26.Aug.2009 Local cops go on top for SOWH
The Hawaii Police Department will reach new heights next month to support Special Olympics West Hawaii, a year-round program dedicated to helping children and adults with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life through sports. For Cop On Top, local police officers will spend held Sept. 3 through Sept. 5 in the air on scaffolding [...]
SOWH hosts Ohana Jam Fest
Special Olympics West Hawaii is hosting its first-ever Ohana Jam Fest Aug. 30 at the Keauhou Kona Yatch Club on Keauhou Bay. From noon to 8 p.m., there will be performances by local bands, food, drinks, and door prizes donated by Big Island businesses. Attendees are asked to give a $10 donation as a suggested [...]
24.Aug.2009 Project Compassion raises $1,500 for SOWH
Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes and volunteers donned their official shirts and worked Aug. 16 alongside Denny’s Restaurant employees as waiters and greeters to raise funds and awareness for SOWH. The Project Compassion event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kona and Denny’s. Corporate sponsors included Great American Self Storage and Sign-a-Rama. From 4 [...]
13.Aug.2009 Letter from Special Olympics chairman
It is with a heavy heart that I write to let you know that my mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of Special Olympics, passed away early this morning. At the time of her death– as it was throughout her long and full life– she was surrounded and comforted by her family, her husband, her children, [...]