26.Nov.2008 Gooble. Gooble. Gooble. GOOBLE!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Have a safe, healthy and memorable holiday.
24.Oct.2008 STRIKE! — a pose.
Volunteers Steve Strand, KC Strand, Krystal Welch and Carolyn Enriquez took the following fantastic images of Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes and their unfied partners, competing at recent Big Island bowling tournaments. Volunteer Nikki Cleintuar wrote the captions. Mahalo for capturing and sharing the moments below. May this great service bring others joy. SOWH bowlers [...]
08.Oct.2008 QUICK FACTS ABOUT IRONMAN
The motto of the Ironman is “Anything is Possible.” The more than 1,700 athletes compete in a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run. They only have 17 hours to finish the race. During the course of the race, more than 235,000 cups, 46,600 bike bottles, 20,000 gallons of fluid replacement, soda, water [...]
20.Sep.2008 Support Special Olympics Hawaii by voting YES on the Honolulu Advertiser's editorial poll
In the Sept. 18 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser, there was an Editorial about the state Department of Education needing to stand firm in its decision to reinstate the funding for Special Olympics Hawaii and the newspaper is asking the public to vote on the issue. Nip Ho, vice president of Area Services for Special [...]
Cops & charity caught on film
Brad Ballesteros, West Hawaii Today freelance photographer, took the following fabulous photos, featuring Special Olympics volunteers, athletes, police officers and donors at the annual Cop on Top fundraiser Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. Brad gave his permission, allowing SOWH to use his images and captions on this blog. He hopes you truly enjoy his work. Mike [...]
12.Sep.2008 Cop On Top information meeting Sept. 16
Special Olympics West Hawaii is hosting a meeting about the upcoming Cop on Top program. Volunteer KC Strand will discuss how people can participate by volunteering to serve various shifts. She will also answer questions about the annual three-day fundraiser. The meeting promptly begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Kona International Marketplace. [...]