Special Olympics - 2009 Windsor Games

If you missed our opening ceremonies or if you just want to see the excitement all over again, you can watch the rebroadcasts coming up:

• Sunday August 16 – 3pm

• Tuesday August 25 - 8pm

Tune in to TV Cogeco to watch the show.

The games are done but there are thousands of photos going online this weekend that show the vibrancy, energy and dedication of the games.

Hopefully you were able to catch even a fraction of this 3-day event as it is amazing to be a fan, a volunteer, a coach, or an athlete for the celebrations.

All of the photos are available to the families on our Flickr gallery.

Photos are divided by day and sport or event.

• *Click on a photo you like, choose "All Sizes" from the menu above the picture and then "Original Size".
• After the photo loads, right click and "Save As" to save.
• Take this image to your preferred photo developer.

A HUGE thank you goes out to our group of talented photographers who donated their time and all of these amazing photos!

Come and celebrate with us at the games. Despite the rain, the excellent track at the University is still be used and the games will continue there, at St. Denis and Mic Mac Park all day long.

Cheer on the amazing athletes!

Together we Triumph!

The Windsor Police held a raffle with some great prizes. The official draw was July 20th at 2pm at LaSalle Police Headquarters.

Proceeds to benefit the 2009 Special Olympic Provincial Summer Games...over $6000!

Thanks for buying tickets and thanks to our coordinators for doing all the work and getting some great prizes together.

You can see the list of winners on our website.

Eric Wellwood has just been identified as the Honourary Coach for the 2009 Special Olympics Provincial Summer Games coming to Windsor next week July 23 – 26.

Eric has accepted the position with excitement, “I always wanted to work on my coaching skills and to have the opportunity to work closely with these amazing athletes!” He continues, “From my own training experiences I understand the work and dedication that goes into preparing for something of this magnitude!”

Together with some of his Spitfire teammates, Eric will be at the Via Rail station (Walkerville) to help welcome the athletes into Windsor:

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Trains at 12:07pm & 4:31pm

Come out and welcome our athletes!

The players will feel at home with their Spitfire Inflatable! The Special Olympics Athletes will have the opportunity to have their pictures taken with the players and with the Spitfire Giant Inflatable which has been cleaned and polished for the big event.

Friday, July 24 from 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm, Special Olympics Athletes, Coaches, spectators, and volunteers will have the opportunity to pose with Eric Wellwood, Spitfire players, and the Official Memorial Cup as it makes its way into the St. Denis Centre and then Mic Mac Park!

Despite the strike, the games will continue as planned at Mic Mac Park. You can read more about it in this Windsor Star article: Special Olympics will go on

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Join us on July 23rd as we celebrate the opening of the 2009 Provincial Summer Games.

Our slogan for the Windsor games is "Together We Triumph". Check out this quick video to see why those three words mean so much.

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