2008 Marks 40th Anniversary
of Special Olympics
This year, 2008, marks an amazing milestone — the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the first Special Olympics event. Illinois takes great pride in the history of this amazing global movement, having been the site of the first Games at Soldier Field and the home to some of the early true visionaries in the movement.
The Special Olympic Illinois Winter Games will be held February 5 – 7, 2008 in Galena, IL. Chestnut Mt. Lodge, Galena, IL will host Alpine and Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing and Five Flags Ice Rink in Dubuque, IA will host Speed and Figure Skating. We are very proud of our athletes who have qualified to compete at the state level. For more information and some great pictures of last years games and other events go to http://www.soill.org for pictures, click on Photo Gallery, go to screen 4 and click on 2007 Winter Games Skiing & Snowshoeing, then Figure and Speed Skating, you may see someone you know!!! Good Luck to all our athletes!!!
