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Maine Points: Special Olympics Maine

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Maine Points: Special Olympics Maine

Danny speaks with Lisa Bird Director of Public Relations
Special Olympics Of Maine about their annual Beach Olympics.

Special Olympics mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them 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. In Maine we serve over 4400 athletes and offer 70+ events year round at the local, state, national and international levels.

www.somaine.org/

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