Many people
are not aware that Special Olympics sports is a catalyst through which our athletes build self-esteem, courage, pride and friendships.
Many people are not aware that Special Olympics Louisiana has to raise $2 million each year in Louisiana in order to provide these life changing qualities in our athletes.
Many people are not aware we need their time and money to help us offer our programs to our athletes.
Please help us spread the word – our athletes need your support.
Click here to support Special Olympics Louisiana.
Pat Carpenter Bourgeois
President and CEO of Special Olympics Louisiana
Special Olympics is a global organization that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sport, everyday around the world. Through programming in sports, health, education and community building, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities solving the global injustice, isolation, intolerance and inactivity they face.
It would be interesting to know how you challenge or encourage your spouse, your child, your friends, to become the best person they can be. How do you encourage them to excel? To be better tomorrow than they are today? Give us your thoughts.
Lately, I have talked to many people who have recounted their volunteer stories and what it means to volunteer. I have seen a common thread running through each story. Volunteers talk about how they became involved in Special Olympics because they wanted to help Special Olympics athletes. The volunteers ultimately learned THEY were the ones who benefited from their volunteerism. They shared stories of being emotionally moved by getting to know our athletes; they have been touched by hearing athlete stories of overcoming adversity; and inspired through stories of athletes becoming more than they dreamed they could become. Do you have a volunteer story you would like to share?
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Several months ago I was talking with a parent of a Special Olympics athlete. I asked the Dad how Special Olympics had impacted his family. His response was, “Special Olympics has made it okay for people to look at people with disabilities”. Immediately I knew what he meant. Many of us were raised not to stare at people with disabilities. Special Olympics made it okay to look, and made it okay to engage persons with disabilities in conversation and to have them as friends. If you have a child with a disability, if you are a volunteer, what has Special Olympics taught you?
Many of you watch the popular television show, “America’s Got Talent”. Did you know Special Olympics athletes have talent. Some of our athletes can sing beautifully, draw and paint. Do you know of someone who has a terrific talent within Special Olympics Louisiana?
If Special Olympics could offer you any type of engagement opportunities, what would appeal to you?
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