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PRESS
RELEASE
May 1, 2006
Area
Spring Games in the News
Gearing up for the State Summer Games or
celebrating local spirit,
athletes competed for area awards these past two weekends.
In the Havre Daily News...
(Monday,
May 1) The man carrying the torch in Wednesday's opening
ceremony at the Great Northern Area Special Olympics is the
person who inspired one of the event's organizers to get
involved with the competition. Read the story by Angela
Brandt at...
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2006/05/01/features/1hilineliving.txt
(Tuesday,
April 25) Area Special
Olympics co-director Shaylee Lewis said it is easy to get
hooked on the competition, which will come to Havre on
Wednesday. “When you see
someone walk without crutches for the first time, it's
amazing..." Read
the story by Angela Brandt at...
http://havredailynews.com/articles/2006/04/25/local_headlines/special%20olympics.txt
Send
your links to the webmaster. info@somt.org
Press releases from Wendt Advertising announced events in these local areas.
Havre + Missoula
+ Great
Falls + Livingston/Bozeman
+ Glendive
+ Kalispell
+ Lewistown
Special Olympics Montana is in its 36th year and continually enables children and adults with intellectual disabilities to train for life through sports. The organization is athlete-centered, family-based and volunteer driven.
The Spring Games are a prelude to the
State Summer Games coming to Great Falls May 17th
-- 19th.
About
Special Olympics
Special Olympics
is an international organization that changes lives by promoting
understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with
and without intellectual disabilities. Through year-round
sports training and athletic competition and other related
programming for 1.4 million children and adults with intellectual
disabilities in more than 150 countries, Special Olympics
has created a model community that celebrates people's diverse
gifts. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special
Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities
continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop
physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy
and friendship. There is no cost to participate in Special
Olympics. Visit Special Olympics online at
www.somt.org
Special Olympics Montana
P.O. Box 3507
Great Falls, MT 59403
1-800-242-6876
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