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Second Letter to Journalism Sc
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Below is the second letter that was sent to Professors at Journalism and Communication schools around the world. The letter provides an update on the timeline of the contest, and outlines the categories and prizes in the contest.
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First Letter to Colleges and U
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The first communication to educators alerting them about the contest went out on June 4, 2009 and is pasted below.
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Special Olympics and Universit
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This discussion will provide resources, information and discussion about the Global Online Video Contest being run by Special Olympics in collaboration with the University of Miami School of Communication's Knight Center of International Media.
I will post communications that have gone out to college and university professors about the contest, and I encourage anyone who is, or would like to be, participating in this contest to ask your questions or post your topics for discussion in this forum.<
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Spread The Word To End The Wor
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Spread The Word To End The Wor
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State Champion Special Olympia
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State Champion Special Olympian remarks on Obama
You know after i heard this I was hurt and many seen my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oky5ZaMedSE. I am proud to be me and I participated in the special olympics and won the st
ate championship in the state of ohio 400 m dash. When I did it was the best thing I ever felt or done in my life. What the president said yes, was wrong, But we get worse everyday of our lives and I speak for 1000 and 1000 of special olympians. We try our best to be as normal and be just like everyone. What the president said is fogivable but being the top leader of the country you are held to a high standard. The president shouldnt have said what he said cause it made me feel low when he said it but at that time it not only made me feel low but it was , a challenge from the president for me to compete harder and it made me stronger. In the special olympics we all walk out as winners thats why im proud to be part of such a great program yea you have your high scores low scores what not and we all ant to take 1st place. I mean even tho at the Jesse owens track at ohio state that I ran the 400 m dash on in 1 min 3 sec my goal was to win but i had a better goal and it was to beat my time i ran before. Mr Obama is one of the best presidents but shouldnt have said what he said but coming from a state champion in the special olympics. Obama is forgiven,.Here is My articles from the news
CHUCK SHARES JOY OF HIS BIG DAY
CHUCK SHARES JOY OF HIS BIG DAY
BYLINE: Dale Huffman Dayton Daily News
DATE: April 28, 2004
PUBLICATION: Dayton Daily News (OH)
EDITION: CITY
SECTION: LOCAL
PAGE: B1
COLUMN: Dale Huffman Column
After 18-year-old Chuck Lovell, a senior at Centerville High School, won the 400-meter dash during the Special Olympics competition at Welcome Stadium on Saturday he looked around to see if there were any reporters he could talk to.
Later, he decided to share his accomplishment - what he calls the greatest day in his life. "It was just a wonderful occasion for about 600 athletes in the greater Dayton area," said Linda Connell of the Special Olympics staff. "Chuck was so happy that he won and we congratulated him. He'll now be competing in the State Special Olympics beginning June 25 at Ohio State University in Columbus."
Chuck's coach, Art Komorowski, who helped train the Centerville team, said he picked Chuck up at his home at 8:30 a.m. Saturday to take him to the competition. "He was sitting there waiting on me and said he had been up since 5:30 a.m.," Komorowski said. "He was more than ready to go."
Komorowski said he and his daughter, Lauren, 13, enjoy working with Chuck and the special athletes as they prepare for competition. "Chuck is a nice young man, and this was something really big in his life. We are so proud of him."
The best way to tell the story is to let Chuck do it. This is a portion of his note:
"Here is where my story gets cool. It was about 10 a.m. and they called me up to do the 400-meter dash because I'm fast. Well, all week I've been saying at practice, at school, at home that I'm gonna be number 1 and go to state.
"When I lined up, I noticed my main opponent was from Valley View Special Olympics. Well, the way I am, I follow my own motto - you fight for your school pride and spirit and it's war. They shot the gun to start us and we were off.
"This guy challenged me and I decided to take it to my best level, and that means sprinting. I was going faster, faster and he was behind me. The thought came to mind to slow down. Well, I didn't listen because I was taught at Centerville by the football coaches and team to take it to the 4th quarter.
'Well, that's exactly what I did. But I started to feel my heart beating faster and too fast so I was fighting my way. Then, boom, I crossed the finish line but passed out. The people there woke me up and then they said I won. I was happy."
Coach Komorowski said there was concern at first when Chuck collapsed. "He got checked out and was OK. He had just pushed himself so hard. He was so excited. It was a pretty special thing that happened."
Chuck continued his narration: "My coach and his daughter, Lauren, said I did good. I ran the 400-yard dash in 1 minute and 4 seconds. I completed my goal and I will go to the state. When they told me that I started to cry.
"Sir, all my life I have been wanting to show the world who I really am. I played football for a while with our school team but didn't get a chance to get in the newspaper because I wasn't good enough. But, sir, I want you to let people know who I really am. Sir, I didn't care if I died on that track field on Saturday. I was just running for my school and my city. When I won I wanted someone to know."
