Special Olympics athletes for the Nor-Man region have been handing in award-winning performances over the past couple years.

Marlene Enberg, the Regional Leader for Special Olympics Nor-Man region here in Thompson, elaborates on the team’s successes.

“We sent 12 athletes to the Special Olympics Summer Games in Winnipeg in June. Each one of our athletes won a medal, some won once, some won more than that. Our bus on the way home was weighed down by all those medals. We are very, very proud of our athletes. The athletes that we took range from the age of 10 to 23.”

Enberg has been involved with the local team for about 10 years and says they are looking for more volunteers to help with coaching and fund raising.

They also hope to attract more athletes to the team.

You can visit the Special Olympics table at the Health and Leisure Mart on September 5th and 6th at the TRCC to sign up as a volunteer or an athlete.

Learn more about the local team.  Catch Thompson Today this afternoon at 12:40 and 5:10.