ConocoPhillips Puts Final Touches on Festival For 1,200 Houston Area Special Olympics Athletes.Energy Editors/Sports Editors/Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2003 A free, 26-tent festival is being developed by ConocoPhillips employee volunteers and corporate partners to complement the 29th annual Spring Games track and field regional competition of Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. Texas. The festival will occur from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, May 3, at Delmar Athletic Complex located at 2020 Mangum Street. Open to the public, the ConocoPhillips Special Olympics Festival is an outreach tool designed specifically for individuals with mental retardation mental retardation, below average level of intellectual functioning, usually defined by an IQ of below 70 to 75, combined with limitations in the skills necessary for daily living. . Festival highlights include over 50 fun attractions, 20,000 prizes, a nature and solar sciences zone, live entertainment, an Olympian wellness area with free dental screenings, clown alley The clown alley in a circus is a backstage area, usually very near the animal pens, where clowns change into their costumes and apply makeup. Generally, the clowns' personal props, costumes, and other items are stored in this area as well. , crafts, caricature drawing, Latin "low-rider" cars, athlete enrichment resources, lunch, snacks and refreshments. "The Festival adds an exciting element for our athletes competing in Spring Games," said Renee Klovenski, program director for Special Olympics Texas. "They look forward to it all year because of the positive recognition and feeling of acceptance they receive from volunteers, and it's also a lot of fun." Special Olympians representing five counties will be competing on May 3 and 4 for a chance to advance to the state level Summer Games This article is about the Epyx video game series. For the international multi-sport event, see Summer Olympic Games. Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. in San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. in late May. Additionally, the Houston area has the largest delegation of athletes making up "Team Texas," comprised of 58 athletes, who will travel to Dublin, Ireland, in June for the World Games
The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. . Special Olympics Texas has 29,500 athletes participating in its year-round program of sports training Sports training refers to specialized strategies and methods of exercise used in various sports to develop athletes and prepare them for performing in sporting events. Sports training methods and competition for adults and children over 8 years of age. For every one athlete currently in this program there are 19 others in Texas eligible to participate. The organization provides more than athletic training athletic training Sports medicine The practice of physical conditioning and reconditioning of athletes and prevention of injuries incurred by athletes. See Athlete, Athletic trainer. . Athlete participation enhances social competence and adaptive skills, builds self-esteem and improves work performance while encouraging independence. For more information regarding Special Olympics Texas or to volunteer, call 713/290-0049. Festival Gold Medal sponsors are Acme Truck Lines; Baker Energy; BJ Services; Delta Environmental Consultants Inc.; Food Town; Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw; Rockwell Automation; Sodexho; Sulzer Pumps; Tesco Corporation; and Union Pacific. ConocoPhillips is an integrated petroleum company with interests around the world. Headquartered in Houston, the company had approximately 57,000 employees and $77 billion of assets as of Dec. 31, 2002. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com. |
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