On Monday, August 31st, a couple of special guests stopped by the Salem Country Club to learn about a fundraising campaign. McGladrey LLP is a leading U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services and employs more than 8,000 people nationwide. On Monday, they were kicking off the three-month long Birdies Fore Love campaign. The campaign was born from the partnership between McGladrey and PGA tour veteran Davis Love III’s charitable foundation. Davis Love III described it this way “This is an exciting program and a fun way to raise additional dollars for charities. I am very proud of…

Mary Gallagher really is a superstar. No, she is not Michael Phelps or Missy Franklin. She did not compete in the Special Olympics World Games in LA. Mary is however, a 70 year-old blind swimmer who resides at the Wrentham Developmental Center. One of her favorite activities is going to the pool, and she enjoys attending the SOMA Aquatics Day every year – happening on September 3, 2015. In a typical week, she attends the pool twice, once with her habilitation coordinator and once with her Adapted Physical Education instructor. In the pool with her APE instructor, Megan, she follows…

A new phenomenon was born this summer – #SOMAStars shares the stories of Special Olympics Massachusetts athletes, volunteers and partners. Here is a look back at the summer of stars! #SOMAStars Cory P. Sports: Basketball & Bowling While helping out at a Western Mass Dunkin’ Donuts Tip-a-cop event, Corey was asked what Special Olympics Meant to him, here is what he had to say: “Special Olympics Massachusetts to me is that social equality, social interaction through friends, good sports, good company, a lot of good laughs and just enjoying yourself. [It’s about] overcoming every obstacle you have with a…

Special Olympics Massachusetts was excited to spotlight our relationship with Olympia Moving and Storage – our official logistics partner – on Special Olympics Day at Fenway Park. The presentation of a plaque expressing our continued thanks for the support and logistical assistance provided by Olympia took place prior to a game between the Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals on August 20, 2015. Special Olympics 2015 World Games athlete Amanda Church, fresh off her medal winning performance in Los Angeles, presented the plaque to CEO Michael Gilmartin and his son, VP of Sales & Marketing Piet Gauchat and Marketing…

Special Olympics Rhode Island athlete Kellen Moran, sang the Star Spangled Banner before the Red Sox took on the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on August 20, 2015. The Red Sox hosted the annual Special Olympics Day at Fenway to honor athletes from around New England.  

We love our partners, especially when they host us at their camp! This past Thursday, August 13th, Special Olympics Massachusetts was lucky enough to visit Grotonwood Camp in Groton, MA to run a skills day competition. Adults with intellectual disabilities in the Grotonwood program participated in throwing, kicking, hitting and running drills topped off with a closing ceremony complete with Special Olympics Medals. This event would not have been as successful without the help of another group of partners – four members of the EMC2 finance department from Hopkinton, MA who helped out on one of the volunteer days…

By Theresa Gaffney If you ask Tracey Sheak how she got involved with Over the Edge for Special Olympics, she’ll laugh, and tell you how she was quite literally “roped” into it. Working at a law firm in Connecticut, Sheak travels often for work.  For two years in a row, she participated in the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts Golf Tournament, sponsoring a group of firefighters.  It was here that she met Boston Firefighters John Sarro and Bob Petti.  When they brought up an annual fundraiser they did for Special Olympics Massachusetts, Sheak was immediately interested.  She had always thought…