{"id":2016,"date":"2017-08-16T18:38:17","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T23:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alphasigmaalpha.truman.edu\/?page_id=2016"},"modified":"2022-10-31T14:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T19:08:17","slug":"special-olympics-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alphasigmaalpha.truman.edu\/index.php\/what-we-do\/philanthropy\/special-olympics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t<div class=\"slideshow_container slideshow_container_style-light\" style=\"height: 600px; max-width: 1500px;\" data-slideshow-id=\"3109\" data-style-name=\"style-light\" data-style-version=\"2.3.1\" >\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_loading_icon\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_content\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_view\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_slide slideshow_slide_image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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both;\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_controlPanel slideshow_transparent\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"slideshow_togglePlay\" data-play-text=\"Play\" data-pause-text=\"Pause\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_previous slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-previous-text=\"Previous\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_button slideshow_next slideshow_transparent\" role=\"button\" data-next-text=\"Next\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow_pagination\" style=\"display: none;\" data-go-to-text=\"Go to slide\"><div class=\"slideshow_pagination_center\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<!-- WordPress Slideshow Version 2.3.1 -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With sports at the core, Special Olympics is a leader in the field of intellectual disability and the world\u2019s largest movement dedicated to promoting respect, acceptance, inclusion and human dignity for people with intellectual disabilities. Their mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Collegiate and alumnae chapters volunteer for Special Olympics in the following ways:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-Participate in the Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-Serve as buddies, huggers or coaches for Special Olympic events<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">-Participate in a local Polar Plunge or other Special Olympic fundraising initiatives<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>For more information on how you can get involved with Special Olympics, visit the <\/i><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.specialolympics.org\/\"><b><i>Special Olympics website<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2016 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alphasigmaalpha.truman.edu\/img_3676\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" 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