Special Olympics Howick-Pakuranga
Special Olympics Howick-Pakuranga
Postal address: 109 Bleakhouse Road, Mellons Bay, Manukau 2014
Venue address: various venues around Howick Pakuranga
Phone contacts: 09 533 5997 or 0211 501 034
Website: www.specialolympics.org.nz
Club email Contact: howick-pakuranga@specialolympics.org.nz
Club Information
Teams: Weekly training sessions in basketball, athletics, swimming, table tennis and tenpin bowling.
Competitions played in: Ribbon Days, Regional Games and National Games held in all sports.
Club Background
Special Olympics is a year round programme of sports training and competition for young people and adults with an intellectual disability. Athletes can be as young as five and there is no upper age limit. Special Olympics New Zealand is a registered Charitable Trust established in 1983.
There are over 5,000 athletes training and competing supported by over 2,500 volunteers (Coaches and Supporters) throughout the country. Special Olympics New Zealand is accredited to Special Olympics International (SOI), who have their headquarters in Washington D.C., USA and is the official world governing body for Special Olympics programmes in over 180 countries. Special Olympics began in 1968 with the First International Special Olympics Games at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Since then, millions have benefited from the movement.
