In honor of our 50th anniversary taking place this year, here’s a picture of the original 11 athletes who attended the first Special Olympics Games at Soldier Field in Chicago in 1968. Find out more about our anniversary or donate in honor of the last 50 years.
This Throwback Thursday goes back to June of 2014 for Special Olympics USA Games!
Special Olympics Louisiana sent a delegation of 101 to New Jersey to compete in the Games. Team Louisiana did phenomenal and brought home 47 gold medals, 36 silver medals, 34 bronze medals, 43 fourth place ribbons, 10 fifth place ribbons, 6 sixth place ribbons, 3 seventh place ribbons and 3 eighth place ribbons. That is a grand total of 182 awards!
Here is a Throwback Thursday video for you. Once you watch the video, leave us a comment to let us know what you think!
Check out these pictures for #TBT! These were taken at our 2007 State Fall Classic in Carencro, LA. Comment below with your favorite Special Olympics #TBT pictures!
Here is a Throwback Thursday video for you. Once you watch the video, leave us a comment to let us know what you think!
Here is a Throwback Thursday to last week at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games! Learn more and donate to Team Louisiana here.
“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
