Http://www.somi.org/

 Mount Pleasant     Michigan

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The mission of our organization is to provide sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for the children and adults with intellectual disabilities who live in our state. Athletes are given 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.

http://www.somi.org/ Volunteer Information

The smile on an athlete's face; the fact that an athlete got the ball in the net; a new friend that an athlete made, the surge of confidence that the athlete feels at the finish line; these athletic achievements are possible because of every person that volunteers along the way, every person who gives something from his or her gifts to support the athlete's goals.

If you were to look around at a Special Olympics event, you would see coaches, referees, medical staff, scorekeepers, chaperones, and sidewalk crossing guards. You would see people selling T-shirts, taking photographs, and handing out medals. You can't see them, but there are also people behind the scenes who are scheduling facilities, processing paperwork, preparing meals, and driving buses. Almost every person you see is a volunteer.

http://www.somi.org/ Donation Information

Special Olympics is changing lives and changing people's perceptions about intellectual disabilities. Through the Special Olympics movement, people around the world with intellectual disabilities are being embraced in society as opposed to being cast aside. To continue to change lives, Special Olympics needs your support!

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