"It has completely altered my perception of everything I do and everything I am involved with. It's funny, but it has helped me prioritize what's important and what is not in life."
— Laura Mandell, on volunteering at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland
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Ng Lao Keong, Special Olympics Macau, celebrates his gold medal-winning performance in the 200 meters with volunteer Niamh McNamara, from Birr, County Offaly, Ireland, during athletics competition at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games. [Photo by Ray McManus, IRELAND OUT] |
Volunteering for Special Olympics can be a life-changing experience — not just for the athletes, but for you as well. Around the world, Special Olympics sports training and competition, and related programs promoting participation and inclusion, transform the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. And when volunteers come together with athletes with intellectual disabilities through Special Olympics, longstanding myths are dispelled, negative attitudes changed, and new opportunities to embrace and celebrate people with differences are created.
If you're ready to volunteer for Special Olympics, contact your local Program to find out how you can help. If you would like to learn more, choose any of the questions below.
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Under the watchful eye of a volunteer spotter, Amber Little, Special Olympics Oklahoma (USA) participates in powerlifting at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland. A number of officers and staff from the Irish prison services volunteered in the powerlifting venue. [Photo by Damien Eagers, IRELAND OUT] |
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