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Save the Date…

2nd Annual Special Olympics Young Athletes Statewide Culminating Event

Young Athletes participants from across the state are invited to share in the celebration of their sports skills once again this June at Summer Games. In addition to the Culminating Event for all past participants ages two through seven, we will be hosting two special exhibition events for six- and seven-year-old athletes who are preparing to transition into Special Olympics traditional program!

You aren't going to want to miss Special Olympics Wisconsin's biggest event of the year! Registration information will soon be available, but be sure to save the date with these details:

Location: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Date: Friday, June 10, 2011
Time: 10:30 am – 3:30 pm

Hope to see you there!

Spring Games

Have you never been to a Special Olympics event? Then be sure to check out the Track & Field Competition near you and cheer on our competing athletes:

Area 2: May 7, 2011, Track & Field Competition, Merrill
Area 3: May 7, 2011, Track & Field Competition/Aquatics Meet, Eau Claire
Area 4: May 7, 2011, Track & Field Competition, Appleton
Area 5: May 7, 2011, Track & Field Competition, Green Bay
Area 6: May 14, 2011, Track & Field Competition, Oregon
Area 7: May 7, 2011, Track & Field Competition, Racine
Area 8: April 29 & 30, 2011, Track & Field Competition, Glendale

Family Kits Available

Family Equipment Kits are available for purchase and use at home! The kit costs $87.50 and includes all the same equipment your children play with at their site location, just in lesser quantity. To order a kit simply go to www.palossports.com and enter “66258” into the Search field (or type in “Young Athletes”). The price is listed at $113.32, however once you get to filling out the payment and shipment information section there is a box to put in a discount code. The discount code is “62122” which will allow you to purchase the kit at the discounted price. Family Kit

Fun Facts

Athlete numbers have doubled in the last three months

About 100 Traditional Young Athletes
About 750 Peer Partner Young Athletes

Nearly 200 YAP Volunteers
Over 20 registered sites
13 scheduled sessions for this Spring

Young Athlete first-ever to transition into Special Olympics Wisconsin
Nine-year-old Josie Meyer loves to freestyle dance and belt out Taylor Swift with a hairbrush microphone. She is just like other girls her age except for one special trait - she has Down Syndrome - but she hasn't let this stand in the way of her basketball career. Read more

Spread the Word to End the Word: March 2, 2011

On March 2, 2011, thousands of schools and organizations across the nation helped to Spread the Word to End the Word. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the hurtful and harmful effects of the use of the R-word, "retard(ed)," in hopes to build communities of respect, dignity, and understanding.

While the official R-Word Campaign day has ended, unfortunately the R-word has not. Be sure to join the forces and go to
www.r-word.org and pledge today to stop the derogatory use of the R-word.

If you would like more information about how you can get involved with the campaign, contact Rebecca Masephol at RMasephol@specialolympicswisconsin.org or 800-704-1614.

Get Involved

Pledge to end the derogatory use of the r-word at
www.r-word.org
Volunteer at an upcoming sporting event or one of our fundraising events. Check out our calendar on the website.

For more information, contact

Krysten Kirsch - Director of Youth Initiatives
kkirsch@specialolympicswisconsin.org

10224 N. Port Washington Rd.
Mequon, WI 53092
(262) 241-7786
(800) 924-5202