One of my favorite events and favorite non-profits is The Special Olympics and THIS year the Special Olympics World Games 2015 will be head in my town of Los Angeles July 25 - August 2, 2015.
With the start of the World Games TODAY - what better Saturday Study & Learn blog post than to learn a little more about The Special Olympics.
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015
Special Olympics, the global leader for people with intellectual disabilities, will hold the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event in the world capital for media and entertainment in 2015, uniting the world through sports in a celebration of the abilities and accomplishments of people with intellectual disabilities and forming a new global vision of acceptance.
- July 25 - August 2, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA
- 6,500 Special Olympics athletes
- 165 Countries
- 30,000 Volunteers
- 2,000 Coaches
- 500,000 Spectators
- Single biggest event in LA since the 1984 Olympic Games
Their Vision:
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015, a milestone event of a long-lasting movement, founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, to create a world that is not dominated by those who are excluded but by those who are included. The biennial World Games are the flagship event of the Special Olympics Movement, and this summer, the world’s largest sports and humanitarian event will come to the world capital for media and entertainment.
Cameron Crowe one of the 2015 World Games Global Messengers:
Cameron began participating with Special Olympics when she was 5 years old and a kindergartner at Nipomo Elementary School. She has competed every year since in the San Luis Obispo County Area Meet.When she was 8, Cameron was asked to sing the National Anthem for a Special Olympics Opening Ceremony celebration. This began a long tradition of her singing the National Anthem at a variety of Special Olympics and community events. Cameron Crowe just one of several Global Messengers this year.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are Honorary Chairs of the Games with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and CA Governor Jerry Brown as Honorary Hosts.
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