Special Olympics New Jersey
is a statewide, sports training and athletic competition program
which provides year-round opportunities to children and adults with
intellectual disabilities to participate in sports. Children as
young as 8 years old are eligible to participate in many events held
throughout the year.
Special Olympics competitions are patterned after the Olympics
Games. Over 15,000 competitions in both summer and winter sports are
held each year in communities worldwide. Events are conducted on the
local, area (county), chapter (state) and international levels. More
than TWO million athletes participate worldwide.
Special Olympics New Jersey is widely recognized for the strength of
its program and constantly strives to recruit more athletes and
develop higher quality programs of training and competition.
For more information go to the Special Olympics New Jersey website:
http://www.sonj.org/
PDA is proud to be
associated with this great organization and honored to be working
for them this year through our 24-hour soccer marathon.