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Special Olympics Chester County provides free, year-round sports training and athletic competition in 18
Olympic-type sports for individuals with mental retardation and closely related
developmental disabilities. This provides the athlete with continuing opportunities to develop physical
fitness skills, express courage, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with
their families, other athletes and the community.
Special Olympics is founded on the belief that people with mental retardation can, with proper instruction and
encouragement, learn, enjoy, and greatly benefit from participation in individual and team sports, adapted as
necessary to meet the needs of those with mental and physical disabilities.
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Further, Special Olympics believes
that through sports training and competition, people with mental retardation benefit
physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually; families are strengthened; and the community at large, both
through participation and observation, is united with people with mental retardation in an environment
of equality, respect, and acceptance.
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What's New: (2/7/12):
SPORTS
Updated the sports calendar with more basketball.
ANNUAL SCHOOL AGE TRACK MEET
Join us on May 4, 2012 at
Coatesville High School.
Registration details and link for event forms to be posted end of February.
EQUESTRIAN
Equestrian will be held at Thorncroft in March 2012, with exact date and time to be posted. All interested athletes should be experienced and should be committed to attending State games at PSU in June 2012, if chosen. Please email sopachestercounty@comcast.net the athletes name and contact information. If we exceed the number of allowed applicants, we will use a lottery process. Please remember that a completed medical form is to be submitted when the program begins.
VALOR BOWL THANK YOU!
The Valor Bowl is an all-star game showcasing the best senior football players from Avon Grove,
Coatesville, Conestoga, Downingtown East, Downingtown West, W.C. East, Great Valley, W.C. Henderson, Malvern Prep, Owen J.
Roberts, W.C. Rustin, Kennett, Oxford, Phoenixville,Octorara, Spring-Ford, Bishop Shanahan, and Unionville High Schools.
Over the last eleven years the Valor Bowl has raised over $300,000 for Special Olympics and our goal this year is to raise
an additional $40,000! The 2012 game promises to be another exciting and memorable evening. More details at
www.ValorBowl.org.
THANK YOU!
Chester County Special Olympics would like all Special Olympians to join us in thanking the 2011 Valor Bowl
organization, Joe Carroll and Scott Allison for their very generous donation of $35,000. We are extremely grateful for their
philanthropy....all Chester County Special Olympians benefit directly from their efforts.
In turn, we ask that all athletes remember to support the Valor Bowl in Spring 2012!
Please remember that an athletes medical form is
required for participation in all Special Olympic sports. Bring a copy of the completed form, signed by a physician, to the first
day of practice and mail a copy to Chester Co. Special Olympics, 458 E. King Rd. Malvern, PA 19355.
Pennsylvania Special Olympics (our state office) requires all athletes to have this form
before they can be recognized to participate.
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