| The San Diego Golf Academy (SDGA) is
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| | people in the United States with mental
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| teaming together with the Honolulu
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| | disabilities had the greatest unmet needs
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| Advertiser for the second year at the
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| | in all of the nation's health care
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| annual Swing for the Gold golf tournament
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| | delivery systems, they were inspired to
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| to benefit Special Olympics Hawaii. The
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| | start a summer day camp for 100 mentally
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| event will take place on Friday, August
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| | disabled adults and children at their
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| 11th at 11.30 a.m. at the Hawaii Prince
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| | home in Rockville, MD.
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| Golf Club. Paul Zagnoni, President of
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| | The day camp was a huge success, and
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| SDGA, promises a fun-filled day of golf
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| | demonstrated that people with mental
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| followed by an awards dinner celebrating
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| | disabilities could not only participate
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| the Honolulu Advertisers Sesquicentennial
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| | in a wide range of recreational
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| anniversary.
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| | activities, but that they also enjoyed
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| Swing for Gold is part of Special
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| | them tremendously and benefited greatly
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| Olympics Hawaii, which conducts a
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| | from the experience. As a result, the
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| year-round program of physical training
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| | foundation awarded more than 80 small
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| and competition at local, area and
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| | grants to organizations throughout the
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| chapter levels. During the Special
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| | USA, enabling them to create similar day
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| Olympics athletes compete at local and
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| | camps in many communities.
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| area events prior to advancing to the
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| | Special Olympics Inc. was originally
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| chapter level competition. Special
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| | established in December 1968, as a
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| Olympics Hawaii athletes are offered the
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| | non-profit organization, to provide
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| opportunity to participate and compete in
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| | year-round sports training and athletic
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| clinics, camps and competitions in the
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| | competition in a variety of Olympic-type
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| following sports and events: Aquatics,
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| | sports for children and adults with
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| Athletics, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling,
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| | mental challenges. The program also helps
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| Fitness, Power Lifting, Soccer, Softball,
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| | to foster increased understanding and
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| Tennis and Speed Skating.
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| | integration of people with mental
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| The story of Special Olympics Inc. begins
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| | retardation in the general community. All
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| back in 1946 when the Kennedy family
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| | the money raised in Hawaii stays in
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| founded the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.,
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| | Hawaii to establish and maintain programs
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| Foundation, to honor the memory of Joseph
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| | for the thousands of people with mental
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| P. Kennedy, Jr., who was killed in World
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| | disabilities that live throughout the
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| War II. The foundations mission was to
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| | state.
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| learn how to prevent mental retardation,
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| | People wishing to support Swing for the
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| and to improve society's treatment of
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| | Gold golf tournament can choose to become
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| people with mental retardation.
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| | bronze, silver or gold sponsors, or make
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| In the 1950s Eunice and Robert Sargent
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| | a regular donation. The last day for
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| Shriver came into the picture; two
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| | sponsorship is July 21st
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| remarkable individuals who dedicated
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| | For more information regarding the
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| their lives to helping people with
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| | tournament, contact Kehau Christian at
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| disabilities. After discovering that
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| | (808) 943-8808 ext.
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