I was involved with the Special Olympics FL(in Broward county) through the Joe Jonas iwin fun run(I raised over five thousand for them) It was a great experience even though I think it could have been better organized(just being honest). Before I got involved I always thought the SO was a great organization but didn't realize how much joy and positive impact it has on those that are mentally disabled. This charity to quite a few of the athletes I talked to were their social lifes. The SO provides a place and a community where they are accepted and have friends, where I'm not sure they would be able to get many other places. Also, what I didn't realize is that some of the athletes are able to live on their own without any finical assistance by their families, even though they still are not able to have jobs that frankly pay very well. So, it is very important that is the SO is sponsored because it's not like they can pay for it themselves and they also many times can't get better paying jobs ethier.
I really believe in the mission of the Special Olympics even though I think they need to be more organized.
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