| Volunteers Needed For 2010 Special Olympics Ireland Games! |
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| Written by Avril |
| Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
 Special Olympics Ireland is a wonderful organisation which benefits my son Stephen greatly. They have asked that I let you know about the following.The 2010 Special Olympics Ireland Games will take place in Limerick from the 9th – 13th June.
Special Olympics Ireland needs 3,500 volunteers to help run these Games.
To hear how you can get involved in this exciting event, please come along to our forthcoming volunteer information session in the Strand Hotel, Limerick, on Monday 18th January at 7pm.
All are very welcome to attend!
Further details are also available on http://www.specialolympics.ie/ or by emailing limerick2010@specialolympics.ie
Hope to see you all there,
Avril
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