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Office of Public Relations<br />
5400 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311-1498<br />
(800) 488-7110 (910) 630-7043 FAX (910) 630-7253<br />
www.methodist.edu<br />
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
January 13, 2006<br />
CHERYLE RIVAS<br />
DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE RELATIONS & MARKETING<br />
METHODIST COLLEGE TO HOST SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMPETITION<br />
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—<strong>Methodist</strong> College will be host to some very special athletes<br />
from Fort Bragg and Cumberland County for the Special Olympics Individual Skills<br />
Basketball Competition. The event, scheduled for January 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 12<br />
noon, will be held in the March F. Riddle Physical Activities Center on the campus of the<br />
College.<br />
The athletes participating are comprised of students from Cumberland County and Fort<br />
Bragg schools as well as adults with disabilities and intellectual challenges.<br />
Athletes will compete in divisions according to ability level and all will leave as winners.<br />
The event will start with ceremonial torch lighting and will conclude with a traditional<br />
award ceremony.<br />
The competition will include a 10-meter dribble, spot shot and target pass.<br />
The event is being coordinated by Special Olympics of Cumberland County. For more<br />
information, contact the area coordinator, Jamie Crayton at 910.433.1000.<br />
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