Excerpt from the Jamaica Observer column published on Monday, October 17, 2022
By Jean Lowrie-Chin
We gathered at the Special Olympics Jamaica (SOJ) Multi-Purpose Court last Friday to honour Jamaica’s Special Olympians for their triumphs in the USA Games in Orlando in June and those without disabilities who partnered for the SOJ United Football Team who won the Unified Cup Championships in Detroit in August.
In Orlando, the team copped 12 medals: five Gold, five Silver and 2 Bronze. The Unified Team Football team had a spectacular campaign in Detroit. They conceded not a single goal and beat Paraguay in the Final.
It was a pleasure to meet Golden Glove winner Omarion Brown (person without disability) of St. Catherine High. The Golden Boot winner was Dillion Richards, also a person without disability, who scored five goals overall. What lessons of respect and compassion these young players are learning, collaborating with their teammates with disabilities to bring glory to Jamaica.
Standing strong for our Special Olympians at the celebration were Aldrick McNab, Chairman of SOJ, Lorna Bell, Executive Director of Special Olympics Caribbean, C. Roy Howell, Executive Director of SOJ and Charmaine Daniels, CEO of Digicel Jamaica Foundation. The Foundation highlights special needs during the month of October and hosted the event, ensuring that such achievements by our special needs family did not go unheralded.
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