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Culver-Stockton College Partners With Special Olympics Missouri
Monday, December 05, 2011

CANTON, Mo. -- Special Olympics Missouri and Culver-Stockton College are excited to announce a new partnership for 2012 and beyond. On March 10th, 2012 Special Olympics Missouri Northeast Area will be putting on the first ever “Little Feet Meet” on the campus of Culver-Stockton. This event is part of the Special Olympics Young Athlete Program, and Project Unify. Both programs are designed to promote inclusion of athletes with special needs at an early age. As part of Project Unify, the event will also be open to those without special needs to promote inclusion of all young people together.

This project came together with the help of Dr. Terry Sherer and his “Psychology of the Exceptional Child” class. “We are so excited to bring our first ever Little Feet Meet, to Culver-Stockton and the Canton area, I want to give a big thanks to Athletic Director Greg McVey for allowing us to use the stadium to put this event on,” said Tim Schuster NE area director. “Dr. Sherer’s class really took the initiative to get this project off the ground, without their vision and support it would not be possible for all of this to take place, and I can’t thank them enough,” Schuster said.

The event will take place on Saturday, March 10 at 1 p.m at Ellison Poulton Stadium. There will be no cost for the event and it is open to all kids ages 3-8. Participants will also be given a free t-shirt and lunch. For more information you can contact Special Olympics via email at Schuster@somo.org, or by calling (573) 635-1660.

Special Olympics Missouri is a year-round program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. More than 15,000 athletes participate in 21 Olympic-type sports throughout the state. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their fellow athletes, their family and friends, and communities across Missouri. Visit Special Olympics at www.somo.org. Engage with us on Twitter @somissouri; fb.com/specialolympicsmo.