1,000 cases of mental retardation or deafness by use of anit-Rhogam to prevent Rh disease and
severe jaundice in newborn infants;
4,000 cases of mental retardation due to measles encephalitis through measles vaccination;
and untold numbers of cases of mental retardation caused by rubella during pregnancy through
rubella vaccination. (Statistics from The Arc, 1993.)
New recommendations for worldwide treatment and prevention of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities are continuously being developed. Today, there are improved ways
to manage head trauma, asphyxia (lack of oxygen), and infectious diseases (e.g., polio and
measles) to reduce their adverse effects on the brain. Early intervention programs with high
risk infants and children have shown remarkable results in reducing the predicted incidence of
subnormal intellectual functioning. Finally, early prenatal care, and newborn screening
programs have provided effective reductions in the incidence of mental retardation.
(The Arc, 1998.)
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Sports
Special Olympics offers year-round training and competition in 25 OlyJ;Ilpic-type sports to
children and adults with mental retardation. Participation is open to anyone ages eight and
up, and programs are designed to serve all ability levels.
Official Summer Sports
Aquatics
Athletics
Basketball
Bowling
Cycling
Equestrian Sports
Football (Soccer)
Golf
Gymnastics (Artistic and Rh~1hmic)
Powerlifting
Roller Skating
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Official 'Vinter Sports
Alpine Skiing
Cross Country Skiing
Figure Skating
Floor Hockey
Speed Skating
Nationally Popular Sports
Badminton
Bocce
Sailing
Snowshoeing
Table Tennis
Tearn Handball
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Executive Vice President, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
Founder and Honorary Chairman, Special Olympics, Inc.
As Executive Vice President of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation and Honorary
Chairman of Special Olympics, Inc., Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been a leader in the
worldwide struggle to improve and enhance the lives of individuals with mental
retardation for more than three decades.
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the fifth of nine children of Joseph P. and Rose
Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy received a Bachelor.of.Science degree in,
sociology from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California. ·
Following graduation, she worked for the State Department in the Special War Problems
Division. In 1950, she became a social worker at the Penitentiary for Women in
Alderson, West Virginia, and the following year she moved to Chicago to work with the
House of the Good Shepherd and the Chicago Juvenile Court. In 1957, Mrs. Shriver took
over the direction of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation.
The Foundation, established in 1946 as a memorial to Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.-the eldest.
son, who was killed in World War 11-has two major objectives: to seek the prevention of
mental retardation by identifying its causes, and to improve the means by which society
deals with citizens who have mental retardation.
Under Mrs. Shriver's leadership, the Foundation has helped achieve many significant
advances, including the following:
1961
The establishment ofthe President Kennedy Committee on Mental Retardation
1962
Development of the National Institute for Child Health and Human_Development
1962
Creation of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Awards in Mental Retardation
1963
Establishment of fitness standards and tests for individuals with mental
retardation, similar to the President's Fitness Awards program, and research to
develop these fitness standards for people with mental retardation
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The initiation of a five-year public information campaign by the National
Advertising Council to promote acceptance and understanding of people with
mental retardation
1964
Changes in Civil Service regulations that allow persons with mental retardation to
be hired on the basis of ability rather than test scores
1967
The establishment of a network of university-affiliated facilities and mental
retardation research centers at major medical schools across the United States
1968
The establishment ofSpec1al Olympics
1971
The creation of major centers for the study of medical ethics at Harvard and
Georgetown Universities
1981
The creation of the "Community of Caring" concept for the reduction of mental
retardation among babies of teenagers
1982
Institution of 16 "Community of Caring" Model Centers
1984
Receives "Presidential Medal ofFreedom"
1993
Receives "Freedom From Want Medal" from The Roosevelt Institute
1995
Becomes the first living American woman to be portrayed on United States legal
tender: the 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games silver commemorative
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1990- Establishment of"Community of Caring" programs in 450 public and private
1997 schools
1998
Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York
1999
Recipient of 1998 Aetna Voice of Conscience® Award and the Juanita Kreps
Award
2000
Recognized at the inaugural Laureus Sports Awards with the Sport for Good
Award.
Recognized throughout the world for her efforts on behalf of persons with mental
retardation, Mrs. Shriver has received many honors and awards including: the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Legion of Honor, the Priz de la Couronne Francaise,
the Miuy Lasker Award, the Phiiip Murray-William Green Award (presented to Eunice
and Sargent Shriver by the AFL-CIO), the AAMD Humanitarian Award, the NRP AS
National Volunteer Service Award, the Laetare Medal of the University ofNotre Dame,
and the Order of the Smile of Polish Children.
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Her honorary degrees include: Yale University, Holy Cross University, Princeton
University, Regis College, Manhattanville College, Newton College, Brescia College,
Central Michigan University, University of Vermont, and Albertus Magnus College.
On March 24, 1984, when President Reagan awarded Mrs. Shriver the Presidential Medal
ofFreedom, the nation's highest civilian award, for work on behalf of persons with
mental retardation, he had this to say:
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"With enormous conviction and unrelenting effort, Eunice Kennedy Shriver has labored
on behalf of America's least powerful people, .those with mental retardation. Over the last
two decades, she· has been at the forefront of numerous initiatives on behalf of the
mentally retarded, from creating day camps, to establishing research centers, to the
founding of the Special Olympics program. Her decency and goodness have touched the
lives of many, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver deserves America's praise, gratitude and
love."
Eunice Kennedy Shriver is married to Sargent Shriver, Chairman of the Board of Special
Olympics, Inc. and former Director of the Peace Corps and the Office of Economic
Opportunity, and former U.S. ambassador to France. The Shrivers have five children:
Robert Sargent Shriver Ill, Maria Owings Shriver Schwarzenegger, Timothy Perry
Shriver, Mark Kennedy Shriver, and Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver.
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Sargent Shriver
Chairman of the Board
As an international lawyer, and administrator, ambassador, and an advocate for the poor
and powerless, Sargent Shriver has compiled an unparalleled record of public service at
every tier, from the local level to the world community. A graduate ofYale University
and Yale Law School, Shriver served in the· U.S. Navy for five years before ending his
military career as lieutenant commander.
After ending his military career, l\1r. Shriver worked briefly as an editorial assistant at
Newsweek magazine before joining the staff of Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy as
manager of the Chicago Merchandise Mart. Later, he participated in the formation of
some of the programs developed and supported by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Foundation.
During his long and prestigious career, Mr. Shriver:
1947-48
Conducted with his wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the National Conference
on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency in \Vashington
1955-60
Served as president of the Chicago Board of Education
1960
\Vorked as a political and organization coordinator in the \Visconsin and West
Virginia primaries for Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy
1961-66
Served under President Kennedy as the organizer and first director of the
Peace Corps, where he developed volunteer activities in more than 50 countries
in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
1964-68
Served as the first director ofthe Office of Economic Opportunity under
President Lyndon B. Johnson
1964-68
Created VISTA, Head Start, Community Action, Foster Grandparents, Job
Corps, Legal Services, Indian and Migrant Opportunities and Neighborhood
Health Services
1965-68
Served as special assistant to President Johnson
1968-70
Served as U.S. Ambassador to France
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Timothy P. Shriver, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Timothy P. Shriver is President and ChiefExecutive Officer of Special Olympics, Inc. In
that capacity, he serves over one million Special Olympics athletes and their families in
15q countries worldwide. He was President of the 1995 Special.Olympics \Vorld Games
Organizing Committee in Connecticut, an event which hosted 7, 000 athletes competing in
22 sports before worldwide media.
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Prior to joining Special Olympics, Shriver launched and was supervisor of the New Haven,
Connecticut Public Schools' Social Development Project, the country's most noted
school-based project focused on preventing substance abuse, violence, dropout and teen
pregnancy. Before launching the project, Shriver was a teacher in the New Haven public
schools and a teacher/counselor in the University of Connecticut's Upward Bound
program. In 1984, he won a Field Foundation Fellowship to study at The Yale Child Study
Center's School Development Program.
In I994, Shriver helped launch and currently chairs the Collaborative for the Advancement
of Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) at the University of Illinois, a national
organization to promote effective school-based prevention programming. He has written
extensively on these issues and has co-authored several publications, most recently,
"Promoting Social & Emotional Learning: Guidelines for Educators, " published by the
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development.
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In recent years, he has applied his educational interests to film. He is the co-producer of
Dream\Vorks Studios' 1997 release, "Amistad," and Disney Studios' 2000 release, "Tl1e
Loretta Claibome Story."
Shriver received his undergraduate education at Yale University, a master's degree in
Religion and Education from Catholic University, and a doctorate in education from the
University of Connecticut. He holds numerous awards and honors including honorary
degrees from Loyola University, New England College and Albertus Magnus College. He
chairs the National Advisory Board of The Shriver Center at the University of :Maryland at
Baltimore, and he serves on the Boards of the J.F.K. Library Foundation, and the
Education Compact for Learning and Citizenship. In 1997, he was asked by General Colin
Powell to co-Chair The America's Promise Task Force on Service.
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He and his \vife, Linda Potter, reside in the \Vashington, D.C. area \vith their five children.
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2000 Board of Directors
Sargent Shriver
Chairman of the Board
Parveen Ali
lAC Asia/Pacific Representative
National Director, Special Olympics
Pakistan
Paul Anderson
lAC Europe/Eurasia Representative
National Director, Special Olympics United
Kingdom
Retno Astoeti Aryan to
Committee Member, Indonesia National
Council on Social Welfare
Founder, Special Olympics Indonesia
Mark Booth
Chief Executive Officer, ePartners
Fred Brinkman
Senior Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.
(Retired)
Jimmy Carnes
Executive Director, U.S. Track Coaches
Association
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Athlete, Special Olympics Trinidad &
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Special Olympics hits 30 years,
grows.:from 100 at start to millions
By Derek Toney
USA TODAY
Special Olympics
A year-long celebration marking
The Athlete Leadership programs,
the 30th annivers:~ry of the Special started earlier this year, provide the
Olympics begins today in Chicago.
athletes the opportunity to assume
What began as a.d3y camp for 100 leadership roles throughout the Spechildren v.ith mentnl retardation in cial Olympics organization. The prothe back yard of the home or Eunice grams train athletes in public speak·
•'ennedy Shriver in the early 19GOs ing and officiating and otrer a forum
s evolved in~ a worldV.ide event in which they play a role in policy
fil recent years, more than a mil· and direction.
.
·
110n athletes In 145 countries have
More than 200 Special Olympics
participated in 15,000 events annual· athletes serve in leadership positions
ly.
at the local, state and national level.
.·"It's an exciting time because we In addition, more than 1,000 athletes
·have renewed energy · for· the fu· volunteer at local Special Olympics
ture," sayS Tim Shriver; president events. • ·
~nd CEO or Special Olympics Inter"There are many ,.ot~er things
national. ·:"We v.-ant to continue to than athletics that someone can do,"
build on the enthusiasm an~ show ~ys 27-year-old Billy Quick, a Spethat spoi:tS can change your bfe."
Clal Olympian from High Point, N.C.,
A thousand athletes from 26 stat~ . who serves on the board or directors
and Canada participated U: 19GB lr !or the 1999 International summer
the Inaugural event at Sold1er Field Games. "The experience has maCle
competing ln, track and field, .f!oo 'rbe well-rounded Hopefull~ more
hockey and aquatics.
will get Involve a~d accompliSh their
Althe last major Special Olympic goals."
