|
| |||||||||||
|
MD Message: July 2005 | |||||||||||
|
Thanks to the NBA and McDonald's, Special Olympics athletes in Beijing had the most amazing opportunity to hone their basketball skills with some NBA superstars! The NBA's Basketball without Borders Asia program kicked off with a skills clinic for Special Olympics on July 15, which was sponsored by McDonald's. The athletes were so excited to meet and learn from their idols, especially from Yao Ming, a Special Olympics Global Ambassador! A few Special Olympics athletes also got to meet Kyle Korver in a special meet and greet session at a McDonald's restaurant after the clinic. NBA and McDonald's helped many of our athletes' dreams come true this past month and we can't thank them enough! Read More... | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|
Lions Club Int'l Conducts Historic Opening Eyes Program in HK | |||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||
|
Sponsor Spotlight: STAR TV | |||||||||||
|
STAR TV, News Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, has been one of Special In addition to the generous office support, STAR TV has also supported Special Olympics in other ways. Continue... | |||||||||||
|
Volunteer Spotlight: Stella Ding | |||||||||||
|
Stella Ding has a long history with Special Olympics East Asia. She has been involved with the Special Olympics Movement since 2000. Stella began as a volunteer for the Special Olympics China Millennium March, which was a series of events launched with the help of Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Special Olympics Global Ambassador, to help raise awareness of people with intellectual disabilities. Following the Millennium March, Stella became the first full-time staff member for Special Olympics East Asia, which opened its office in Beijing in 2001. More... | |||||||||||
|
Athlete Spotlight: Xiao Kun | |||||||||||
|
Xiao Kun has been a student at Chongwen Special Education School since 1992. Xiao Kun has participated in many Special Olympics activities and competitions. He has won medals in Beijing-city level competitions for Shot Put and Bocce, and recently won a team gold medal in the Special Olympics East Asia regional Football competition. Xiao Kun also had the recent opportunity to participate in the NBA Basketball without Borders skills clinic for Special Olympics, as well as the meet and greet with NBA star Kyle Korver at McDonald's. He was very excited to meet these NBA greats. Read More... | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|
Recent News | |||||||||||
|
Basketball Without Borders Community Relations Kicks Off with Special Olympics Clinic 2006 Special Olympics China National Games to be Held in Harbin Special Olympics and Lions Club International Conduct Historic Opening Eyes Program in Hong Kong Special Olympics East Asia Athletes Attend Global Athlete Congress in Panama | |||||||||||
|
Learn More About Supporting Special Olympics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
|
If you would like to be taken off this email list please contact: admin@specialolympicseastasia.org | |||||||||||
Even with schools out for the summer, July was an exciting and busy month for Special Olympics East Asia.
On June 28, a Special Olympics - Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes screening was held in Hong Kong . The event provided vision screenings for almost 100 athletes from Special Olympics Hong Kong and would have been a relatively routine event with the exception that it was held in conjunction with the 88 th Lions Clubs International Convention. This screening marked the first time that a service project was implemented on the floor of the International Convention. It provided an opportunity for all 22,000 delegation attendees from around the world to see, first hand, how the Lions Clubs International Foundation was supporting the health of Special Olympics athletes. 
He has won the distinctions of Improved Student, Good Student and Excellent Student at his school on several occasions throughout his time there. 
The China Disabled Persons' Federation, China National Sports Bureau and the Special Olympics Committee of China today announced that they will jointly hold the 4th Special Olympics China National Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. The National Games are to kick off of July 29, 2006. Yesterday, the 4th National Special Olympics Games Preparatory Committee held its official athlete training forum. 要收到今后的中文简报请发申请邮件到 admin@specialolympicseastasia.org