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Special Olympics is an international program of year-round  sports training and athletic competition for children and  adults with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics began in 1968 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver organized the First International Special Olympics Games at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The concept was born  in the early 1960s when Mrs. Shriver started a day camp for  people with intellectual disabilities. She saw that people with  intellectual disabilities were far more capable in sports and physical  activities than many experts thought. Since 1968, millions  of children and adults with intellectual disabilities have participated  in Special Olympics.  Click here for more information concerning Special Olympics Kansas Southeast or contact Poke Stover at 1-877-635-7396.

The 36th Annual  Special Olympics Kansas Southeast Spring Games  will be held on April 27, 2007 at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.

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