..
event, the 1997 World W'mter Game . Quick. along with 11 other Special
In Canada, mo~ than 2,000 ~thlete OlympianS, will be honored as Globfrom 73 countries competed. · .·
al Messengers In Chicago. Every two
The 1999 ·special Olympics' InteJ years, selected athletes are chosen to
national Summer Games will be he! speak to civic groups about the Speln North Carolina at Chapel Hi! clal Olympics.
.
·ourham · and Raleigh. Anchorag
Another Special Olympics goal has
will· host the· 2001 International Wir been to change the perception of
ter Games. •. . · •
people with mental retardation.
:The goal of the Speclal Olympics 1
More job an.d educational opportu·
to provide adults and children wi( nities ore available, .and they are
sports traln.lng and athletic-compeu gninlng acceptance within their com·
lion, Sluiver says. · • :
·
· The. event also encourages·'lndel>endence,, confidence and setr-es-·
m. on and off the field, ln keeping
1 the Special Olympics oath: "Let .
...c win. But U I caMot v.in,let me be
brave'ln the attempt."
. munities.
"At first. a lot or people didn't
know how to deal with people with
special needs," says Ricardo Thorn·
ton or Washington, D.C.. a Special
Olympian who is an ad\•ocate for
people with developmental disabil·
ities. "Many v.-anted to do something
but just didn't know how."
Shriver hopes to triple participa·
tion in the Special Olympics · 2:5 it
h~ds into the 21st century. Only 1%
of the world's 170 million people
with mental retardation are involved
in Special Olympics.
"It has meant the world to me,"
&Jys S~cey Johnston, 31. A Special
Olymp1an from. Spokane, Wash., she
has served as a speech maker and an
offi~ial. "1 ~n't ·eve~ i~agine ~ot
havmg Spec1al Olymp•cs m my life.
Even if I'm not competing, I don't
think I would be totally out of it"
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Back in 1963, Eunice. Kennedy Shriver was
seized by the interestlrig if perhaps counterintuitive
notion that competitive sports might actually enlarge the self-esteem of mentally retarded people
whom society had officially shielded from the challenges of normal life. She started with a small
day camp ln her backyard ln Rockville, Md., and
five years later·-.. 30 Y.ears ago today - she helped
stage the first Special Olympics for about 1,000
athletes with mental disabilities at Soldier Field in
Chicago.·
.
. In retrospect, these games were one of the few
· genuinely positive moments in an otherwise bitter
summer marked by war, riotS, bloo·dshed and, most.
cruelly for Mrs. Shriver, the assassination of her
brother, Robe;t Kennedy. Yet she and the athletes
persevered, and from that original competition has
sprung an international movement with Special
Olympics programs in 143 countries and 16,000
sports events every year. . , .
As remarkable as its ~obal reach is the simplicity of the idea .--: the notion that mentally
retarded athletes are not to be coddled or pitied but
admired as skilled and courageous competitors. It
is not a big leap from that idea to the broader notion
that all people with disabilities deserve equal access
to recreation, to education and to jobs. Mrs. Shriver
did not write the modem laws guaranteeing such
access, but she and her athletes did much to make
·
·
them possible.
�In the Long Run,
A True Winner
Special Olympian Loretta Claiborne's
Courageous Track Record
By BETII Br:RSEW
Wa&l•ington l'os1 Slof!Wnltr
YORK, Pa.--Ciad in baggy sweat pants, a
T-5hirt and well-worn running shoes, Special
Olympics athlete extraordinaire Loretta Claiborne is relaxing in a comfy annchair in her
little bric:k bouse here when~ says, like it's
no big deal: 'Tft bem running since '66. I
haVe more miles on my feet than some people
haft on their cars.•
She's being a tad modest, this woman who
ha.q run 26 marathons and won more medals
and ribbons than she has places to put them.
In her 34 )UtS of running, Caiborne has
achieved victories that she never imagined
when she was a child, partially blind, mentaJ.
ly retarded and unable to walk or talk until
age4.
"Growing up, my mom was always real
strict,• Oubome rt'CIIIed, "espccially about
table mannen. We could never talk liD the
meal was done. She used to say maybe someday you'D get to eat with the presidenl rd
think, 'No retard is eftr going to do thal' •
Claiborne did meet the president, actuaUy
three of them, Reagan, Bush and ainton.
Denzel Washington has presented her with
· an award for rourage,and Oprah W"mfreyhas
inlerviewt.'d her on her show. Tomorrow at 1
p:m.. Disney will debut 'The Loretta CJai..
borne Story," a made-for-1V movie on ABC
starring "Beeoved's" Kimberly Elise as CJai.
borne and "The Practiee's" Camryn Manheim as the social worker who befriends her.
Claiborne was born 46 )UtS ago in the
rough housing projects of this smaU Pennsylvania town, the fourth of seven ebildren to
single mom Rita Ou"borne, who worked various part-time jobs including one as a barmaid. The neighborhood ebildren laughed at
her slow talk, her turned-in left foot and her
eyes, whieb pointed in different directions,
grossly distorting her vision. "Bozo" and "retard," they taunted her. Neftr shy, Qu"borne
fought back with her fists, which led to aU
sorts of trouble.
The authorities wanted Rita Claiborne
(playro by 1ina Lifford in the movie) to put
her daughter in an institution, but she refused. An oper.~tion fixed Clal"borne's eyesight, and at age 5, she started special education classes and spent the next six years
making her way from kindergarten to serond
grade.
She took up running when her elementary
school teaeber urged her to leaft class early
and run home as a way of escaping her classmates' teasing. Clal"bome had other ideas,
though; she ran toward her tormentors and
beat them up.
By age 14, Cl:u"borne was running aU the
time, doing her damedest to keep paee with
her favorite older brother, track superstar
Hank. In high schoo~ running provided a
sen.o;e of identity. "I couldn't be on the cheer·
leading team, but I could run," Claiborne
said.
When she was 18, she joined Special Olympics on the orders of social worker Janet .
McFarland, who figured her charge needed
an outlet for her aggres.'lion after too many
lights left her suspended &om school and her
job.
After a surgery that fixed her turned-in
foot, ();u"bome went on to win so many raees
that Special Olympics leaders started referring to her as their Michael Jordan. She
proved her mettle in. non-Special Olympic
events, too: She finished among the fastest 25
women in the Pittsburgh Marathon and
twiee among the top 100 women in the !loston Marathon, 100ming through the 26.2mile eoun;e in just 3 hours, 3 minutes in '
1982.
Ironically, not long after these succes.o;es,
Claiborne suffered a setback: She got kicked
out of Special Olympics for essentially being
tou goud. It turned out to be nqthing more
than a bureaucratic blunder, and Special
Olympics founder Euniee Kennedy Shriftr
ended up peraonally apologizing to her and
loretta Claiborne struts her stuff at 1999's
World Games in Raleigh, N.C.
asking her to rejoin, whieb she did.
Claiborne says the 32-year-old organization, with its 1.2 million athletes and 1 mil·
lion volunteers in 150 countries, has changl'd
her life. "It puts me around people I know are
treating me right,• ();u"borne says.
Claiborne ran her final marathon in the
early 1990s. "It just got too costly," she explained, "having to travel to aU the raees.•
But she still competes in--illld wins---Mort·
er ra~. including a gold medal in last summer's Special Olympics World Games' half.
marathon. And she has taken up other sports,
including martial arts (she has a fourthdegree black belt), bowling (her aftrage is
160), swimming and weight-lifting.
.
On a nonathletic front, Cl:u"bome has bem
a Special Olympics spokeswoman for a decade or so, traveling around the globe. She
gives most of her speeches for free, although
she charges some groups, whieb is how she
says she supports herself. (Previously, Claiborne did jobs like cleaning houses, babysitting and inserting circulars in the local
newsp:iper.)
She's also trying to settle into her new
home, whieb she bought last faD after years of
aparlJnent living. The unpacking isn't going
so wrU. "People keep giving me stuff that I
don't need," she laugiJingly complains. "I
need another towel like I need a hole in my
head."
Ou"borne ha.q been asked repeatedly Dftr
the years to seD her life story, but she refused
until1995 when her &iend, Special Olympics
President and CEO Tunothy P. Shriftr, ap-
1imber1J Dlse and Canuyn Manheim sbr in "'he Loretta Claiborne Stary."
l;·
you want to rush out and volunteer for~ .
:, ·
"I told her it'd be a story of inspiration for cial Olympics.
The differenees between Clal"borne's 1'1!81
people with mental disabilities aU Dftr the
world," Shriftr said. "She said, Tm just a life and her televised one are minor, she SIIYI'-. ·
runner.' I think she said yes because she real- She didn't haft a dog named Buster. Her sa~;
ized it's not about her, but about helping oth- lings' names are different-Hank becomes
Srun. And, Ou"borne adds, "I didn't lift ill .
ers."
Claiborne says that's her hope for the rnoy. that fancy-clancy house. That didn't look~
· _ie: ·u it can help some other kid feel a little bit the projects to me.•
CI:u"borne-who won't say how mueb siJe·
better about him or herself, then I had to do
was paid for her story-is decidedly low-key
il"
"The Loretta Cl:u"borne Story" opens to about aU the attention the movie is bringilig,
thunderous applause at ESPN'S 1996 ESPY her. Back at her home, amid the clutter of II&.
Awards ceremony, where Denzel Washing- . living room, Clal"borne is talking about a fuiJ...
ton presents Cl:u"borne with the Arthur Ashe ny incident that happened the other day. She•
Award for Courage. At the podium, Cfai. was taking a coffee break at McDonald's'
borne refleets back on her life. The imJ!Oftf· when an acquaintanee addressed her as "Ms.·
ishcd childhood. The constant teasing. The Movie Star." Her response: "You're the one:
making it an issue, not me. rm just drinking,
gift of Special Olympics. And in 1994, the
...,·.
death of her mother from a stroke. The movie mycoffee."
"''m still the same old Loretta," she con-•
closes back at the ESPY Awards, with Clai·
borne's moving acceptance speech. All in ~ eludes. "I sliD got a hole in my sock. and• .
it's a tear-jerker, an inspiring tale that makes that's why I won't take my shoes off."
.,i-oachell her.
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l1Junlrie5 on behalf or Special Olympics
over the ~·ears and seen the n'l()!;t amazing
wnditions.ln some places, it's like the Dark
Ages. Some kids with mental retardation
are locked inlohospi~als. Some who are crippled are actually chained to wheelchairs.-
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na·s abysmal record of human rights and
hmpital care in his trigger sirhts was uncer·
lain, but the point or his messagr was clear.
"ME"nt;al returdahun shouldn't be any differ·
,.nt thom a knet· mjury." said the muscle
The Beijing tour included a gala dinner
at the Great Hall or the People and a huge
torch-lighting ceremony at the Great Wall.
Hong Kong singer Andy Lau appeared at
the Great Hall along with Deng Pufang.
disabled son of Deng Xiaoping and chatr·
man of China's Disabled Persons· Federa·
tion. Other speakers included Special
Olympics President Tim Shriver. the Ter·
minator·s brother-in-law and son of Spe·
cial Olympics founder Eunice Shrh·er.
She, of course, is the mother or Maria
Shri\·er. a TV newscaster ,,,.ho is married
to Mr. Schwarzencgger.
"B;~sically... said ~tr. Shrin•r. "we ha\'e
a ~llllfllt' goal: to change the illlitudes in
Cluna. so that every person with a mental
dtsnbillty is treated with reSp('Ct and kind·
ness. It's the same goal we hnn• every·
where 111 the world. A net the challenge!'
