What a wonderful experience it was to take part in the Special Olympics Summer Games held on Central Michigan U's campus in Mt. Pleasant this weekend! I fell in love with the Special Olympics when I first volunteered at the summer games last year. This is an uplifting and overall fun group to be around!
The athletes are incredible. I had a great time hanging out with them (there were about 3,000 there) and watching their competitions. I also helped at some of the awards ceremonies, and found myself getting emotional throughout the experience. The only way to describe the athletes and their reactions to receiving awards is the word heartwarming. It was an incredible experience!
I also had a lot of fun hanging out with my fellow contestants. As Miss MI week is drawing nearer by the second (!) it was fun to get my mind off of the heavy preparation and just chill with some of the other girls. Miss MI... HERE WE COME! :)
Also--I had my 'good luck'/send off party on Saturday. I felt overwhelmed and overjoyed at the love and support that was (and continues to be) shown to me from my family and friends. I couldn't do this without the support of my family. Thank you everyone!
XOXO, Ang
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