Community Corner
Special Olympics to Hold Annual Unified Sports® Fall Festival
Event will take place September 9th and 10th, 23rd and 24th
Special Olympics Connecticut will hold its Annual Unified Sports® Fall Festival on Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th. During the event, athletes of all abilities from across the state will unite to compete in bocce, golf, sailing and softball with support from volunteers from the community and companies sponsoring the event. Spectators are welcome. For more information, visit soct.org, email specialolympicsct@soct.org or call 203-230-1201 and follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
Bocce competition will take place at Scalzi Park, 100 Bridge Street in Stamford on September 9th and 10th. Softball will be held at the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Club, 200 Clement Road in East Hartford on September 9th and 10th. Sailing will be held at the Wadawanuck Club, 196 Water Street in Stonington on Saturday, September 9th and golf will take place at the Sleeping Giant Golf Course, 3931 Whitney Avenue in Hamden on Sunday, September 10th. Events will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, athletes from Connecticut and Rhode Island will come together to compete in croquet at the Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island on September 23rd and 24th.
Sponsors of the event include Suzio York Hill - Platinum Sponsor, Liberty Bank and Mohegan Sun - Gold Sponsors and Feroleto Steel Company, Inc., the KBE Foundation, Lincoln Waste Solutions, LLC, Nirenstein, Horowitz Associates P.C., the PGA - Connecticut Section, and the Singer Family - Bronze Sponsors. Also, the Dime Bank Foundation, Centreville Bank and the Chelsea Groton Foundation - Supporting and Contributing Sponsors and Hearst Connecticut Media Group, iHeart Radio Connecticut and NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut - Media Sponsors.
About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 10,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities. Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 190 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for people of all abilities, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)
Partner Sponsors: Bozzuto's Inc., the Connecticut Elks Association, Enterprise, ESPN, Eversource, The Hometown Foundation, Law Enforcement Torch Run, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pratt & Whitney, Webster Bank and WWE. Year-Round Suppliers: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Bozzuto's Inc., Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Marcus Communications, N&D Sports, Pepperidge Farm, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Community Service, WORX, Heart Connecticut Media Group, iHeart Radio Connecticut and NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut.