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and igMranc(' ...
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fl0plllatmn and pressin£' po,·eny comhtn~·
WJtll a fultttral dE"Jlendence on ancestor wot··
ship and filial obligations thAI are undercut
by the- one·child rule. tor ~f'ncr;ttions. chi!·
clren with defects h:we bt>en i\banctoned ot
ahused. Lil\ewise girls. who tannot carry
Amofd Schwarzenegger in
hi.~
famou5 tough-guy ·rolr
on the family name or obligations.
Still. Mr. Schwarzenegger ins1sted. such
atUtudes <'an be altert>d with educatiOn and
support from sooal organizations. As for
the notion that peop!'! with mental ret:1rda·
lion ha\'e no place m Chmese !'I')CJ·
ety-well. as his on·!icreen character so
forcefully put it: "That ·s terminat!'d
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Special Olympics
For Immediate Release:
November 29, 2000
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824- 0303
ksuto@specialolympics.org
Special Olympics President and CEO Timothy Shriver Receives the Outstanding
Leadership Award on the United Nations' International Day of Disabled Persons
Washington DC-- Friday, Dec. 1, Timothy P. Shriver, Special Olympics President and
CEO, will be awarded the Outstanding Leadership Award at the United Nations'
· International Day of Disabled Persons for his for his leadership and commitment to
improving the lives of adults and children with mental retardation worldwide.
"Timothy Shriver has been a driving force behind the progress made in advancing
the rights of people with disabilities," said David R. Williamson, President of America's
Athletes with Disabilities and Chairman ofUnited Nations' Day of Disabled Persons.
"He has brought a new level of enthusiasm to the movement and we are pleased to honor
him for his outstanding achievements."
The Outstanding Leadership Award is presented to individuals for their terrific
work in instituting justice for people with disabilities. Timothy P. Shriver has
accomplished this by far, introducing the joy of sportsmanship to more than one million
people with mental retardation. In doing this, Tim has also given them an opportunity to
make friendships, seek employment, and experience a sense of community.
The United Nations' International Day of Disabled Persons celebration will be
held at the World Bank on December 1 in honor of the United Nations's second 50-year
initiative to increase awareness on disability support programs and athletes. The goal of
the United Nations' International Day ofDisabled Persons event is to provide an
opportunity for governments and organizations of disabled persons to focus on the
freedoms and potentials of persons with disabilities, and celebrate the progress being
made in advancing their rights. The theme for this year's event "Role Models of the 21st
Century" will highlight the accomplishments of disabled athletes, and disability sports
programs and leaders.
In addition to Shriver, other United Nations honorees who will be awarded for
their achievements are: Shea Cowart and Marlon Ray Shirley, the Outstanding Athlete
Awards; The Achilles Track Club, the Outstanding Achievement Award; Aimee Mullins,
the Outstanding Role Model Award and Cary· Fields and WE Media, the disAbility
Awareness Award.
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Shriver recently was awarded the Public Advocacy Award by the Friends of the
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for his leadership and
commitment to improving oral health through the Special Olympics Special Smiles
program. He is the co-producer ofDreamWorks Studios' 1997 release, "Armistad," and
Disney Studios' 2000 release, "The Loretta Claiborne Story." Shriver was also President
of the 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games Organizing Committee in
Connecticut. He currently chairs the National Advisory Board of the Shriver Center at the
University of Maryland at Baltimore, and he serves on the Boards of the J.F.K. Library
Foundation, and the Education Compact for Learning and Citizenship. In 1997, he was
asked by General Colin Powell to co-chair The America's Promise Task Force on
Service.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in
over 160 countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports.
Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with
mental retardation continuing opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their families
and community. Athletes and their families are not charged a fee to participate in Special
Olympics. Special Olympics is grateful to its many partners and supporters including,
America On-line, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle Corporation, and Phoenix Home Life
Mutual Insurance Company, for providing ongoing funding and support to its global
miSSIOn.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolympics.org or on AOL (Keyword:
Special Olympics
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Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@soecialolympics.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2000
Scott Hudler
M&M!Mars
(908) 850-2584
scott.hudler@effem.com
"M&M's"® Brand Continues Support of Special Olympics With Signing of
Agreement to Become "Official Supporter of Special Olympics
Hackettstown, NJ-M&M!MARS, one of America's leading snack food manufacturers,
announced today that the company's "M&M's"® Brand will continue its support of
Special Olympics as an "Official Supporter of Special Olympics" for a three-year period
beginning in 2000. The "M&M's"® Brand has been involved with Special Olympics
since 1991 and has sponsored five Special Olympics World Games, including the 1999
Special Olympics World Summer Games in Raleigh, NC.
"Special Olympics is a wonderful organization that is a testament to the wonders
of the human spirit," said Tom Couture, M&M/MARS Sponsorship Manager. "We are
very excited to extend the relationship between the "M&M's"® Brand and Special
Olympics and we are looking forward to developing additional programs that will benefit
the organization."
In addition to providing "M&M's"® Brand products to Special Olympics, the
company has also donated more than $1.4 million to the organization since 1991. Earlier
this year, M&M/MARS launched a new fundraising program that allows local groups to
raise money to support Special Olympics in their community through the sale of
M&M/MARS products.
"Special Olympics is grateful to M&M's/Mars for this unique opportunity to
partner together and raise awareness and funds for our worldwide movement," said
Timothy P. Shriver, President and CEO of Special Olympics. "Many companies have
discovered the strength of our brand in terms of consumer purchasing power and loyalty.
At the same time, they have experienced the joy of knowing that, because of their
employees and customers, the lives of people with mental retardation are forever
changed."
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Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation for the Benefit of Persons with Mental Retardation.
�M&M/Mars/Special Olympics (Cont.)
Special Olympics is universally known for helping millions of people with mental
retardation live fuller, more productive lives. In fact, Special Olympics ranked "Best in
Class" in "Making a Difference in the Lives of the People it Serves" in a 1999 Equitus
Survey conducted by Enterprise IG. Yet, far less known are the significant results that
Special Olympics has produced for its corporate cause partners. M&Ms/Mars reported
its Special Olympics campaign in the United States was the company's largest nonseasonal promotion by showing a significant increase in product sales.
M&MIMARS, one of America's leading snack food manufacturers, is a division
of MARS, Inc. Headquartered in Hackettstown, NJ, M&MIMARS owns some of the
world's most favorite brands including "M&M's"® Brand, SNICKERS® Brand, 3
MUSKETEERS® Brand, TWIX® Brand, STARBURST® Fruit Chews, SKITTLES®
Bite Size Candies, MARS® Bar, MILKY WAY® Brand, KUDOS® Milk Chocolate
Granola Bars, DOVE® Brand, and COMBOS®/Snacks.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than
160 countries train and compete in 24 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded
in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental
retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their own
families. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics.
Visit Special Olympics o11li11e at www.specialolrmpics.on: or 011 AOL (Keyword: Special Olympics).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, November 16,2000
CONTACT:
Claudia Mata
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0328
claudia@specialolympics.org
Special Olympics Athlete Billy Quick
Will Make Historic Run in Havana
Washington D.C.- Special Olympics Athlete Billy Quick will join World T.E.A.M. (The
Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports® in being the first U.S. Team to participate in Cuba's
Havana Marathon, Marabana 2000, on Sunday, Nov. 19. Approximately 5,000 men and women
from more than 25 countries will race through Havana, while thousands of Cubans in 155
municipalities compete in simultaneous sports events all over the country.
The race will be run through the historic streets of Old Havana and along the city's beautiful
beaches. Marabana 2000 is the premier event of MARACUBA 2000, an unprecedented sports
festival marking Cuba's Day of Physical Sports and Culture.
"We are proud to have Billy Quick as part of our exceptional team of athletes to represent World
T.E.A.M Sports in this wonderful international event," said WTS Founder and Co-Chairman,
James M. Benson. "Our presence in the Havana Marathon is an example of the power of sports
to bring countries and people with different political beliefs together."
Billy Quick is an accomplished Special Olympics marathoner and cyclist whose achievements
include completing the New York Marathon within the top 14 percent. Quick has traveled to
Africa and the Netherlands as a Special Olympics Sargent Shriver Global Messenger, and was a
spokesperson for Special Olympic athletes at the 1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
"The vitality of the Special Olympics movement relies on athletes like Billy Quick, who though
sport, continue to break barriers," said Timothy Shriver, President and CEO of Special Olympics,
Inc. "Billy's courage, determination and sportsmanship should be an inspiration to us all."
Each year World T.E.A.M. Sports fields a team in a marathon in some remote comer of the world
to demonstrate the value of diverse and integrated teams. The World T.E.A.M. Sports Havana
team includes novice to elite athletes, non-disabled and disabled men and women ranging in age
from 16 to 75 and hailing from 15 states in the U.S.
World T.E.A.M. Sports, a non-profit organization based in Charlotte, North Carolina, was created
seven years ago with the goal of bridging diverse communities while providing opportunities for
all persons, especially those with disabilities, to become involved in lifetime sports. Teams have
climbed mountains in Africa, bicycled across the Gobi Desert, run marathons in Antarctica and
circumnavigated the globe by bicycle. The idea. is to build one team - one that is sustained by
diversity, collective grit and determination, compassion and the desire to achieve.
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Created by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation for the Benefit of Persons with Mental Retardation.
�Quick/Havana Marathon (page 2)
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in over 160 countries train
and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with mental retardation continuing opportunities to
develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts
and friendship with their families and community. Athletes and their families are not charged a
fee to participate in Special Olympics. Special Olympics is grateful to its worldwide sponsors,
America Online, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle Corporation, and Phoenix Home Life Mutual
Insurance Company, for providing ongoing funding and support to its global mission.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolympics.org or on AOL (Keyword: Special
Olympics).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, November 15, 2000
CONTACT: Claudia Mata
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824- 0328
claudia@specialolympics.org
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Honored with Pheonix Foundation For Children
"Champion of Children Award"
Washington, D.C.-- The Pheonix Foundation honored Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy
Shriver with the "Champion of Children Award" on Sunday, Nov.l2, 2000, for her longtime dedication to
the cause of children and adults with mental retardation. The event took place at the prestigious Mar-aLago Club in Palm Beach, Florida.
The "Champion of Children Award," presented annually by The Pheonix Foundation for
Children, honors two individuals who serve as exceptional role models for children, volunteering their
time unconditionally to help children in need. The "Champion of Children" is an icon of courage and
strength, a mentor that inspires individuals to reach higher.
"We are proud to honor Mrs. Eunice Kennedy Shriver as the 2000 Champion of Children Award
Recipient," said Thomas D. Abrams, Pheonix Foundation for Children Founder and President and CEO of
Pheonix Financial Groups. "She is one of the greatest advocates for children in the world, a dedicated
individual who has made a significant impact in the lives of children."
Past recipients of this award have included Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Hockey Legend Mario
Lemieux, and Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. This year, Football Legend Dan Marino was honored
alongside Mrs. Shriver.
As Executive Vice President of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation and Founder and Honorary
Chairman of Special Olympics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been a leader in the worldwide struggle to
improve and enhance the lives of individuals with mental retardation for more than three decades.
Shriver, the fifth child of the Kennedy family, has been committed to public service for most of
her adult life. After graduating from Stanford with a degree in sociology, she worked as a social worker
for several years until taking over direction of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation in 1957. Since the
inception of Special Olympics in 1968, the program has grown to include more than one million athletes
in 160 countries.
