Special Olympics Brunei (SO Brunei) is sponsoring a Walkathon on the 3rd of May 2009
Special Olympics Brunei (SO Brunei) is sponsoring a Walkathon on the 3rd of May 2009 to raise enough funds to sustain its annual activities and programs such as the regular training of its special athletes for various sporting events. The Walkathon hopefully will also generate enough funds in preparation for the World Special Olympics in Athens in 2011.
The Walkathon is open to all who are interested to join. Assembly time is 6:30 a.m. at Taman Sirmuda Omar Ali Saifuddien and will end at Berakas Stadium where various surprises await the participants like carnivals, games, and charity bazaar. For those who are interested to participate in the Charity Bazaar to sell some food, assorted items and other stuff, you may download the Charity Bazaar Confirmation Slip here:. The Bazaar will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
New Full Board Positions Getting Ready For The 3rd Borneo Cup
The Annual General Meeting last 14 November 2008 paved the way to have new full board positions for the year 2008-2010. As a kick-off activity for the elected members, Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam will be sending two teams for the 3rd Borneo Cup on 12 – 14 December 2008 at the Sarawak State Stadium Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak.
The Special Olympics athletes from Brunei-Muara District can possibly participate in this event through the generous support of their sponsor, the HSBC Brunei. Before flying off to Kuching, a turn over ceremony will be held in the Special Olympics Office on 10 December 2008 to be attended by the CEO of HSBC Brunei.
Annual General Meeting With Election of New Committee Members
The Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam will be holding its Annual General Meeting 2008 on 14th November 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at the Dewan Setia Pahlawan, Department of Information, Jalan Old Airport Lama.
All members together with their family are invited to attend this event to help re-elect new committee members for the year 2008-2010. Nomination for all positions is still open and if you wish to nominate, kindly fill out the Nominated List Form and fax, e-mail or send it to the office on or before 10th November 2008.
Regional Bocce Competition 2008
For the second time, Special Olympics athletes from Asia Pacific Region competed in a bocce tournament jointly organized by Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei.
Teams from six Special Olympics Programmes in the region competed in a weeklong tournament from August 18-24, 2008. During this period, various non-sporting activities were also conducted and among these are: the Healthy Athletes Programme, National Induction of Special Olympics Young Athletes Programme, Special Olympics Family Support Network seminars and the launching of Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam public website. More >>
84 Athletes Get Free Health Screening
The Healthy Athletes Programme of Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam has once again fulfilled their commitment of providing free and accessible health screening to all participating Special Olympics Athletes and Young Athletes alike. Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam is the first to provide such screening for Young Athletes in the Asia-Pacific region. More>>
Young Athletes Programme and The Family Network
Witnessing the success of future athletes for Special Olympics can start with the Young Athletes Program and The Family Network. Barely new and still finding its solid ground in Brunei Darussalam, the program aims to achieve the following Board Objectives: More>>
Big Walk for Special Athletes
(Brunei Times, 16 June 2008) SOME 200 people took part in a walkathon in support of the Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam (SOBD) cause to raise funds for its special athletes' training programme yesterday. "We were actually quite surprised with the turn-out of people at the walkathon," said Rose Lim, secretary of SOBD. More>>
