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 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7 September 2007
Special
Olympics Montana
Send-Off
for Montana Athletes
Press
Conference will send off Montana athletes as they travel to
Shanghai, China to compete in the Special Olympics World Summer Games
When:
Friday September 21, 2007
3:00pm
Where:
Special
Olympics
Montana
State
Office
710 1st Ave. N
,
Great Falls
After months of training and
preparation, Special Olympics Montana athletes are finally on their way to the
most spectacular sports event happening this year – the 2007 Special
Olympics World Summer Games in
Shanghai
,
China
– the first ever in
Asia
. Four athletes from across
Montana
will join nearly 400 athletes from every state and the
District of Columbia
and 150 coaches and managers in
Los Angeles
September 26 before Team
USA
departs for
China
the next day. When teams assemble
in
Shanghai
, 165 countries will be represented.
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Rivers Communications is the Premier Sponsor of
Montana
’s delegation to the World Games. 3
Rivers staff will bid farewell and good luck to the athletes at the September
21 Press Conference. The Press
Conference will feature speakers
Bob Norbie
, President/CEO of Special Olympics Montana; Steve Krogue, Acting General
Manager of 3 Rivers Communications; and Special Olympics Montana athlete and
World Games competitor Julie Bertelson. All
four Special Olympics Montana athletes who will be competing at the World
Games in
China
will be available for interviews following the Press Conference.
For
more information please contact
Darlene Bos
, Development Director for Special Olympics Montana at 216-5327 or Susan
Wilson, Community Outreach Coordinator for 3 Rivers Communications at
1-800-796-4567.
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For more information
about Special Olympics World Games visit: www.2007specialolympics.com
About
Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and competition to 2.5 million adults and children with intellectual disabilities across 165 countries. The Special Olympics movement offers one of the world’s greatest platforms for acceptance and inclusion for all people–regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or cultural differences. Find out how you can become involved at
www.somt.org
Contact: Darlene Bos
Special Olympics Montana
(406) 216-5327 ext 107
dbos@somt.org
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