Sunday is always a very special day of the week for Bobby Bird. That’s because every Sunday morning Bobby gets to spend time with his friends participating in the sport that he likes best: bowling.

At the age of 54, the Rehoboth resident has been involved with The Special Olympics MA bowling team “Somerset Strikes” for many years. He enjoys the fast pace and competitive nature of the sport. But bowling isn’t Bobby’s only hobby. He also likes to garden, play with his cat and four dogs, watch “Wheel of Fortune” and of course like any other true New England fan, he loves to cheer on his beloved Red Sox and Patriots.

Recently Bobby has added acting to his long list of hobbies. He has been filming a TV series for MTV. For this series he has been able to do a lot of traveling. But what he enjoys most about this experience is meeting new people. This is not Bobby’s first acting experience. He has also been part of the documentary “How’s Your News?” which aired on both HBO and Cinemax. His resume also includes filming the Democratic and Republican National Conventions in 2004.

“We are proud to have Bobby as one of our athletes here at Special Olympics,” said Meg Benevides, associate south section director for the organization. “We like to highlight our athletes’ abilities on and off the field (or lanes). We’d like to wish Bobby luck and encourage all readers to look for Bobby on ‘How’s Your News?’ coming this July.”

                                                               -Written by Dave Barkhouse (SOMA intern)