In addition to training and competition, she also serves the organization as a Global Messenger.Kristin has been a Special Olympics athlete since 2003.
Inland Empire. For San Bernardino County, the state is partnering with El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center. Brett gave several speeches over the course of twelve days promoting acceptance and inclusion and the Special Olympics movement. Over 33 organizations have received grants and sub-contracts to ensure an accurate Census 2020.Listos California is the state’s new emergency preparedness campaign led by the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) and California Volunteers to make sure our most at-risk residents – those who are socially isolated, seniors, low-income, disabled or limited-English speakers – will have a plan for themselves and their families in the event of a disaster. Kristin has found many friendships through Special Olympics, which have had a positive impact on her life. That’s quite an accomplishment, especially for someone who started playing volleyball only two years before that! In addition to gymnastics, she has competed regionally in swimming, bowling, basketball and bocce ball.Amanda has been involved with the Special Olympics for over 20 years. It also supports the nonprofit organizations serving our region by building organization capacity, innovations, and sustainability of these organizations.Launched in March, the toolkit is designed to help nonprofits more effectively tell the story of their organizations from a position of strength as they seek funding from foundations, grantmakers and individual donors.The following research/analysis documents track key indicators of economic, social and environmental well-being in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.The Inland Empire Community Foundation is one of 10 organizations the State Census Office is partnering with to make sure everyone gets counted in the IE.Picked by the California Census Office as an Administrative Community-Based Organization (ACBO), IECF is putting state and philanthropic resources behind local nonprofits in six regions across the Inland Empire in hard-to-count communities. Krystal was one of 28 athletes chosen to participate in the Special Olympics National Games in Ames, Iowa, July 1-8, 2006. James has been an athlete with SOSC for a couple years, competing in bocce and bowling, and winning numerous gold medals including Gold in bocce in last year’s Summer Games. She has participated in rhythmic and artistic gymnastics at both the Regional and State levels for several years. Special Olympics Southern California has received a four-star rating for the third year in a row from Charity Navigator, America's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities.
She has many hobbies, including knitting, crocheting, and scrapbooking and is taking college courses in American Sign Language. Amanda loves doing crafts, spending time with friends and cleaning house. Her favorite sport is Volleyball.