Highlights of Shriver's advocacy for individuals with mental retardation have included:
establishment of the President Kennedy Committee on Mental Retardation; development of the National
Institute for Child Health and Human Development; establishment of national standards and testing for
individuals with mental retardation; national public awareness campaigns; changes in Civil Service
regulations to employ persons with mental retardation based on functions; establishment of research
centers at major medical schools across the U.S.; creation of the worldwide Special Olympics movement;
and creation and implementation of the "Community of Caring" concept to reduce mental retardation
among babies of teenagers.
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In recognition of her public service, Shriver has received many honors, including the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. In 1995, Shriver became the first living American
woman to be portrayed on United States legal tender: the 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Commemorative Coin. In 1998, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. In 1999, she
received the prestigious Juanita Kreps Award.
The Pheonix Foundation for Children was created to support local children's charities. In addition
to offering grants to various charities, the proceeds from the Champions of Children Award Gala
Weekend benefit the charities that are supported by the Foundation, those which assist children who are
neglected, abused, or suffering from life-threatening illnesses.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in over 160 countries train and
compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
Special Olympics provides people with mental retardation continuing opportunities to develop fitness,
demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with
their families and community. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics. Special Olympics is
grateful to its worldwide sponsors, America Online, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle Corporation, and
Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, for providing ongoing funding and support to its global
mtsston.
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Special Olympics
For Immediate Release:
November 13, 2000
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824- 0338
ksuto@specialolympics.org
Timothy Shriver Receives Public Advocacy Award from the Friends of
the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Washington DC-- Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics President and CEO, was recently
awarded the Public Advocacy Award by the Friends of the National Institute ofDental
and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for his leadership and commitment to improving
oral health through the Special Olympics Special Smiles program.
"Tim Shriver, President and CEO of Special Olympics, has been the driving force
in developing this exciting program," Michael Barnett, NIDCR Awards Committee
member said. "We are very pleased to honor him and hope that this recognition will play
a role in bringing even more dental professionals into partnership with Special Olympics
Special Smiles."
The NIDCR Public Advocacy Award is presented to individuals who have
improved patient and consumer health care through advocacy efforts for public education
activities or special patient groups. With Special Olympics Special Smiles, Timothy
Shriver has accomplished this, enhancing oral health for more than tens of thousands of
athletes since the program's establishment.
Besides Mr. Shriver, the other 2000 NIDCR Gala Award honorees are U.S.
Surgeon General David Satcher, who received the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement
Award; Jane Brody, who received the Media Award for Excellence; and Janet Crockett,
who received the Dentsply Harold Slavkin Oral Health Science Education Award.
The Special Olympics Special Smiles program, a component of the Special
Olympics Healthy Athletes program, was established to improve athletes' ability to train
and compete by providing better access to oral health care for people with special needs.
The program was founded by Dr. Steven Perlman of Boston, Mass., who now serves as
the Global Clinical Director for the Special Olympics Special Smiles program. In offering
oral screenings, preventative services, oral health education and referrals as necessary,
Special Smiles offers Special Olympics athletes enhanced oral health opportunities. The
Special Smiles program also provides individually fitted sports mouth guards and any
personal -preventive products that an athlete might need.
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NIDCR, located on the campus of the National Institutes ofHealth in Bethesda,
Maryland, is the world's leading sponsor of research and research training in biomedical
and behavioral sciences to improve and promote dental, oral, and craniofacial health. The
Institute has pioneered a wide variety of health improvements for the American people.
For more information on the Institute visit its website at http://www.nidcr.nih.gov.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in
over 160 countries train and. compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports.
Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with
mental retardation continuing opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their families
and community. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics. Special Olympics is
grateful to its worldwide sponsors, America Online, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle
Corporation, and Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, for providing ongoing
funding and support to its global mission.
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For Immediate Release
November 3, 2000
Contact: Betty Ann Hughes
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0338
bhughes@specialolympics.org
Christopher Reeve to Inspire Greatness in Special Olympics Athletes
Noted Actor a11d Disability Activist will Deliver Key11ote Speech at
First-Ever Special Olympics New Jersey Atlzlete Sports Co11fere11ce Tomorrow
Princeton, New Jersey - Thanks to the efforts of Special Olympics athlete Paul Butera and fellow
Special Olympics Athlete Congress members, Christopher Reeve will make the keynote speech at the
First Ever Special Olympics New Jersey Athlete Sports Conference tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 4. The
athletes themselves conceived of and secured Christopher Reeve as speaker, in addition to planning for
·the Athlete Sports Conference. The event will take place at the Mercer County Community College in
.~ Princeton, New Jersey .
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"Ours is a global movement that is powered by the athletes themselves," said Timothy P. Shriver,
President and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. "The fact that the Special Olympics athletes from New
Jersey are driving this significant effort so clearly illustrates their capabilities and the level of
empowerment that people with mental retardation have achieved. I applaud their success as they serve as
leaders for other Programs around the world."
The Athlete Congress is an initiative that developed from Special Olympics' Athlete Leadership
Program (ALPS). ALPs allows athletes to explore opportunities in roles previously considered "nontraditional." Such participation might come in the form of an athlete serving on the Board of Directors or
local organizing committee; or it might find an athlete as a spokesperson, team captain, coach or official.
The Athlete Congress provides a formal, deliberative process for the representation of athlete input in
programming, policy and/or governance processes of Special Olympics.
••Many of us have been in Special Olympics for a long time," explained Paul Butera, Special
Olympics New Jersey athlete and Athlete Congress Chairman. "Special Olympics is very important to us
and we want to be part of the organization in other ways [beyond sports]. Some would like to be coaches
and volunteer. This conference is a chance for the athletes to take responsibility for their participation.
Christopher Reeve was our idea and we are honored he accepted."
Marc S. Edenzon, President of Special Olympics New Jersey added, ··our recommendations for
keynote speaker focused on sports figures or coaches but the athletes had a clearer vision. When it comes
to inspiration, Christopher Reeve is the right choice. His courage and drive, despite the challenges he
now faces, put a focus on living and ability- not the disability. For them, Christopher Reeve is a
champion. He demonstrates all the integrity and passion to succeed that Special Olympics athletes strive
for everyday of their lives."
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The Athlete Sports Conference will feature instructional sessions on fitness and conditioning;
nutrition; becoming an official; becoming a volunteer; and public speaking. More than 200 athletes will
attend the conference free of charge.
Since its inception in 1996, the Special Olympics New Jersey Athlete Congress has conducted
surveys, made recommendations to the board of directors, published an athlete newsletter and essentially
represented the voice of all Special Olympics New Jersey athletes. Similar Special Olympics athlete
initiatives are in place in more than 100 Special Olympics Programs, including 45 countries.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than 160 countries train and compete in
25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special
Olympics gives people with mental retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate
courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their families,
friends and communities.
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Special Olympics is grateful to its Worldwide Partners, The Coca-Cola Company, Phoenix Home Life
Insurance Company, America Online and Oracle Inc. for providing ongoing funding and support to its
global mission.
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Special Olympics
For Immediate Release
October 25, 2000
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolympics.org
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WORLDWIDE JOIN FORCES
RAISING $14 MILLION FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
More than 900 Officers C01zverge 011 Nashville a11d Pull together for Special Olympics
- Washington, DC,-- Law enforcement officers from throughout the world are gathering in the
city of Nashville, Tennessee October 26-28 in support of Special Olympics for the largest ever
Annual International Law Enforcement Torch Run® Conference at the Renaissance
:c.·· Nashville Hotel. Officers from the United States, Canadian provinces and over 30 countries as
- far away as Poland, Uganda and Austria will come together for three days to exchange ideas and
learn new ways to raise money for Special Olympics. The Law Enforcement Torch Run® is
Special Olympics' largest grassroots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle that raised more
than $14 million US· dollars in 2000 alone.
"The commitment of Law Enforcement agencies around the world for Special Olympics
_,is truly remarkable," said Special Olympics CEO and President Timothy P. Shriver. "Despite
- distance and cultural differences, they have become unified in their support of Special Olympics
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in their communities. The monies they have raised are integral to our local Programs and their
efforts to reach out to new athletes."
"As long time supporters of Special Olympics and the Tennessee Law Enforcement
Torch Run,· our police department is proud to welcome law enforcement officers from across the
country and around the world for the 2000 conference for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for
Special Olympics," said Metro Nashville Police Officer, Steve Turner.
Opening Ceremonies kicked off the conference at ;1:45 p.m. CST on Thursday, October
26 and that evening, there will be a dinner for all the officers and conference attendees will be
hosted at the famous Wild Horse Saloon with a guest musical performance by Michael Peterson.
In addition to daily seminars and training sessions, officers will participate in Special Olympics
Unified Sports® events and a Plane Pull fundraiser. More than 100 officers are expected to
compete in teams of20 at Nashville Airport to see which team can pull a jet the farthest on
Saturday, October 28 to raise money for Special Olympics.
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�About Law Enforcement Torch Run®
Founded in 1981, the Law Enforcement Torch Run® is an international series oftorch relays run
by law enforcement officers that lead up to each state's or nation's Special Olympics Summer
Games. With the support ofthe International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), officers
raise money in conjunction with their Torch Runs for their local Special Olympics Program.
Nearly 75,000 law enforcement officers have carried the Flame of Hope raising awareness and
funds for Special Olympics. The Torch Run is now present in all 50 U.S. states, Canadian
provinces and over 30 nations around the world.
About Special Olympics, Inc.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than 150 countries train and
compete in 24 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental retardation continual opportunities to
develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of
gifts, and friendship with their own families.
Special Olympics is grateful to its Worldwide Partners, The Coca-Cola Company, Phoenix
Home Life Insurance Company, America Online and Oracle Inc. for providing ongoing funding
. and support to its global mission.
For information on Special Olympics contact your local Special Olympics Program or visit us
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For Immediate Release:
Contact: Kirsten Suto
October 25, 2000
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolympics.org
Special Olympics Celebrates United Nations Day by Announcing the
Special Olympics Sargent Shriver Global Messenger Class for 2000-2002
Twelve Intemational Special Olympics Atllletes to Deliver Organization's Message Around tlte World
Washington D.C.- In celebration of United Nations Day, Special Olympics, Inc. announced its new
international class of Special Olympics Sargent Shriver Global Messengers, named in honor of Special
Olympics Chairman Sargent Shriver. These twelve athletes will serve as spokespeople for Special
Olympics, the global sports organization for children and adults with mental retardation. Representing
"" every region of the worldwide movement, these individuals will serve a two-year term as Global
Messengers, in addition to their regular sports training and competition schedule.
"We must reach more athletes, more families, more communities and countries," said Timothy P.
Shriver, President and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. "The athletes will be our leaders, our message•· bearers, communicating the Special Olympics message to a world of new audiences. Theirs is a powerful
message of hope, acceptance and dignity and a clarion call for the world to recognize their courage and
achievements."
Tlte 2000 Class ofSpecial Olympics Sargent Shriver Global Messengers are:
• Goran Babic, 34, Special Olympics Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Cindy Bentley, 42, Special Olympics Wisconsin, USA
• Troy Ford-King, 23, Special Olympics Ontario, Canada
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Kealoha Laemoa, 23, Special Olympics Hawaii, USA
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Henry Moretti, 40, Special Olympics Rhode Island, USA
Mohammad Nassar, 16, Special Olympics Jordan
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Miguel Quiroz, 27, Special Olympics Venezuela
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Jia Sirui, 16, Special Olympics China
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Victor Stewart, 24, Special Olympics Texas, USA
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Theo Tebele, Special Olympics Botswana
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Constantinos Triantafylou, 25, Special Olympics Hellas (Greece)
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Katy Wilson, 20, Special Olympics Georgia, USA
Over the next two years, the Global Messengers will serve a vital role in changing public attitudes
and perceptions about individuals with mental retardation. They will address audiences of government
officials, schools, celebrities, families and the general public, telling their personal stories of Special
Olympics, the global movement's mission and vision, and the organization's life-changing impact for
those with mental retardation.
