Hundreds of special Olympians and volunteers gathered today at New Manchester High School to compete and socialize during Douglas County's Third Annual Special Olympic games.
Hundreds of special Olympians and volunteers gathered today at New Manchester High School to compete and socialize during Douglas County's Third Annual Special Olympic games.
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Douglas County’s Special Olympics athletes competed in the annual Special Olympics Georgia State Summer Games at Emory University.
Douglas County’s Special Olympics athletes competed in the annual Special Olympics Georgia State Summer Games at Emory University in Atlanta on May 18 through 20. The athletes competed in tennis and swimming. Douglas County Special Pops Tennis, a program of Douglas County Board of Commissioners through its Parks and Recreation Department, hosted five athletes in tennis. Ashanti Bassett, in only her second year of competing with Douglas County Special Pops tennis, won the Silver Medal in Level 3, Singles Tennis. She also brought home the Bronze Medal in Level 3, Unified Doubles. David Diaz was proudly awarded the Silver Medal in Level 1, Skills Tennis competition. Sara Emile, one of our youngest athletes, won Fourth Place in Level 1, Skills…
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12:45 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2012
Go Imani and all the Special Olympics teams. Great job. more ›
Alice Shapiro supports Douglas County by fostering love of poetry in local athletes.
When the Douglas County Special Olympics came to New Manchester High School on March 29, one athlete won a literary treat from Douglasville Poet Laureate, Alice Shapiro: a copy of her new poetry release, Saltian. The collection, which will be published April 10 by unbound CONTENT, was signed by each of the nearly 250 competing athletes and auctioned off during the closing ceremonies of the games. For Alice Shapiro, the donation is an opportunity to give back to Douglas County, while engaging local interest in poetry and the written word. “I love interactive fun projects that get kids and adults excited about poetry,” remarks Shapiro, “especially if it helps my amazing community.” In Saltian, award-winning writer Alice Shapiro embarks on an…
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12:43 pm on Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Thanks for posting this, John! Anyone can still donate to the Special Olympics athletes by contacting Kimberly Waldrop at 770-651-2796. Also, my publisher released the book today and is offering a 25% discount for any of my friends. Email me at info@aliceshapiro.com and I will send the discount code and where to purchase. The book will soon be on Amazon.com and in bookstores worldwide. more ›
Jackie Chapman
9:19 am on Saturday, April 27, 2013
The Special Olympic committee would like to thank all of the many volunteers and sponsors that supported our games yesterday. It was truly a wonderful day! We had approximately 400 athletes participating in our third year at New Manchester High School. Douglas County Special Olympics was started in the mid 70's and continues to grow each year. We are already looking forward to and have begun … more ›