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IN SR0068
Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges Governor Holcomb to recognize June 6, 2019 as "Special Olympics Day" to mark the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Indiana Summer Games
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Special Olympics Indiana was founded in 1969 by Professors Tom Songster and Judy Campbell at Indiana State University in Terre Haute
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More than 16,000 Hoosiers with intellectual disabilities participate in Special Olympics programming annually, with year-round training in over 20 sports at no cost
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The Unified Champion Schools Program has engaged 610 schools and more than 262,000 Indiana students through the "Champions Together" partnership with the IHSAA
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Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Special Olympics Indiana President & CEO Jeff Mohler
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION acknowledging the significant contributions made by the Special Olympics movement across the world and to the State of Indiana and urging Governor Holcomb to recognize June 6, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Indiana Summer Games, as "Special Olympics Day".