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On March 23, to mark the 100 Day Countdown until the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games, mascots and cheerleaders from Seattle sports teams and universities gathered for a celebratory photo shoot at Gas Works Park.
In addition, iconic buildings and landmarks across Seattle and the Eastside lit up in purple that evening, the primary color of the 2018 USA Games.
Photos by: Rod Mar
SEATTLE – The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games will announce artistic and entertainment elements of the 2018 USA Games at a press conference on Tuesday, March 27, at Chihuly Garden and Glass. Scheduled announcements and speakers include:
WHEN: Tuesday, March 27, 2018
TIME: 9:30 – Check in/media set up
10:00-10:30 – Press conference
10:30-11:00 – Presenters and spokespeople available for interviews
WHERE: Chihuly Garden and Glass - 305 Harrison Street, Seattle
WHO: Beth Knox - President and CEO, 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
Timothy P. Shriver - Chairman, Special Olympics International
Jayme Powers - Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer, 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
Kevin White - Founder and Chief Strategist, XPL
Miguel Edwards - Sculptor, Photographer and Installation Artist
Catherine Mayer – Artist
Karen Phelps Moyer (Emcee) - Co-Founder and VP, The Moyer Foundation; USA Games Ambassador
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Media Contact:
Jaymelina Esmele, 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
jesmele@specialolympicsusagames.org
(206) 788-8964
SEATTLE – This Friday, March 23, a series of city-wide lighting activations and photo/video opportunities will mark the 100-day countdown to Seattle’s biggest event of the year: the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games (SpecialOlympicsUSAGames.org). The 2018 USA Games kick off on Sunday, July 1, with the Opening Ceremony at Husky Stadium, and continue through Friday, July 6. Seattle will host more than 4,000 Special Olympics athletes and coaches from all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the 2018 USA Games.
Howard Thurman once said, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people that have come alive.”
Those words inspired Brandi Wasnock to nominate a Seattle-based company called BILLY Footwear (for which she is the Director of Public Relations) to be highlighted in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games’ #ImAGameChanger campaign.
The shoe company was dreamt up by Billy Price and his partner, Darin Donaldson. Initially, the two men were attempting to address the unique challenges Billy has faced for most of his life. In 1996, during his transition between high school and college, Billy fell from a third-story window. This incident left him paralyzed from the chest down, and mandated over six months of rehabilitation that involved extensive mental and physical recovery.
