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Special Olympics Missouri realized an important step in its vision for a place we can call our own with the announcement of a lead gift from Centene Charitable Foundation.
University of Missouri Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel joined with St. Louis business leader Michael F. Neidorff, CEO and President of Centene Corporation, to announce their vision for an innovative year-round training facility for Special Olympics
Missouri at a press conference recently in Columbia, MO. In case you missed it, you can click to watch Coach Pinkel and Michael Neidorff make the announcement.
“Athletics provides everyone, regardless of age and ability, a reason to push them-selves beyond their comfort zone and into places they have only dared to dream,“ said Pinkel.
A lead gift of $1 million from the Centene
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Promoting acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities through year-round sports.
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Charitable Foundation is the largest gift in Special Olympics Missouri history and is hoped to spark other such gifts from companies, foundations and individuals throughout the state to fulfill the first phase of the $12.5 million project.
“At Centene, we recognized the need to step up and provide signifi-cant support and I highly encourage
and challenge the community to invest in this once-in-a-lifetime project that will take health, wellness and fitness opportunities for these children and adults to a level never before experienced,” said Neidorff. As passionate advocates for those of all abil-ities, Pinkel and Neidorff are honorary chairpersons for the Training for Life Campus Campaign.
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Special Olympics was recently ranked as the #1 non-profit organiza-
tion serving people with disabilities by a subsidi-
ary of GuideStar.
The first of its kind in the United States, the campus will include:- a 16,000-square-foot sports facility featuring basketball and
volleyball;- a “Sports Leadership Training Center Hall of Heroes”- a Health and Fitness Center with cardiovascular and weight
training; and- a central office for coordination of state-wide efforts.
In addition, the facility will be surrounded by courts for seasonal play and professionally-styled fields to support 21 sports, including soccer, softball, bocce (Italian lawn bowling), flag football, track and field and golf. The campus will exceed ADA requirements with seamless application and design integration. Also, the multi-pur-pose facility will be available for other organizations, companies, schools and service providers to utilize for their efforts.
The Training for Life Campus will offer a comprehensive set of programs including: Training for Life camps, an extended spe-cialty; “Healthy Athletes,” a lifetime wellness program designed to provide on-site screenings including dental health, vision and hearing screenings as well as physical examinations; Coach and Volunteer Training, to provide a comprehensive training and certification in all Special Olympics sports located within two hours of most of Missouri’s population; and a “Young Athletes Program” to provide needed screening and intervention services for children as young as three.
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