SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Special Olympics
The Legion family has supported the Special Olympics through financial contributions and volunteer efforts for more than 30 years, donating nearly $312,000 in 2011-2012. The Special Olympics’ mission is to empower children and adults with intellectual disabilities to believe in themselves and become physically fit through the more than 32 Olympic-style individual and team sports.
“These are the arms of equality,” said Michael Furnish, president and CEO of Special Olympics since 1990. “Those are the moments we live for (when the athletes embrace each other at the finish line). It’s that moment for hope to be rekindled that we really work for.”
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