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2007 Special Olympics International Family Leadership & Support Summit

Shanghai, China
2-11 October 2007

Special Olympics is seeking applications from Special Olympics family members to participate in the first-ever International Family Leadership & Support Summit, to be held in conjunction with the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, 2-11 October 2007. Candidates will be selected by Special Olympics from a competitive pool of applicants; five family members will be selected from each of the seven Special Olympics regions.

Photo of family at Special Olympics Youth Summit

Delegates will receive training on all components of Special Olympics, propose regional family plans for Special Olympics family support and activation, interact with other Special Olympics family members, elect new Global Family Leaders, and build foundations to enrich Special Olympics. Delegates to the Summit must be Special Olympics family members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and unwavering dedication to Special Olympics and the athletes it serves.

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NOTE: Special Olympics, Inc., reserves the right to refuse any application that does not, in Special Olympics, Inc.'s sole determination, meet the criteria or for any other lawful reason as determined by Special Olympics, Inc.

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