Looking forward to making a trip soon! Once both Sara and Sarah are available ?Keep having silly movies come to mind thinking of better times as a child, and one really.... Well ... very honest email missing one important detail.... I knew Sara when I was a kid, but took me MONTHS before I realized it was her... "Oh no! I fortotta to check-a my E-Mail... Gunna need some blue hair to Hero my way out of this one...gotta have blu hur "??
September 2019
During my kids time with Special Olympics and the Northern Lights delegation, I noticed that if you want to compete at the national level, you need to KNOW people and be favored with the coaches. Our kids were also told to score less during certain games to ensure they got a better seed during tournaments because “it’s all about the medals” which are plastic anyway! I’m all for supporting special needs people but I’m not for cheating to get a plastic medal. I think this whole organization needs an investigation into how coaches interact with the athletes and where all the money goes. I’ve heard other delegations having the same issues with the Northern... read full review
September 2017
SOMN was the best place I could have had an internship my senior year of college. Enthusiastic, fun, and kind staff, volunteers, and athletes made my work easy! I looked forward to coming in every day, just as I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with such a great organization.
Looking forward to making a trip soon! Once both Sara and Sarah are available ?Keep having silly movies come to mind thinking of better times as a child, and one really.... Well ... very honest email missing one important detail.... I knew Sara when I was a kid, but took me MONTHS before I realized it was her... "Oh no! I fortotta to check-a my E-Mail... Gunna need some blue hair to Hero my way out of this one...gotta have blu hur "??
During my kids time with Special Olympics and the Northern Lights delegation, I noticed that if you want to compete at the national level, you need to KNOW people and be favored with the coaches. Our kids were also told to score less during certain games to ensure they got a better seed during tournaments because “it’s all about the medals” which are plastic anyway! I’m all for supporting special needs people but I’m not for cheating to get a plastic medal. I think this whole organization needs an investigation into how coaches interact with the athletes and where all the money goes.
I’ve heard other delegations having the same issues with the Northern... read full review
SOMN was the best place I could have had an internship my senior year of college. Enthusiastic, fun, and kind staff, volunteers, and athletes made my work easy! I looked forward to coming in every day, just as I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with such a great organization.