Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization. In Southern California, more than 12,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities participate in year-round sports training and competition, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Special Olympics programs are offered at no cost to the athletes and their families.

The global Special Olympics movement got its start on July 20, 1968 when the first International Special Olympics Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL. But the concept of Special Olympics was born much earlier, when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a day camp for people with intellectual disabilities at her home in 1962. Olympian Rafer Johnson was instrumental in bringing Special Olympics to California in 1969, and he remains an active member of the SOSC Board of Governors as Founding Member.

Special Olympics is unique in its practice of accommodating competitors at all ability levels in order to give everyone an opportunity to win. This is achieved by assigning athletes to divisions based on age and previous performance and matching athletes with those of similar abilities. Competitions are offered at the local area and chapter-wide levels in most sports. Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) conducts four multi-day, multi-sport, chapter-wide competitions each year: Summer Games, Winter Games and Sports Classics I and II. In addition, there are two single-sport Championships spaced throughout the year. Alternating every two years, selected Special Olympics Southern California athletes have the opportunity to advance to Special Olympics International -- Summer and Winter Games. All Special Olympics competitions are patterned on the World Olympic Games, with the pageantry of opening and closing ceremonies, the lighting of the Special Olympics flame and the awarding of medals.

Special Olympics athletes must be at least eight years old to compete, possess a valid Special Olympics Health Record, and be pre-registered for the event.  Many athletes continue competing into their 60s, 70s and 80s. The common denominator for Special Olympics athletes is that they are individuals with mental retardation, or closely associated developmental disabilities. Some athletes also have physical disabilities.

The 26^th Annual Western San Bernardino

Special Olympics Bowling Championship

Sponsored by Kiwanis, Division 15

Saturday, September 6, 2008

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The AMF Bowlium

4666 Holt Boulevard

Montclair, California

Our Event is now fully-subscribed!

Teams with athletes wishing to be placed on the wait-list may send an e-mail to:

GoSpecialOlympics@gmail.com

Teams registered to compete (as of: 7.August.2008)

Antelope Valley

Barstow

Desert

East San Gabriel Valley

Greater San Bernardino

Pomona Valley

Temecula

Western San Bernardino

Special Thanks to:

AMF BOWLIUM --- MONTCLAIR

and to the

Claremont Chapter, American Red Cross

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Kiwanis-Western San Bernardino
(Inland Valley) Special Olympics

25th Annual Bowling Championships
Saturday, September 8, 2007

Teams from:  Barstow, Desert, East San Gabriel Valley, Greater San Bernardino, 

Morongo Basin, Pomona Valley, San Gabriel Valley, Temecula, Western San Bernardino

Please send your Event photos to:  GoSpecialOlympics@gmail.com   

Results listed below.

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Special Thanks to:

AMF BOWLIUM --- MONTCLAIR

and to the

Claremont Chapter, American Red Cross

Kiwanis-Western San Bernardino
(Inland Valley) Special Olympics

25th Annual Bowling Championships
Saturday, September 8, 2007

We hope you and your athletes had a nice time at the Saturday's Bowling Tournament.

If you took photos, please also e-mail them to us for posting onto the website.

~ Rob Poy   

GoSpecialOlympics@gmail.com

Some athlete names and scores have been omitted by request.