2008 Olympic Gold Medalists

2008 Olympic Gold Medalists
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

June 9 Todd & Phil participated in a celebration of 40th Anniversary of the Special Olympics

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Olympians Give Inspiration To Local Athletes
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Santa Barbara, CA-- The City of Santa Barbara celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Special Olympics on Tuesday afternoon.

Gold Medalists Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser led a parade of athletes and coaches down to the Courthouse Sunken Gardens. The celebration lunch recognized 275-athletes and highlighted the volunteers and law enforcement agencies who inspire the Special Olympic Athletes. Athlete of the year, Ray "Hoop" Hooper spoke to the crowd after hearing some words of encouragement from the Beijing Gold Medal winners. Hooper has participated in the Special Olympics for 27 years.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Todd, What a fantastic way to give back to the community in support of the Special Olympics. That's great you and Phil took time out of your busy day to participate. I'm sure all welcomed your support.

Steve-O

Todd Rogers said...

Steve-0 - Thanks. Phil and I both had a good time.

Todd