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Special Olympics announced its first Sargent Shriver Global Messenger class in 1998 in honor of
Special Olympics' 30111 anniversary. The athletes, chosen from every region of the world, served as
pioneers for the new spirit of athlete empowerment within the Special Olympics movement. Many have
distinguished themselves, not only in the Special Olympics sports arena, but have received national
awards, written a book, competed in numerous traditional marathons, served as a news reporter, and
participated in a Presidential Summit.
This year, more than 120 Special Olympics athletes were nominated for the honor. Athletes were
evaluated on their public speaking aptitude, sportsmanship, personality, willingness to travel, and
enthusiasm for the Special Olympics movement.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in over 160 countries train and
compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
Special Olympics provides people with mental retardation continuing opportunities to develop fitness,
demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with
their families and community.
Special Olympics is grateful to its Worldwide Partners, America Online, The Coca-Cola
Company, Oracle Corporation, and Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, for providing
. ongoing funding and support to its global mission .
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For Immediate Release
October.19, 2000
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolvmpics.org
Lions Clubs International Foundation Donates $3 Million to Special Olympics
Global Gra11t a11d part11ersltip will triple the size ofSpecial Olympics Ope11i11g Eyes Program
Washington, DC- Special Olympics, Inc. (SOl) announced today that they have accepted a
grant of$3.28 million from the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) that will permit the
global expansion of the Special Olympics Opening Eyes program. This contribution will not only
maintain and improve all aspects of the Special Olympics Opening Eyes program, it will also help
provide volunteer support to the organization.
The Special Olympics Opening Eyes program was established to respond to athletes'
needs for greater optical services and offer them superior care that they may not have acquired
otherwise. Special-Olympics athletes, through the Special Olympics.Opening Eyes program, are
able to receive free vision screening, eye glasses and sports goggles. This program is one aspect
of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes initiative, designed to help Special Olympics athletes
improve their health and fitness, leading to an enhanced sports experience and improved quality
of life.
"Special Olympics embraces the support of noble organizations such as the Lions Clubs
International Foundation," said Timothy Shriver, President and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc.
"We are honored to be chosen as one of its causes and are grateful for the resources and
volunteers that the Lions Clubs will provide. Together, we can inspire greatness and help Special
Olympics athletes optimize their abilities."
"We are delighted to support Special Olympics because of its distinguished history of
reaching out to individuals who might otherwise be forgotten," said Lions Clubs International
Foundation Chairman Jim Ervin. "We believe this partnership will advance the Lions' global
blindness prevention goals and also enable Special Olympics Opening Eyes to expand its
program that provides quality eye care to these extraordinary athletes."
A major focus of the grant is to train clinical directors to implement Special Olympics
Opening Eyes venues as part of Special Olympics Games within state and country Special
Olympics Programs. These clinical directors will use seed money from the grant, along with
technical assistance and donated materials and equipment secured by SOl from various
companies, to make the screening programs possible and sustainable. Ultimately, these programs
depend on the generosity of eye care professionals at the local level who donate their time and
talents.
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Over the three-year partnership period, the annual number of Special Olympics Opening
Eyes screening programs will increase to 48, a threefold increase over the current level. The most
rapid program growth is anticipated outside the U.S. It is anticipated that over 150,000 persons
with mental retardation will receive eye care at games venues or through the nearly 7,000 eye
care professionals trained by Special Olympics Opening Eyes after they return to their home
clinics and practices. These eye care professionals will form a growing corps that will help to
create a legacy of vision care for persons with mental retardation.
Lions Clubs International Foundation is the grant..,making.arm of Lions Clubs
International, the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members.
LCIF is funding SightFirst, Lions' global blindness prevention initiative and Lions-Quest, a life
skills program for youth. The foundation also supports numerous humanitarian efforts of Lions in
185 countries and geographical areas.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than 160
countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental retardation continual
opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in
the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their own families.
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For Immediate Release
October. 18,2000
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolvmpics.org
Special Olympics .Partners with Booz·AIIen.& Hamilton to
Create Plan for Growth
Global restructurbtg positio11s orga~zization to double the It umber of
atltletes over It ext five years
Washington, D.C.- October 18, 2000- Special Olympics, Inc. (SOl) announced today a
reorganization that will set the stage for an unprecedented growth campaign for its global sports
movement aimed at doubling the number of athletes involved in the program worldwide by the
year 2005. For the past year Special Olympics has enlisted the services ofBooz·Allen &
Hamilton, one of the world's leading technology and management consulting firms, to create a
strategic and operational plan to help accomplish this goal. Booz· Allen & Hamilton is providing
consulting servic~;:s valued at $1 million on a pro bono basis.
For the next six months, a team of 10 consultants from Booz·Allen & Hamilton and five Special
Olympics representatives will simultaneously address two critical elements that will impact the
. future of SOl's quality growth agenda. First, the team will assess and prioritize technology at
.evety level of the organization. Secondly,· the joint Booz· Allen & Hamilton/Special Olympics
team will work with Special Olympics Programs at all levels to establish the framework for what
will become an integrated program development and planning system that will help Special
Olympics add 1;000,000 new athletes over the next five years.
Key highlights of the reorganization will include:
• Growth of regional staff and increased functional capabilities in every region of the world;
• Creation of the "Special Olympics University" as a resource for Special Olympics Programs
and staff at all levels, including shared information; standardized programmatic and
communications materials; new technological opportunities; and training and technical
assistance modules; and
• Increased commitment to professional development.
"We are extremely fortunate to have one of the world's premier management consulting
firms as a partner for these activities," said Timothy Shriver, President and CEO of Special
Olympics. "Just like any business, we looked to the best and the brightest to assist us in building
a strong organizational structure that will allow us to accomplish our goal of reaching more of the
170 million people with mental retardation worldwide."
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Bruce Pasternack, Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of Booz Allen &
Hamilton's San Francisco Office, said, "We are delighted to deepen our relationship with Special
Olympics, and help this fine organization better achieve its mission. Booz·Allen has donated
services to not-for-profit groups for as long as we have been around as a company- and there's a
good reason for it. As a firm, we feel we need to give back to society, and one way we can do that
is through our expertise. We have the experience that can help these organizations be more
successful and more effective."
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than 160
countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental retardation continual
opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in
the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their own families.
Special Olympics is grateful to its Worldwide Partners, America Online, AMF Bowling
Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle Corporation, and Phoenix Home Life Mutual
Insurance Company, for providing ongoing funding and support to its global mission.
About Booz·AIIen & Hamilton
Founded in 1914; Booz·Allen & Hamilton pioneered the business of management consulting.
Today, it is one of the world's leading international management and technology consulting
firms, with nearly 10,000 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide and sales in excess of
$1.8 billion. Booz·Allen & Hamilton corporate headquarters are located in McLean, Virginia.
Booz·Allen's client base includes many of the world's largest industrial and service corporations,
as well as major institutions and government bodies around the world, including most U.S.
departments and agencies. Booz·Allen provides services in strategy, systems, operations and
technology to clients on six continents. The firm helps senior management solve complex
problems by combining deep functional expertise with specialized understanding of diverse
global industries. Consistent with its position as a business thought leader, Booz·Allen sponsors
strategy+business, a quarterly journal containing the best ideas in business. Visit the Booz·Allen
website at www.boozallen.com or the strategy+business website at www.strategy-business.com.
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Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
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September 8, 2000
The Education for Development and Democracy Initiative Awards
Special Olympics $400,000 Grant to begin New Programs in Africa
Queen ofSwazila11d to Make Prese11tatio11 to Special Olympics Chairman Today
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Washingt~n DC.....: Today, Spedai Olympics. announced that the Education for
Development and Democracy Initiative (EDDI) has awarded a grant of $400,000 to bring
Special Olympics sports training and competition opportunities to two new countries in
Africa 7 Swaziland- arid Namibia. At a 4 PM reception at the National Council of Negro
Women, Inc., Sargent Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, will sign an agreement
accepting $200,000 of the grant.
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Co-signed· bY *e Queen of Swazi~and, lnkhosikati La-Mbikiza, this portion of the
EDDI grant will allow Special Olympics to initiate sports training and competition for
persons with mental retardation in the Kingdom of Swaziland, a country where Special
Olympics has never been offered.
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"This unprecedented grant will help further our efforts to reach more of the 170
million individuals who could benefit from Special Olympics," said Timothy Shriver,
President and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. "Currently we operate in 32 African
Nations where we serve over 9,000 athletes, but World Health Organization estimates
indicate that the continent of Africa has a potential population of 6.9 million persons with
·
mental retardation who might benefit from Special Olympics."
In 2000, Special Olympics, Inc. launched its Africa Initiative which is·
establishing new National Special Olympics Programs in Burkina-Faso, Chad, Malawi,
Mauritius, Gabon and now Swaziland and Namibia. The focus of the initiative in 2000 is
to provide sports training in soccer and athletics to new coaches in each Program, provide
athletic competition to scores of new athletes per Program, and train national board
leadership.
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Earlier this year, Sargent Shriver met with His Majesty King Mswati III of
Swaziland about initiating Special Olympics Programs in the Kingdom. His Majesty
enthusiastically agreed to begin efforts for Special Olympics in his country.
The presentation of the grant will occur during Her Royal Highness LaMbikizi's
visit to the United States. Her Majesty is visiting the United States to strengthen the
partnership between America and Africa through the EDDI.
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EDDI is an organized effort among the Department of State (including the former
USIA), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Peace Corps, in
consultation with African Education Ministers and the U.S. and African private sector
experts. EDDI is an African-led development program (with special emphasis on girls
and women) concentrating on improving the quality of access to education; enhancing the
availability of technology and increasing citizen participation in government to accelerate.
Africa's integration into the world community of free-market democracies.· ·
Also today, Her Royal Highness LaMbikizi will launch a partnership program
with Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge, VA and St. Michael's Girls School in
Manzizi, Swaiiland. The Queen founded the Lusito charity organization which funds
programs to assist Swazi infants with health problems and provides children with
financial aid for education.
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Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and ·
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than
160 countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded
in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental
retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their
families, friends and communities.
Visit Special Olympics Oltlilze at www.specialolvmpics.org or 011 AOL (Keyword:
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Contact: Kirsten Suto, Special Olympics
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Kristy Blankenship, SBC Wireless
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS Al\1> SBC WIRELESS ANNOUNCE
FUNDRAISING PROMOTION TO RAISE $40 MILLION NATIONWIDE
SBC Wireless Becomes Largest Sponsor for Special Olympics Team USA
DALLAS (Aug. 9, 2000)- Today, Special Olympics, Inc., announced an agreement with SBC Wireless
and its affiliates- Pacific Bell Wireless, Southwestern Bell Wireless, SNET Wireless, Nevada Bell
Wireless; Ameritech Cellular1 and Cellular One7 -to raise $40 million nationwide over the next four
years through individual $20 donations.
