Special Olympics Georgia Celebrates Eunice Kennedy Shriver Week

Author: Special Olympics Georgia
Published: 2010/09/21
Category Topic: Special Olympics - Academic Publications

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Synopsis: Special Olympics Georgia Celebrates First Eunice Kennedy Shriver Week Sept 22-26.

Introduction

Hundreds of golf enthusiasts and bowlers will celebrate the first celebration week of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of Special Olympics Sept. 22-26.

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"Her legacy of inspiring change throughout her life will be recognized through a day of sports, meeting new people and contributions with the goal of championing hope, justice, faith and courage," said Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) CEO Georgia Milton-Sheats.

"Eunice Kennedy Shriver week is an opportunity to demonstrate what Shriver has taught us by changing our perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities with sport and camaraderie," Milton-Sheats said.

SOGA is holding events to celebrate Shriver:

Metro Atlanta residents support Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA) by attending THE TOUR Championship, presented by Coca-Cola at East Lake Golf Club Sept. 22-26. Daily grounds tickets are available for $60 each or several days can be purchased. For every ticket sold, SOGA receives 50 percent back, using the code TCSGSH.

Similar to Shriver, Atlantans will rally against using the R-word and attend "Strike the R-Word! Bowl with Atlanta Hawks Forward Marvin Williams," Sept. 23 at 300 Atlanta. Tickets are $40 including bowling, shoe rental, drinks, appetizers, and a bowling T-shirt.

For more information about THE TOUR and the bowling event, visit www.SpecialOlympicsGA.org

Special Olympics Georgia (SOGA)

SOGA provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for 23,078 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. For more information, visit www.SpecialOlympicsGA.org

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APA: Special Olympics Georgia. (2010, September 21). Special Olympics Georgia Celebrates Eunice Kennedy Shriver Week. Disabled World (DW). Retrieved November 17, 2025 from www.disabled-world.com/sports/special-olympics/so-georgia.php

MLA: Special Olympics Georgia. "Special Olympics Georgia Celebrates Eunice Kennedy Shriver Week." Disabled World (DW), 21 Sep. 2010. Web. 17 Nov. 2025. <www.disabled-world.com/sports/special-olympics/so-georgia.php>.

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