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Special Olympics to Hold Annual Unified Sports Fall Festival
Event will take place September 11th and 12th
Special Olympics Connecticut will hold its Annual Unified Sports Fall Festival Presented by Mohegan Sun on Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September 12th.
During the event, athletes of all abilities from across the state, will meet up and compete in softball at the Connecticut SportsPlex in North Branford, golf at Sleeping Giant Golf Course in Hamden, bocce at Scalzi Park in Stamford, sailing at the Wadawanuck Club in Stonington and croquet at Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. For more information, visit soct.org, email specialolympicsct@soct.org or call 203-230-1201. Also, follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Special Olympics Unified Sports brings individuals with and without intellectual disabilities together on the same team to train and compete in sports and to help create more accepting and inclusive communities.
In addition to Mohegan Sun, sponsors of the Fall Festival include Tokio Marine HCC - a Gold Sponsor and Fairfield County Bank, KBE Building Corporation, the Connecticut Section of the PGA, the Singer Family, Subway and Suzio York Hill, all Bronze Sponsors.
Also, Dime Bank Foundation - a Supporting Sponsor, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union and Chelsea Groton Foundation - Contributing Sponsors and iHeart Connecticut Radio, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut and Hearst Connecticut Media Group - Media Sponsors.
About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for over 12,000 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 172 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)
Partner Sponsors: Bozzuto's Inc., Enterprise, ESPN, Eversource Energy, The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, The Hometown Foundation, Law Enforcement Torch Run, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, TD Bank, Raytheon Technologies and WWE.
Year-Round Suppliers: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Connecticut Portable Storage/PODS, Marcus Communications, N&D Sports, Poland Spring, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Community Service and WORX.