To kick-off the fundraising campaign, SBC Wireless is conducting a "Be a Hero" promotion that
offers consumers coast-to-coast a chance to "be a hero" by supporting Special Olympics in their
communities. The promotion gives consumers a free wireless phone offer with a $20 donation to Special
Olympics and activation of wireless service with a local SBC Wireless affiliate. The "Be a Hero"
incentive package, valued at approximately $100, is available beginning Aug. 13 in most major markets
and continues through Oct. 31.
Pointing toward a new era in fundraising efforts for Special Olympics, the fundraising agreement and
related promotions with SBC Wireless marks several "firsts" for the non-profit organization, including the
following:
• The "Be a Hero" campaign is the first nationwide, long-term fundraising effort for Special
Olympics, Inc., to raise money for Special Olympics Team USA.
• SBC Wireless' campaign to raise $40 million represents th~ largest fundraising promotion
launched to support Special Olympics Team USA.
• The "Be a Hero" promotion is the first fundraising campaign for Special Olympics, Inc., that
gives individual contributors an incentive package- a free wireless phone offer- in return for
their donation.
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"This new relationship between Special Olympics and SBC Wireless is a wonderful example of how
corporations can help the communities in which they serve to 'Be a Hero,"' said Tim Shriver, president
and CEO of Special Olympics. "Through the support of communities across the nation, local Special
Olympics athletes will be able to continue to benefit from quality Special Olympics programs and athletic
opportunities."
Funds raised by SBC Wireless will support year-round sports training and competitions for Special
Olympics athletes, who participate in the activities free of charge. The fundraising efforts also will help
send Special Olympics Team USA athletes to the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Alaska
and the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Ireland.
"We are committed to supporting the communities where we live and work, and helping Special
Olympics and their mission ultimately makes our communities stronger," said Stephen Carter, president
and CEO ofSBC Wireless. "We're pleased to have the opportunity to help these athletes make their way
to the Special Olympics World Games in 2001 and 2003, and offer a valuable wireless package to
consumers for their support."
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults
with mental retardation, giving them opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their own families, other
Special Olympics athletes and the community.
About Special 01\'mpics
Special Olympics is a11 i11ternatio11al year-rou11d program which provides year-rou11d sports trai11i11g a11d athletic
competition for children and adults with me/Ita/ retardation in 25 Olympic-type sports in over 150 coullfries around the world.
Founded in 1968 by Eu11ice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics inspires grea111ess in over one millio11 athletes who bellefltfrom
their participatio11 with this worldwide movement. The benefits of Special Olympics reach beyond the athletes who participate.
T11e coaches, volunteers, families, and do11ors experience joy from the opportunities that the Special Olympics moveme11t brings
to their lil·es. For more informatioll 011 Special Olympics, visit us 011li11e at www.specialolympics.org or America 011li11e
(keyword: Special Olympics).
About SBC Wireless
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Wireless affiliates provide wireless service under the Ameritech Cellular brand name in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and
the Indianapolis area.
:!. SBC Wireless affiliates pro\·ide wireless service under the Cellular One brand name in parts ofIllinois, Delaware, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Puerto Rico.
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is a global commrmications leader. Through its subsidiaries' trusted
brands- Southwestern Bell, Ameritecll, Pacific Bell, SBC Telecom, Ne,·ada Bell, SNET and Cellular One- and world-class
network, SBC's subsidiaries provide local and long-distance phone service, wireless and data communications, paging, highspeed Internet access and messaging, cable and satellite television, security services and telecommunications equipment, as well
as directory advertising and publishing. In the United States, the compa11y currently has 61.2 million access lines, 12.2 million
wireless customers and is u11dertaking a natio11al expa11sion program that will bring SBC service to an additional 30 markets.
flllernationally, SBC has telecommunications investmellfs in more than20 coullfries. With approximately 219,000 employees,
SBC is the 13th-largest employer in the U.S., with a/11111al reve1111es that rank it among the largest Fortune 500 companies.
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For Immediate Release ·
August 30, 2000
· Contact: Kirsten Suto
Media Relations Manager
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolympics.org
180 Days until the 2001 Special Olympics \Vorld "'inter Games
The countdown has begun for the largest International sporting event in Alaskan History
Anchorage, Alaska-- Wednesday, August 30, 2000, marks the 180-day countdown for
athletes expected to arrive for the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games Alaska.
The largest international sporting event in Alaskan history will bring approximately 2,750
athletes and coaches from 80 nations to compete in seven official winter sports March 4 11, 2001. Teams outside of North America will begin arriving in Anchorage February
28, 2001, to allow for added recovery time prior to competition for those traveling long
distances. To date, 76 nations have officially registered for competition.
"A few years ago people said that Alaska can't host the world, but I say let them
some here and see for themselves how the world will be welcomed," said Timothy
Shriver, President & CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. "Special Olympics athletes from
around the globe will join together in sport, bringing the world together to witness the
magic of the human spirit."
The 2001 Special Olympics Winter World Games is significant for the Anchorage
bowl, as more than 10,000 people are expected to attend the Games including athletes,
coaches, family and friends, dignitaries, and spectators from across the globe.
Comparable in size to the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, the 2001 Special
Olympics World Winter Games is truly an extraordinary event for the city, state, and
athletes. Spread throughout 27 housing and sport venues between Anchorage, Eagle
River, and Girdwood, Alaska, 29 languages will be spoken and 30,000 hotel room nights
will be filled. Approximately 64,000-box lunches will be prepared for athletes, coaches,
volunteers and officials during the event, an average of 5,500 per day.
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Traveling from as far away as Arabia, Bulgaria, China, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Sweden,
among others, the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games creates a rare
opportunity for athletes and coaches to trav~l outside of their native homeland.
Support of volunteers within the community will play an integral role in the
success of the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games. More than 4,500 will be
recruited to assist in all aspects. Awards, communications, family services, hospitality,
information centers, language services, logistics, , recycling/waste management,
registration, spectator teams, sports and competition, medical, security, media and special
events are a just few areas where volunteers may become involved. Current Games
Organizing Committee focus is targeted at volunteer recruitment. Volunteers can find
information about specific areas by e-mailing volunteers@2001 worldgames.org or
calling (907) 277-2497.
"The community is definitely pulling together for this once-in-a-lifetime event. It
really is incredible to take part in a movement of this magnitude, uniting nations from
across the globe," says 2001 World Winter Games President and, Ben Stevens.
Competition in seven official winter sports will be held at six venues throughout
Anchorage, Eagle River, and Girdwood. Special Olympics athletes compete in Alpine
Skiing, Alyeska Resort, Girdwood; Cross Country Skiing, Kincaid Park, Anchorage;
Figure Skating, Tesoro Sports Centre, Anchorage; Floor Hockey, Federal Express
Hangar, Anchorage, Snowboarding, Hilltop Ski Area, Anchorage; Snowshoeing, Kincaid
Park, Anchorage; Speed Skating, Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center, Eagle River.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than
160 countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded
in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental
retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their own
families.
Visit Special Olympics olllille at www.specialolrmpics.orf or 011 AOL (Keyword:
Special Olympics).
For more information about the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games Alaska, call
(907) 277-2477, or visit our website at www.200Jworldgames.org.
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For Immediate Release
August 24, 2000
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolvmpics.org
Special Olympics continues to break barriers with participation in the
2000 Nationwide Insurance Hood to Coast Relay
Special Olympics team will run together fromJW. Hood to
Seaside, Oregon in a two-day 195 mile relay.
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l\lt. Hood, Oregon-- This Friday and Saturday, August 25-26, a 12-person Special
Olympics Unified Sports Running Team will step away from Special Olympics
competitions and iun together in the 2000 Nationwide Insurance Hood to Coast Relay in
Oregon.
The Hood to Coast is the longest relay in North America spanning from Mt.
Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain and ending 195 miles later at the shore ofthe Pacific
. Ocean in Seaside, Oregon. One thousand 12-member teams will run both day and night
from an altitude of 6,000 feet and confront hills, urban areas and the unique
characteristics ofboth daytime and nighttime running, before ending at sea level.
"This Unified team is an example ofhow individuals with and without mental
retardation are training side by side on the Special Olympics playing field; building skills
and learning to recognize each other for their own unique abilities," said Timothy
Shriver, President & CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. "Both the athletes and their Partners
inspire one another to be the best they can be."
Of the 1,000 teams from around the world, the Special Olympics team from
Connecticut is the first and only team with athletes who have mental retardation to be
participating in the Hood to Coast Relay. The 12 athletes making up the team includes six
Special Olympics athletes and six Special Olympics Unified Sports Partners - individuals
without mental retardation. The team has been training since April 2000, often running at
night to allow members to practice distance running in the dark.
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Special Olympics Unified Sports brings together athletes with and without mental
retardation who train and compete on the same teams. Throughout the year, in a variety
of sports ranging from basketball and soccer to golf and skiing, Special Olympics Unified
athletes and their Partners build physical skills while at the same time building
friendships, character and leadership. Competitions, such as the Hood to Coast relay,
provide even more opportunities for athletes to be challenged to their fullest potential and
develop friendships.
Special Olympics Unified Sports Rmming Team
Special Olympics athletes
Special Olympics Unified Sports Partners
Paul Kish, Bristol, CT
Andy Baron, Fannington, CT
Matt Klements, Norwalk, CT
Kristine Klannan, Branford, CT
Patrick Kral, Guilford, CT
Kevin Grimes, Sandy Hook, CT
Eric Motin, Groton, CT
Brian Hickey, Niantic, CT
Kyle Wadlinger, West Simsbury, CT Terry Hickey, Old Saybrook, CT
Sean Wadlinger, West Simsbury, CT Mike Wadlinger, West Simsbury, CT
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The Hood to Coast Relay, established in 1982 will be comprised of36legs ofthe
race and each member of each team is required to run three legs. Each leg varies from 3.9
miles to 8.2 miles on terrain ranging from easy to difficult. This event comprised of
12,000 runners is.the largest relay in the world and needs ver 4,000 volunteers to run the
event.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than
160 countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded
in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental
retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their own
families.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolrmpics.ore or on AOL (Keyword:
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For Immediate Release
August 3, 2000
Special Olympics
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolynmics.org
Special Olympics, Inc. Announces
New International Board Members
. (Washington; DC)- Special Olympics, Inc. welcomes eight new members to its worldwide Board of
Directors. The new members represent diverse professional and geographic backgrounds, ranging from
The First Lady of Peru to a Special Olympics Washington athlete.
The Special Olympics Board is the ultimate governing authority for the entire Special Olympics
movement. Its members manage the global affairs and strategies of Special Olympics; determine its
· policies and programs; and oversee top level management. Joining the 39 current board members are:
Disney/ABC Cable Networks President Anne Sweeney; Special Olympics athlete Stacey Johnston; China
Disabled Person's Federation Chairman Deng Pufang; First Lady ofPeru Keiko S. Fujimori; founding
: mern}?er:<;>f Specj~l Olympics ,Palqstan Parveen AJi; Boo~; Allen &FJ¥Uilt~;m~ Inc. Senior,Vice President ,_.
Bruce A.·. :Pasternack; WPP Group PLC cliier'Execut1ve sir ·Martin Sorrell and Executive Board Member
of the European Olympic Committee Walther Troeger. Each director will serve a three-year term.
. · . "We are fortunate to have the passionate, commitment of these men and women who are
.. distinguished experts' in their fields;'' said Timothy Shriver president 'and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc.
"It's this kind of accomplished leadership and influential advocacy that will help catapult the growth of
the Special Olympics movement throughout the world."
