January 15, 2011
National SAAC adopts Special Olympics for citizenship effort
SAN ANTONIO – The Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is initiating a partnership with Special Olympics in a coordinated community-outreach effort that incorporates the hundreds of SAACs at Division III schools and conference offices with the Special Olympics Programs that exist in each state.
The effort announced Saturday during the Division III business session at the NCAA Convention combines the student-athlete citizenship component already in place locally with the vast SAAC network throughout Division III – all under the umbrella of the division’s new strategic-positioning platform.
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