2011/06/01 Council Agenda Packet

1991 McChord AFB joined Summer Games by hosting Opening Ceremonies and other activities. Ninety-six Washington athletes competed in the International Summer Games in Minneapolis, MN. 1992 Washington Special Olympics created a Sports Department to support its sports and training program 1993 Stacey Johnston of Spokane was selected Special Olympics International Athlete of the Year and marched in President William Clinton's Inaugural Parade and visited the White House. The first International Winter Games were held outside the U.S.A, in Austria, with two athletes and one coach from Washington attending. 1994 Golf became an official Washington Special Olympics sport. The first Annual Summer Games Sponsors Golf Invitational was in held in June at Fort Lewis. The Law Enforcement Torch Run raised more than $100,000 for Special Olympics Washington. 1995 Eighty-seven Washington athletes competed in the World Summer Games in New Haven, CT. 1996 Areas were consolidated into four regions, with paid professional staff hired to improve local program support and fund raising. 1997 Five Washington athletes competed in the World Winter Games in Toronto and Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Special Olympics Washington became the organization's official name. 1998 Stacey Johnston of Spokane was named one of 12 Global Messengers for the 30th Anniversary of Special Olympics. 1999 Sixty-seven Washington athletes competed in the International Summer Games in Raleigh, NC. 2000 Special Olympics Washington was restructured into four regions: East, Northwest, Southwest and King County. 2001 Fourteen Washington athletes competed in the World Winter Games in Anchorage, AK. Larry Simpson, Jr. was the first athlete added to the state Board of Directors. Winter Games and the state Basketball Tournament were consolidated into one weekend for the first time since 1984. 2002 The 30th Anniversary of Summer Games held at Fort Lewis was celebrated. The Law Enforcement Torch Run Campaign revenues rose to over$250,000 net. 2003 Twenty athletes and coaches attended the World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland as part of Team USA. 2004 SOWA reinstated annual coaches training and recognition conference, which was attended by 150 coaches and offered 20 training courses. 2005 Five athletes and one coach from Washington joined Team USA representing SOWA at the 2005 World Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. 2006 Twelve athletes and three coaches represented Washington at the first-ever Special Olympics US National Games in Ames, IA. 2007 10 athletes and two coaches represented Washington State on Team USA at the World Summer Games in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. 2008 Special Olympics Washington conducted its first Motor Activities Training Program (MATP) Challenge Day in over ten years on May 16t . Seventeen Kennewick School District students participated in the Challenge Day. 2009 14 athletes and 2 coaches represented Washington State at the World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho. 2010 27 athletes and 10 coaches represented Washington State at US National Games in Lincoln, Nebraska.