·Deng·Pufang; a: Well'-known advocate ..ofhumanitarianism.and famous international activisbn ·
disability affairs, established the China Fund for the Handicapped in 1984. He is the principal leader of
China's disability movement and has been the Chairman of the China Disabled Person's Federation since
its establishment in 1988. Deng Pufang is also the son ofDengXiaoping, who led China for more than a
decade following the death of Mao Tse-tung.
Special Olympics Washington athlete, Stacey Johnston has participated in 12 different sports
and has attended five Special Olympics World Games. As one of the Special Olympics 30th Anniversary
Global Messengers, Johnston has traveled the world for the past two years, telling audiences on every
continent about her Special Olympics experiences and educating the public about the benefits of
participating in sports for people with mental retardation.
Keiko S. Fujimori, the First Lady of Peru, has been active in creating awareness for the needs of
children and adolescents since 1994. She is the President of the Foundation for the children of Peru and
the President and Founder of the Foundation Peruana Cardioinfantil.
Founding member and National Director of Special Olympics Pakistan Parveen Ali joined the
Program's initial board in 1989 and served as Assistant Secretary. Ms. Ali was also elected its Treasurer
in 1995. Ms. Ali was elected as a member of the Asia-Pacific Regional Leadership Council for Special
Olympics in 1998 and was re-elected in January 2000. She represents the Special Olympics Asia-Pacific
Region on the Board's International Advisory Committee.
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�Bruce A. Pasternack is a senior vice president ofBooz·Allen & Hamilton, Inc., a member of the
firm's Executive Committee, and Managing Partner of its San Francisco Office. He is responsible for
Booz·Allen's firm-wide Organization and Strategic Leadership Practice where he leads the firm's
development, transfer and public distribution of intellectual capital relate~ to the CEO/top management
agenda. Mr. Pasternack co-authored "The Centerless Corporation," which was published by Simon &
Schuster in 1998.
Disney/ABC Cable Network President Anne Sweeney is responsible for non-sports cable
programming for The Walt Disney Company and ABC subsidiary. She oversees the operation of The
Disney Channel, Toon Disney and SoapNet, as well as ABC's interests in Lifetime, A&E Television
Network, The History Channel and E! Entertainment Television. Ms. Sweeney has won many awards,
including Women in ·cable's 1997 "Woman of the Year" Award, American Women· in Radio and
Television's 1995 prestigious "STAR Award," and was inducted into the American Advertising
Federation's Advertising Hall of Achievement in 1996. Ms. Sweeney is also the parent of a Special
Olympics athlete.
Walther Troeger has been an Honorary Professor at the University ofPotsdam since 1994 and is
currently the President of the National Olympic Committee for Germany. Mr. Troeger is the Deputy
Chairman of the German Sports Aid Foundation, First Vice President of the German Basketball
Federation, and a. delegate for Sports for the Disabled. An active member of the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) since 1989, Mr. Troeger served as the IOC's Sports Director for seven years.
Chief Executive ofWPP Group PLC, Sir Martin Sorrell, is a leader in communication services
companies. Prior to founding WPP, Mr. Sorrell was Group Finance Director of the advertising agency
. group Saatchi & Saatchi Company PLC and was instrumental in planning and implementing its
international expansion.
These leaders join current Special Olympics, Inc. board members including Eunice Kennedy
i. Shriver, Special Olympics, Inc. Founder and Honorary Chairman; Sargent Shriver, Chairman of the
Board; Frank Gifford, ABC TV Sports Broadcaster; and Bart Conner, Olympic Gymnastics Gold
Medalist.
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in over 160 countries train and
compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
Special Olympics provides people with mental retardation continuing opportunities to develop fitness,
demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with
their families and community.
Special Olympics is grateful to its Worldwide Partners, America Online, AMF Bowling
Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle Corporation, and Phoenix Horne Life Mutual Insurance
Company, for providing ongoing funding and support to its global mission.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolvmpics.ort: or on AOL (Keyword: Special
Olympics).
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For Immediate Release
August 3, 2000
Contact: Betty Ann Hughes
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0338
bhughes@specialolympics.org
High School Coach Makes Positive Youth Role Model
Special Olympics Announces its United States High School Coach of the Year
(Washington, DC) - Special Olympics, Inc. (SOl) presented Neil Rosenblad of Montpelier, Vermont, the
prestigious 2000 National High School Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year Award last
night. The ceremony took place at the annual United States National High School Athletic Coaches
Association Convention on August 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
. This prestigious.award.is.given annually to an active United.States high school coach who is also
' an activ~ Speci~l,(>lympics coac~ for.individuals·wit'tt mental.retardation. Established in th~ late 1 980s, :this
· award recognizes an individual who has made tremendous impact .on the local Special Olympics program,
, high school and community.
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. ··''Special Olympics is one: of the largest volunteer-driven organizations in the world," said Tim
Shrive~, president ~nd 'CEO of Special Oiympics, Inc. "It is peop,le like Coach Rosenblad who donate their
time and enormous talents to give our athletes the opportunity to demonstrate the courage, character,
dedication and ability of people who had once been considered incapable of achievement."
· · A foriner track and Jieid athlete, Neil Rosenblad has coached at three Vermont high schools ·over
· 11 years;· He currently coaches track and field at Montpelier High School and is Program Administrator for
the School-to-Work program. For Special Olympics, he has coached basketball, floor hockey, athletics,
softball, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Next March, Rosenblad and two of the Special Olympics .
athletes he coaches will be participating in the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Anchorage,
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Most notably, Rosenblad founded three school-based Special Olympics Unified Sports™ programs
at Bellows Free Academy, Champlain Valley Union and Montpelier High Schools in Vermont. Special
Olympics Unified Sports™ brings together athletes with and without mental retardation, of similar age and
athletic ability, to train and compete on the same teams.
Greg Epperson, SOl North America Sports Manager, added, "In addition to Neil Rosenblad's
excellent coaching expertise at the high school level, he has created a program to benefit Special Olympics
and the community. Participating side-by-side on the playing field, athletes and partners-even the
community-have a better understanding and appreciation of the abilities, not the disabilities, of all people.
Students learn tolerance and acceptance of their differences. Coach Rosenblad's leadership provides a
positive role model for high school and Special Olympics athletes alike."
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�Other award nominees include runner-up Roberteen Pettaway from Wilson, North Carolina.
Those receiving honorable-mention recognition include Laura Briant from Riverview, Florida, and Paul
Gasdick from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in over 160 countries train and compete
in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special
Olympics provides people with mental retardation continuing opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate
courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their families and
community.
Special Olympics is grateful to its Worldwide Partners, America Online, AMF Bowling
Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company, Oracle Corporation, and Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance
Company, for providing ongoing funding and support to its global mission.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolympics.ore or on AOL (Keyword: Special
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FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
(202) 824-0303
ksuto@specialolynmics.org
August 2, 2000
Celebrities Tee Off fo.r Special Olympics Athletes
At ShopKo Charity Golf Classic Aug. 7
1700 Golfers Participate in Nation's Largest One-Day Golf Fundraiser
. Wash_ir,.g~o~h DC -The 21st J\nnual.ShopKo ~harity Golf Cla_ssic, thj:: nation's largest one-day .
.• golf everifl)enefiting Special Olympics, will tee off Monday, August 7 on 11 separate golf .
courses in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nearly 1,700 golfers, including Reisman Trophy Winner
Herschel Walker, Baseball Hall ofFame's Jim Palmer, Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen,
:Green Bay.Packer_Quarterback Brett Favre, and MissUSA-2000 Lynette Cole will participate in
this huge event. · ·
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Special Olympics athletes from 19 states and Special Olympics Global Messenger
Loretta Claiborne will also travel to Green Bay to· participate in this·one..:day golf outing, slated .
to raise over $2 million for Special Olympics athletes.
Special Olympics athletes will play an integral role as Ambassadors representing their
Special Olympics Program, meeting each and every participant and giving them a
commemorative golf ball. Each golf course will also have one hole where Special Olympics
athletes will sink the putt for each four-some.
"Each golfer, by having the chance to meet a Special Olympics athlete, will see exactly
how their contribution will change the lives ofthe athletes we serve," said Timothy Shriver,
President and CEO of Special Olympics. "ShopKo, and the support of their vendors, have made
an impact on the Special Olympics program through this event that has changed the lives of
thousands of athletes across the country."
The ShopKo Charity Golf Classic will conclude on Monday evening with a celebration
dinner at the Brown County Arena in Green Bay, followed by a check presentation to Special
Olympics. Guest speakers include United States Astronaut Jim Linenger and Loretta Claiborne,
Special Olympics athlete and winner of the 1996 Arthur Ashe ESPY Award for Courage.
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Last year, the ShopKo Charity Golf Classic raised $2,041,776 which was distributed to
Special Olympics Programs in 19 states where ShopKo has stores including: California,
Colorado, Illinois, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, south Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
About ShopKo
ShopKo Stores, Inc, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Green Bay, Wis. Operates
333 retail stores in 22 states, primarily in the Midwest, Western Mountain and Pacific Northwest
regions. Retail operation include 162 specialty discount stores operating under the ShopKo name
in mid-sized and larger cities and 171 Pamida discount stores in smaller, rural communities.
About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and
competition for individuals with mental retardation. One million athletes in more than 160 ·
. countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by
..' Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental retardation continual
opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy as they participate in
· the sharing of gifts and friendship with their own families.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolympics.org or o1r AOL (Keyword:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Betty Ann Hughes
Senior Media Relations Manager
202-824-0338
May 30, 2000
Special Olympics European Games Underway In
Groningen, The Netherlands
Daily highlights available through EBU Satellite Feeds
Brussels, Belgium - The largest sports event in Europe for people with mental retardation, the 2000
Special Olympics European Games, is being held through June 4 in Groningen, the Netherlands. Special
Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Olympic Gold Medalist Nadia Comaneci and Special
Olympics President and CEO Timothy Shriver welcomed Special Olympics athletes at Opening
Ceremonies Sunday. Comaneci is the honorary chairperson for the games.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will provide television broadcasters free access
through EBU circuits to daily highlights of the 2000 Special Olympics European Games. The satellite
feeds will run through Sunday, June 4 and will include 15-minute highlights of each day's events.
. . ..· ' · .f\pproximately 2,000 athletes from more than 50 countries throughout.Europe and Eurasia- from
Iceiand to the nations of the former Soviet Union- are taking part in the Games. In addition,
approximately 750 coaches, 1,000 family members and 1,500 volunteers are participating. The theme of
the Games, "Let's Win Together," captures the spirit of the Special Olympics movement.
.The 2000 Special Olympics European Games signal the lilUnch of major initiatives by Special
Olympics to bring sports opportunities to one million athletes in the Europe-Eurasia region by year
2005. Athletes will compete in aquatics, athletics, basketball, bowling, cycling, equestrian, football,
. gymnastics, table tennis, sailing and tennis. Judo and kor.fba/1 will be demonstration sports.
"Special Olympics Europe-Eurasia is helping to drive the growth of the worldwide Special
Olympics movement, reaching people with mental retardation that were once forgotten," said Timothy
Shriver, President and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. "Currently, more than one million athletes with
mental retardation participate in Special Olympics. Our goal is to reach millions of more people with
mental retardation that have not had the opportunity to experience the personal sense of achievement one
gains through involvement in sports."
