Two days ago we told you about the One World Running initiative - a 5 k
run to bring awareness for Special Olympics. Well, this morning at 6:00 the
runners - from all walks of life - set off from Stella Maris School,
continued around the circular, and returned to Stella Maris.
James Muschamp, the chairman of special Olympics Belize, told us it's all
about awareness:
James Muschamp - Chairman, Special Olympics, Belize
"It's about bringing awareness to every single individual who has a special needs. We all need to make sure that the public knows that they are alive; they are very much kicking, and they are all able-bodied individuals. We have had many schools taking part in this event. We've had this event grow from probably 100 to almost 400+ people. The awareness is there. We only had some stupid drivers that didn't want to give way to the participants, but we can't win them all. It's about getting the information out there for them."
One World Running also brought down 1000 pairs of shoes which were
distributed throughout Belize after all the students of Stella Maris
received a pair.
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