Special Olympics Selangor - News #CharitySpecial Olympics Selangor - News #Charityhttps://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/tag/charityWed, 04 Feb 2026 19:43:49 -0800http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[Sea of Red at the Bowling Alley]]>https://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/post/sea-of-redThe Charity Fun Bowling event organized by Special Olympics Selangor transformed the Ampang Superbowl at The Summit USJ into a vibrant red-colored space.]]>

SO Selangor Charity Fun Bowling 2023

The Charity Fun Bowling event organized by Special Olympics Selangor transformed the Ampang Superbowl at The Summit USJ into a vibrant red-colored space. With the aim of promoting inclusion and raising funds for Special Olympics Selangor, 54 athletes and 54 unified partners joined forces to create 27 teams and participate in this charity event that was held on Saturday morning 18 March.


The event managed to raise RM27,000 in total, and we, on behalf of the Special Olympics Selangor Organizing Committee, would like to extend our gratitude to all the sponsors, athletes, parents, and volunteers who supported and contributed to its success.

]]>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:23:34 +0800<![CDATA[KIND Malaysia 2023]]>https://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/post/KInd_Malaysia_2023Special Olympics Selangor is at KIND Malaysia 2023 happening from 2-3 March 2023 at MITEC Kuala Lumpur.]]>

Special Olympics Selangor is at KIND Malaysia 2023

Special Olympics Selangor once again participated as an exhibitor at KIND Malaysia 2023. This is the 3rd time that Special Olympics Selangor has taken part in this expo. The expo will connect kind-hearted people, like-minded individuals from non-profit organisations, responsible corporations, and small-to-medium size enterprises to forge relationships that will demonstrate KINDNESS towards the community.


We are located at Booth No 5011 at HALL 5, Level 2, MITEC, Kuala Lumpur


]]>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:47:33 +0800<![CDATA[NOTICE to Public]]>https://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/post/unified_bowling_2019eks_day2In celebrating Allianz Charity Day, one of its agencies, Financial Excellence (Finex) invited athletes of Special Olympics Selangor (SOSgor) and parents for a morning of self expression through, a workshop for parents and, expression through painting for the athletes, under the theme, "Our Story".]]>

General Notice to the Public

It has come to our attention that there is a purported fund raising by third party to raise fund for Special Olympics Selangor. 

Special Olympics Selangor wishes to inform the public that we have not authorised any person, company or third party to organize any event and to collect donations of any kind on our behalf.


Regards

Secretary

Special Olympics Selangor


]]>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:48:00 +0800<![CDATA[Unified Bowling in conjunction with Eunice Kennedy Shriver's (EKS) DAY]]>https://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/post/unified_bowling_2019eks_dayIn celebrating Allianz Charity Day, one of its agencies, Financial Excellence (Finex) invited athletes of Special Olympics Selangor (SOSgor) and parents for a morning of self expression through, a workshop for parents and, expression through painting for the athletes, under the theme, "Our Story".]]>
On 21 July 2019, the annual Unified Bowling Game under Special Olympics Selangor is held at Wangsa Bowl in IOI City Mall, Putrajaya where athletes with intellectual disabilities are joined by family members, Unified partners, sponsors and volunteers to compete and display the sporting spirit of the Special Olympics motto, which is "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."

This year, more than 280 bowlers representing their respective organizations, charities and sponsors, out of which, 105 are athletes with intellectual disabilities. The Unified Bowling Game celebrates the vision of a person, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) who saw the importance of sports in building confidence and discovering potential and also providing opportunities for greater inclusion and interaction with typical young people. This day is dedicated to her vision and named the Eunice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) Day.

Our guest of honour is YB Hannah Yeoh, Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development and she is giving away the prizes for the top 3 teams. This annual bowling event, the forth in the series organised by Special Olympics Selangor since 2016.


Today’s unified bowling game has athletes from Special Olympics Selangor, six (6) Program Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PDK), Selangor and Federal Territory Association For The Mentally Handicapped (SAMH), Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Kajang Selangor (PKIK) and unified partners from our sponsors Dato YL Chung, Neo & Partners, Joseph Chambers, Selangor Bar Committee, Sri Ternak Group of Companies, CSTrade Marketing Sdn Bhd, JF Finex Sdn Bhd, Nuri Low, Sandra Raj, otter Lim and Wayne Chan.

