Law Enforcement Torch Run Central Route, Travel Team and Community Runs
The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) of Michigan celebrates its 29th anniversary in September with its 750-mile non-stop relay run September 13-17 from Copper Harbor in the Tip of the Upper Peninsula to Sterling Heights in the bottom of the Thumb. A special kick-off ceremony is scheduled for Treetops Resort in Gaylord at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The kick-off event includes a Community Run on the Tradition Course. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. READ MORE
Saturday, September 25, 2010: Learn more about the First Global Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day
Special Olympics Chairman and CEO, Tim Shriver, and Best Buddies Founder and Chairman, Anthony Shriver, announced an official annual day in honor of their mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, every fourth Saturday in September. The first Eunice Kennedy Shriver day will be September 25, 2010. More
20th Anniversary Water Warriors Endurance Ride a Great Success!
Special Olympics Michigan is pleased to announce that three athletes and two coaches have been selected to attend the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 from June 25 – July 4, 2011.
Athletes
Aquatics athlete David Foust from Canton in Area 23 (Wayne County)
Aquatics athlete Sabra Shelton from Stevensville in Area 17 (Van Buren, Berrien & Cass Counties)
Track & Field athlete Molly Hincka from Brighton in Area 27 (Livingston County)
Coaches:
Coach Maciej Litkowiec from Clinton Township in Area 26 (Detroit)
Coach Deb Schultz from Midland in Area 30 for golf (Midland County)
National Games Results
For Results from the 2010 USA National Games click here.
Bowling Athlete Kolan McConiughey From Ann Arbor Met Timothy Shriver!
Members of Team Michigan Flew With the 2010 Citation Special Olympics Airlift
If you’ve ever wished you could be on CBS’s The Amazing Race, then the Great Michigan Race is for you.
Benefiting Special Olympics Michigan athletes, the Great Michigan Race is a one day event consisting of 200 four-person teams competing to be the first to make it successfully to the final destination. Read More.