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Special Olympics Kansas tees up a special event with some special guests

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Steve Anthony from Special Olympics Kansas and Undersheriff Ben Cole from the Bourbon County sheriff’s department sat down with Jaylon Banks to talk about a special event. The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office 4th Annual Golf Scramble tees off on July 30th to benefit Special Olympics Kansas. The public is invited to attend this fun event for a good cause…and expect more than a few special guests to show up and lend their support. Here are the details:

  • Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office 4th Annual Golf Scramble
  • July 30th @ 7 a.m.
    • Woodland Hills Golf Course
    • 2414 Horton Street
    • Fort Scott, KS 66701

For more information about the Bourbon County sheriff’s department, click here.

If you’d like more information about Special Olympics, just click here.

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Elite Kansas athlete heads to a national competition

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An elite Kansas athlete heads to a national competition. Crystal Bridges gets ready to represent the state of Kansas in the Special Olympics USA Games. The games will take place in Orlando Florida from June 4th to June 12th. Crystal stopped by the KOAM studio to talk about the competition, her love of sports, and her drive to become a better athlete. She also talked about her love of friendship and family. Over 5000 athletes will make their way to the USA Games from across the nation and the Caribbean. The fact that Crystal will represent her state was an obvious and well-deserved source of pride for her. If you’d like to get behind a Kansas athlete and help make her dreams come true, simply click on the link to Crystal’s fundraising page and make a donation!

For more information about Crystal and how to donate, click this link.  Thank you for supporting Crystal and Special Olympics!

 

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Pittsburg Polar Plunge postponed due to extreme cold

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PITTSBURG, Kan. – Pittsburg Police Department announced Wednesday morning the Pittsburg Polar Plunge benefiting the Kansas Special Olympics has been postponed. The annual charity event will instead be held on Saturday, Feb. 27.

According to organizers, the extremely cold temperatures this weekend would have made it difficult to keep people socially distant inside the building.

Pre-registration for the new date will begin on Friday, Feb. 26 from 4:00 – 7:30 at the Crimson Villas. On the Plunge day February 27, a costume contest will be at 11:30 a.m. and the plunge begins at noon.

You can register at plungeks.org