He added, "I thank my coach and my fellow team members. They supported me in this huge accomplishment and they know who they are. Sir, please let the world know who I am. I am not a typical boy. I am an athlete."
Congratulations, Chuck. Good luck when you go to state.
_________________________________________________________________Here is when I went to state
CHUCK HAS HIS GOLDEN MOMENT
CHUCK HAS HIS GOLDEN MOMENT
BYLINE: Dale Huffman Dayton Daily News
DATE: June 30, 2004
PUBLICATION: Dayton Daily News (OH)
EDITION: CITY
SECTION: LOCAL
PAGE: B2
COLUMN: Dale Huffman Column
Sometimes you are so happy, so excited, so pleased that you celebrate a major victory in your own way.
That is what Chuck Lovell did. When he won first place and the gold medal in the 400-meter dash during the state of Ohio Special Olympics on Saturday at the Ohio State University athletic fields in Columbus, he just lay on the ground at the finish line, where he had collapsed. According to his coach, he lifted his head a bit, looked to the side and smiled, and then wiped a single tear of joy out of his eye.
Some may remember that I introduced Chuck to you in April when he qualified for the state competition by winning the regional Special Olympics gold medal in the 400-meter dash at Welcome Stadium.
Chuck, who is 18, and a graduate of Centerville High School said, at the time, he had been disappointed when he didn't see any reporters around to document his win, and he had contacted me with these memorable words:
"Sir, I just want you to let people know who I really am. Sir, I didn't care if I died on that track field on Saturday. I was just running for my school and my city. And when I won I wanted someone to know. So, please sir, let the world know who I am. I am not a typical boy. I am an athlete."
Chuck proved that once again Saturday when he competed in the 400-meter dash in his age group and ran it in one minute and three seconds, beating his own record by one second.
"Chuck had been practicing and running on a regular basis since the regional competition," said his coach Art Komorowski, who with his daughter, Lauren, 13, helps train the Centerville team. "He had his heart set on winning the state gold, and he really was pushing himself in preparation."
Komorowski said there were about 100 competitors from the Miami Valley at the state competitions, with four from his Centerville team participating.
"It really is a win situation for all of them," he said. "Every single competitor brings home a ribbon. But Chuck is still pumped up and so excited because he set his goal on bringing home a gold medal, and he accomplished it in grand style."
Chuck described the scene in this way: "Well, the announcer called my name to go on deck for the 400-meter dash, and I saw the people I was running against. I looked around at the competition and I took my place in lane 2. The guy shot the starting gun and I was off, and I started to sprint like I never had before."
He continued, "I ran so hard because this was state and if I was going to beat my record, I wanted to do it on the race track that Jesse Owens ran on. Near the end of the race the defending champion was coming up on me and I took my speed a step further to where my chest and my heart were hurting. My vision was fading, too, but I said I was going to bring the gold home. I crossed the finish line and tried to stay on my feet, but I couldn't. I fell down and I was just there for a while, but I knew the greatest thing of all. I had won the gold."
Chuck went to the library Monday to use the computer to send me an e-mail, which he so kindly ended in this way. "Sir, I waited all my life to let the world know who I really am. Now you have helped me do that. I dedicate my gold medal to all my fellow students at Centerville, to my coaches, and especially to you Mr. Huffman. I won this for you, too."
It brought a tear to my eye.
...........Being a varsity football player in high school and then competing in the special olympics, I would put special olympics before anything I ever did in my life.
To all special olympians out there we are all winners dont let the presidents remarks get to you. Be proud to be you and who you are and most of all let this make you stronger.
God bless to all.
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State Champion Special Olympia
- From: iiStr8rippnii
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You know after i heard this I was hurt and many seen my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oky5ZaMedSE. I am proud to be me and I participated in the special olympics and won the st
ate championship in the state of ohio 400 m dash. When I did it was the best thing I ever felt or done in my life. What the president said yes, was wrong, But we get worse everyday of our lives and I s - 8 months ago
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3-word Video on Special Olympi
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This is a compilation of 3-word videos created by students from the University of Miami in response to the question, "What does Special Olympics mean to you?"
The compilation was edited by Trevor Green.
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Youth Delegates respond to "R"
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This video is a representation of the strong feelings presented by the delegates of the Global Youth Activation Summit who are advocating for those people with intellectual disabilities. This video was created in the reaction to the use of the "R" word in Bill O'Reilly's show airing February 9. Since the use of the "R" word was used in a derogatory way without a retaliation of O'Reilly these delegates wanted to voice their sadness in the effort to make their voices heard about ending the use of the "R" word.
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We Need A New "R" Word PSA
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A PSA produced by 16 year old Noah Gray for The Special Olympics' campaign to ban the "R" Word.
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