For specific satellite coordinates, interested broadcasters should contact: EBU office in NY:
Mr. Ian Johnson, (212) 265-3288 or EBU Headquarters in Geneva: Mr. Jean-Pierre Oudaet, 41 22
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About Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in more than 160 countries train and
compete in 24 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
Special Olympics provides people with mental retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness,
demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts, and friendship with
their families and communities. Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolvmpics.org or on AOL
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Special Olympics Leaders and Athletes Attended
First-ever Global Leadership Summit
Washington, D.C.- Special Olympics, Inc. held the first-ever Special Olympics Global
Leadership Summit in The Hague, The Netherlands from May 22 -May 26, 2000.
Approximately 70 leaders in the Special Olympics organization from around the world came
together to meet about the state of the movement. The Summit was in conjunction with the firstever Global Athlete Congress.
At this inaugural event, Special Olympics leaders, representing all regions of the globe, gathered
together for the purpose of discussing and sharing ideas, "best practices," and strategies for
reaching more athletes. By contributing to these discussions, leaders were able to help define a
movement~wide agenda that will allow movement forward to achieve quality growth.
"This was a momentous event for the Special Olympics Movement," said Timothy Shriver, CEO
& President of Special Olympics. "It is truly amazing when athletes and leaders of Special
Olympics can come together and share their vision of the future for the organization."
The event began with a presentation and state of the movement address by Timothy Shriver,
discussing the seriousness of Special Olympics in changing the lives of individuais with mental
retardation. Following his address was a presentation by athletes of the Global Athlete Congress
of their ideas for the future of Special Olympics.
In addition to Special Olympics program leaders and business leaders, government leaders
including Prince Ra'ad Bin Zeid of Jordan were in attendance at the Summit.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than a million athletes in 160 countries train and
compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Special Olympics gives people with
mental retardation continual opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and
experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their own families
and communities. Special Olympics is grateful to their worldwide sponsors for their continued
support including America Online, Oracle, Phoenix, AMF Worldwide, and Coca-Cola.
For more information on Special Olympics, visit them online at www.specialolympics.org or on
America Online (keyword: Special Olympics). .
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Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver will Receive Prestigious
Sport For Good Award at Inaugural Laurens Sports Award
. Washington, DC- The first-ever Laureus Awards will recognize Special Olympics Founder
Eunice Kennedy Shriver with the Sport For Good Award for her outstanding contribution to
society through sport on May 25,2000 at theirinaugural ceremony at the Sporting Club of .
· ·Monte cairo in: Monaco. Mrs: Shriver was ·selected for her longtime dedication to the cause: of
persons with mental retardation.
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· The Laureus. Sp9rts .~wards, th~ first annual. ceremony tocelebrate sporting excellence across all
· disciplines and all countries, will honor sporting achievement in an annual TV entertainment
· spectacular in the same way the Academy awards recognize outstanding performances in the
film industry.
As executive vice presidentofthe Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation and founder and honorary
, chairman of Special Olympics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver has been a leader in the worldwide
struggle to improve and enhance the lives of individuals with mental retardation for more than
three decades.
Sport for Good is based upon two simple insights: sport, and sporting heroes, are the most trusted
messengers in the world; sport is the best way to reach and help disadvantaged target audiences
everywhere. Whether the problem is to overcome the battle against crime and drugs, to break
down the barriers of war-tom nations or to regenerate forgotten communities, sports stands alone
as a universal language which can be used in the education and improvement of all.
"It is indeed an honor to receive an award for my efforts for social change throughout the world
through sport," said Eunice Kennedy Shriver. "For it is that same spirit of vision, courage,
inspiration and unflagging persistence that our work is about: the belief that we all have a right to
live quality lives, to be accepted, valued and respected, and to have the opportunity to contribute
to society."
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United Airlines Helps Deliver the Special Olympics Flame of Hope to
the Historic Special Olympics China Millennium March
Chicago, IL- A delegation led by Sargent Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman of the
Board, and Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics President and CEO, and Special
Olympics athletes will depart from Chicago· on May 16, -2000 and travel to China for a ·
gi:oundbreaking event in Beijing,-Shenzhen; and Shanghai, the Special Olympics China·
Millennium March. United Airlines will transport the delegation and the Special
OlympicsFlame ofHope to China where Special Olympics and Global Torch Bearer
, Arnold.Schwarzenegger will spark new possibilities for more than 35 million Chinese
citizens with merital retardation.
"Through an invaluable gift .of airline tickets from United Airlines, Special Olympics is
. able to make this historic trip," said Timothy Shriver, Special Olympics CEO &
· President. "United Airlines is a fine' example how generous gifts from a corporation will
change the lives of millions of people throughout the world."
United Airlines, a sponsor of the Special Olympics Millennium March, will host a sendoff for this momentous event at 11:00 AM CST, May 16, at Chicago O'Hare
International Airport, Gate C-18, prior to the departure of the delegation. Frank Olivo
will bring the Flame of Hope from Soldier Field, the location of the first International
Special Olympics Games, and escort it to O'Hare International Airport. Olivo, a Special
Olympics Illinois athlete, participated in those momentous first International Games in
1968. The Flame will then be passed to Special Olympics Florida athlete Mark Swiconek
who will then carry the flame to China.
"United Airlines, like Special Olympics, is in the business of bringing people together.
We are honored to help bring the flame of hope to China and its people," said Michael
Whitaker, Vice President- International & Regulatory Affairs.
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CONTACT:
Kirsten Suto
Special Olympics, Inc.
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Martha Jo Braycich
Special Olympics, Inc.
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Athletes take the Lead at Special Olympics
First Global Athlete Congress
· Washington, D.C • ...:. More than 60 SpeCial Olympics athletes from 30 countries will .
converge. at The Netherlands Congress Center in The Hague for the first ever worldwide
Global Athlete Congress, May 20 through May 23, where they will discuss policy and
. =. pro~~~w:~s-pf,the_Speci~(Oly!Dpics orgariization. This mmnentous event wi11 unite
. athletes·\vithmental :retardation from around the world and give them a forum to present
their viewpoints of Special Olynipics.
"This Congress is the finest example of athlete empowerment," said Timothy Shriver,
CEO & President of Special Olympics. "This symposium will take athletes with mental
retardation out of the shadows, into the spotlight and give them a voice in shaping the
future of the Special Olympics movement."
Participants in the Congress voted on topics of discussion that include the Special
Olympics Athlete and Coach Codes of Conduct, selection for World Games teams and
how to get more families involved with Special Olympics. Their decisions, from the
Congress, will then be presented to Special Olympics leaders around the world and
presented to the Special Olympics Board of Directors.
"It's time the athletes get a chance to decide and express opinions about the different
topics that come up in Special Olympics" Said Bobby Jones, Athlete Leadership
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Programs Coordinator and Special Olympics athlete. "We as athletes should be heard and
be able to speak our minds and express how we feel."
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May 11,2000
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Phone: 202/824-0338
Fax: 202/824-0337
Betty Ann Hughes
Special Olympics, Inc.
Contact:
Phone: 323/954-4000
Fax: 323/954-4011
Catherine Olim
PMK Public Relations
NEW YORK
Phone: 212/582-1111
Fax: 212/582-6666
Joe Quenqua
PMK Public Relations
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sargent and Timothy Shriver Lead a Delegation to
Beijing, Shenzen and Shanghai for a Week of Historic Events in Support of
Special Olympics China/May 18 - May 22, 2000
Washington, D.C. - To support and celebrate a global commitment to raise the number of participants
in Special Olympics China from 50,000 to 500,000 by the year 2004, actor and humanitarian Arnold
Schwarzenegger will lead a delegation of statesmen, athletes and heads of Special Olympics to Beijing,
Shenzhen and Shanghai for a week of:historic events. The week launches a groundbreaking campaign on
. the part of Special Olympics, led by Sargent Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman of the Board and
·. Jirriothy Shriver, Special Olympics· President and CEO, to create new possibilities for'more than 35
million Chinese citizens with mental retardation. In China, they will be joined in this effort by the
distinguished Chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, Deng Pufang and other members of
the Special Olympics China Advisory Board from the financial, business, educational, civil and arts
·. communities.
Schwarzenegger will participate, together with Special Olympics athletes and other honored guests, in the
first ever Torch Run to take place in China at its monumental Great Wall. Schwarzenegger will also be
the first international film star to personally launch a weeklong festival of his films. That festival will
screen simultaneously on television and in cinemas--the first such entertainment event ever to take place
in China. Other groundbreaking events taking place throughout the week, and involving or honoring
Special Olympics athletes, include: a dazzling benefit night of entertainment at the Great Hall of the
People, a Special Olympics Sports Day, a first-ever Special Olympics Powerlifting demonstration and
gala dinner in Shenzhen and a star-studded musical benefit celebration in Shanghai.
Established in 1985, Special Olympics China has over the past two years become one ofthe global
movement's most active programs. More than 50,000 persons with mental retardation have participated
in Special Olympics China games. With a new, public commitment to raise the number of participants to
500,000 by 2004, China clearly has the most ambitious program in the Special Olympics movement.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has always believed that his international film star status allows him continual
opportunity to bring awareness and help to those in need, all over the world. This has been his active
philosophy for over twenty years. He has been priviledged to serve as the Global Torch Bearer and
International Weight Training Coach of Special Olympics since 1979 and traveled around the world as
one of the organization's most vigorous ambassadors.
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPORTS DAY, MAY 20
Special Olympic athletes from around Beijing will participate in sports competitions and demonstrations
in powerlifting, table tennis, floor hockey, swimming and basketball. Arnold Schwarzenegger and
Chinese Olympic athletes will be on hand to present awards, participate in demonstrations, and offer their
personal support to coaches, families, and officials who will lead the ambitious agenda for Special
Olympics China. The event will be hosted at the state-of-the-art Kerry Sports Center.
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SHENZHEN, CHINA PREMIERES SPECIAL OLYMPICS POWERLIFTING
DEMONSTRATION & GALA DINNER, MAY 20
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tim Shriver and Special Olympics athletes will join Chinese dignitaries,
corporate executives and families and friends for demonstrations in the first-ever Special Olympics
Powerlifting demonstration in the city. This will be followed by a Gala dinner with performances by the
Shenzhen City Orchestra and internationally known artists, to be broadcast live on Shenzhen TV.
STAR-STUDDED MUSICAL CELEBRATION IN SHANGHAI, MAY 21
Internationally known artists will provide a memorable and unique evening of entertainment to support
Special Olympics China. Guests will be treated to unforgettable performances by such musical talents as
Cui Jian, Na Ying, Dadawa, and Wei Wei. Other invited guests will be Gong Li, Jackie Chan, and Sang
Lan. The star-studded event will be hosted by the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and produced by Shanghai
Oriental Television, for broadcast to tens of millions of homes throughout China.
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�The United States Post Office has honored Special Olympics with two previous Special
Olympics stamps. The flrst was in conjunction with the 1979 Special Olympics World Summer
Games in Brockport, New York. The stamp was issued on August 9, 1979 in Brockport, New
York. The second stamp was issued in conjunction with the 1985 Special Olympics World
Winter Games in Park City, Utah. The stamp was issued on March 25, 1985 in Park City, Utah.
Special Olympics is an international year-round program of sports training and competition for
individuals with mental retardation. More than one million athletes in over 160 countries train
and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by Eunice
Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with mental retardation continuing
opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in
the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their families and community.
Visit Special Olympics online at www.specialolvmpics.org or on AOL (Keyword: Special
Olympics).
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competition for individuals with mental retardation. Over one million athletes in more than 160
countries train and compete in 25 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. Founded in 1968 by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics gives people with mental retardation continual
opportunities to develop fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in
the sharing of gifts, and friendship with their own families.
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