Area 16 was founded in 1976 and provides programming for people in the counties of Bureau, Grundy, Henry, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam and Stark.
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.
Area 16 was founded in 1976 and provides programming for people in the counties of Bureau, Grundy, Henry, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam and Stark.
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.