Special Olympics Selangor committee and the Event Organizing Committee are grateful to the support shown by families, volunteers, and sponsors. 



YB Hannah Yeoh Guest of Honour to officiate the event
SO Selangor Athletes and Unified Partners
]]>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:22:00 +0800<![CDATA[Allianz Charity Day "Paint Our Story"]]>https://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/post/unified_bowling_2019eks_day1In celebrating Allianz Charity Day, one of its agencies, Financial Excellence (Finex) invited athletes of Special Olympics Selangor (SOSgor) and parents for a morning of self expression through, a workshop for parents and, expression through painting for the athletes, under the theme, "Our Story".]]>
On Saturday 25 May, in celebrating Allianz Charity Day, one of its agencies, Financial Excellence (Finex) invited athletes of Special Olympics Selangor (SOSgor) and parents for a morning of self expression through, a workshop for parents and, expression through painting for the athletes, under the theme, "Our Story".

While staff of Finex guided and stayed with the athletes in an adjoining room, parents were given the opportunity to share their journey, challenges, opportunities and hope for their children.

Finex, Managing Director, Jay Foo, then gave an educational talk about the advantages of setting up a trust for people with special needs. Understanding rightly that, one of the main concerns of most parents would be the future of their children with special needs when they passed on.

In retrospect, more time should be given to this topic and to add time for a Q&A session.


Meanwhile, the athletes were divided into 8 groups and came up with 8 great abstract expressionist paintings. The bold strokes and colours are actually a reflection of the courage and innocence of every athlete in the room.


The paintings will be auctioned off and money generated to be donated to Special Olympics Selangor.

Well done athletes and parents.


To Finex, management and staff, a very BIG thank you for your BIG heart



Article contributed by Mdm Lim Ang Nei



Charity Event Backdrop
SO Selangor Athletes, parents and Allianz staff group photo
Group 8 painting a burger


Parent Lillian Lim sharing what most parents face bringing up a child with special needs and what are needed to support them.
Photo Group 4 with their painting, A Picnic by the Sea. Athletes Silas and Adrian, both said they are really enjoying themselves.
Emcee Victoria Yau of Finex, sharing a moment with parents.
]]>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 23:22:00 +0800<![CDATA[Informa and Special Olympics at Walk The World Kuala Lumpur 2019]]>https://www.specialolympicsselangor.org/blogs/post/wtw_KL_2019It was a bright sunny Friday, 12th April morning and the Special Olympics athletes were far away from their normal bowling alley, instead, they were gathered at Taman Persektutuan Bukit Rimba waiting for the start of the "Walk The World" (WTW) event organized by Informa.]]>

It was a bright sunny Friday, 12th April morning and the Special Olympics athletes were far away from their normal bowling alley, instead, they were gathered at Taman Persektutuan Bukit Rimba waiting for the start of the "Walk The World" (WTW) event organized by Informa, a multinational event and publishing company, which has offices in 43 countries.


The event started off with a photo session before a zumba warm-up which had everyone shaking, stretching and swinging to an upbeat music. 

The athletes, parents and staff of Informa were divided into 8 teams with a mission to complete a 5KM walk along chosen routes in the park. Beside completing the 5 KM walk, the groups also had to hunt for chosen locations and group photographs taken as proofs. WTW is a global Corporate Social Responsibility event initiated by Informa, in which the company pledged to donate money; an amount to be calculated based on a minimum 5 KM walk multiplied by the number of participants; to charities of choice by the local offices. So, more participants mean more money. And it is really nice to know that the athletes sweated out the 5KM to earn money for their organization.


The staff from Informa, together with their suppliers and vendors did a wonderful job keeping the spirit up throughout the walk, encouraging the athletes and the parents in the walk. The routes were well-paved and scenic, with the occasional monkeys making their appearances.


After all the teams have completed the walk, everyone was treated to a fulfilling and well-deserved lunch. It was a great outing for the athletes of Special Olympics Selangor, as they walked out of the park, happily hugging their new T-shirts and water bottles. They know that they have done a good job.


Special Olympics Selangor takes this opportunity to thank Informa for their support and generosity.


Article contributed by Mdm Lim Ang Nei


Group photo before the start
SO Selangor Athletes and parents getting ready
Informa emplyees encouraging the athlete not to give up
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