If you are a child or adult with intellectual disabilities and would like to be on a team, play sports, compete or just have fun, why not join Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ).
SOAZ has teams throughout the state of Arizona or you can work with your family, friends, school, day program or local park district to start a new team.
If you are interested and need assistance, e-mail athlete outreach coordinator Deb Randazzo, at Deborah@ SpecialOlympicsArizona.org or call 602-230-1112.
Summer Camp Fair
set for Feb. 25
Raising Arizona Kids Magazine’s 9th annual Camp Fair has everything parents need to plan their child’s summer. The 2012 Camp Fair will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Tesseract Middle and Upper School campus in Phoenix. The event is free and open to the public.
Day and overnight camps from Arizona, throughout the Southwest and across the country will be represented. Families can meet with camp staff and directors, pick up registration information, ask questions and figure out which camps are best suited to their child’s interests and their family’s budget.
Tesseract Middle and Upper School is located at 3939 E. Shea Blvd. The 2012 Camp Fair, sponsored by Raising Arizona Kids magazine and Tesseract School, complements the magazine’s Overnight Camp and Day Camp special issues, featured respectively in the March and April issues.
For more information, call 480-991-KIDS (5437) or visit www.campfairaz.com.