Special Olympics Unified Sports Fall Festival Set to Inspire and Unite

Special Olympics Connecticut is thrilled to announce the return of its Unified® Sports Fall Festival Presented by Mohegan Sun, a celebration of inclusivity and athletic excellence, which will take place September 14th and 15th and 28th and 29th. The event will feature a variety of sports competitions and bring together hundreds of athletes and Unified Sports partners from across the state. It is open to the public and free to attend. For more information, visit soct.org, email specialolympicsct@soct.org or call 203-230-1201. Also, follow Special Olympics Connecticut on Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.

Sports competition will include a Unified Sailing Regatta at The Wadawanuck Club, 196 Water Street in Stonington on the 14th, softball at the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Club, 200 Clement Road in East Hartford and bocce at the Old Grove Bocce Courts, 1 Oak Street in Savin Rock of West Haven on the 14th and 15th, and golf at Sleeping Giant Golf Course, 3931 Whitney Avenue in Hamden on the 15th. The Fall Festival will continue on September 28th and 29th, with croquet competition at Ocean House, 1 Bluff Avenue in Westerly Rhode Island.

In between their games, participants at the Fall Sports softball venue will have the opportunity to take part in health activities including oral health education offered by volunteers from the UConn School of Dental Medicine and performance stations. Performance stations aim to promote athletes’ well-being and competition readiness. Both activities are being made possible through the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® program.

In addition to Presenting Sponsor Mohegan Sun, sponsors of the Unified Sports® Fall Festival include Diamond Sponsor - the Nicholas and Karen Zoccoli Family, Gold Sponsor - the Steven J. Suzio Memorial Golf Tournament, Bronze Sponsors - the Feroleto Steel Company, the KBE Foundation, Nirenstein, Horowitz Associates P.C., the PGA - Connecticut Section and the Singer Family, Supporting Sponsors - the Chelsea Groton Bank Foundation and Dime Bank Foundation, Contributing Sponsors - Centreville Bank, the Niantic Lions Club and the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Media Sponsors - Hearst Connecticut Media Group, iHeart Connecticut Radio and NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut.

About Special Olympics Unified Sports®
Special Olympics Unified Sports® joins people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team. Inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

The Unified Sports® Fall Festival is not only a celebration of athleticism and inclusion, but also a testament to the power of community and volunteerism. Participants will be supported by volunteers of all ages from the community and local organizations, companies and businesses.

About Special Olympics Connecticut
Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for more than 12,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities. Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 190 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for people of all abilities, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)

Partner Sponsors: Bozzuto's Inc., the Connecticut Elks Association, Enterprise, ESPN, Eversource, The Hometown Foundation, the Knights of Columbus, the Law Enforcement Torch Run, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pratt & Whitney, Webster Bank and WWE.

Year-Round Suppliers: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Bozzuto's Inc., Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Hearst Connecticut Media Group, iHeart Radio Connecticut, N&D Sports, NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut, Pepperidge Farm, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Community Service and WORX.