Youth are leaders in promoting acceptance and respect for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Join the Project UNIFY® movement and become an agent of change in your community.
Are you ready to be an agent of change? Through Project UNIFY, you can become a youth leader by fostering involvement with Special Olympics in your school. The opportunities are endless when you are a youth volunteer with Special Olympics Project UNIFY.
Want to start an inclusive sport team in your school? Want to create friendships and positive environments through the joy of sports? Start Unified Sports® in your school and help students with and without intellectual disabilities compete together. Take a look at our Unified Sports handbook.
Spread the Word to End the Word is an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed).” Join the global effort. Visit the Event Resources page on the R-word Website. Conduct an R-word campaign in your school. Learn how to respond to use of the R-word. Share the Time for Kids R-word poster toolkit with your school.
Through your personal online social networks, you can help share the message of Project UNIFY and spread dignity, acceptance and respect to your friends. Download the Social Media Resource Toolkit to learn more about activating social media in support of Special Olympics. And follow Special Olympics Project UNIFY on Facebook and Wordpress. Check out a great example of a school promoting Project UNIFY via the web from Mesa Middle School in Colorado.
Special Olympics Project UNIFY and youth leaders around the country have created a collection of videos to help you share the message of acceptance and unity with students in your school.
Have fun while participating in Special Olympics Project UNIFY. Get involved with our Get Into It program and create your own Special Olympics story, send a greeting card to a friend or play our GII Games.
Special Olympics Unified Sports® teams shatter stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities in a fun and inclusive environment.
Get in touch with Special Olympics near you and see what you can do to help. It's fun and can be life-changing.
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Georgie is emerging as the only bona fide athlete in the Seigenthaler-Hayes family. There is no sport he won’t try, no athletic endeavor he’s won’t pursue. No fear. No trembling. Just do it. That’s how George rolls.
Posted on 2013-04-23 by Tim
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