FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                           RELEASE NO. 33-08

SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPRING GAMES AT WEST POINT -- May 5, 2008

WEST POINT, N.Y. – More than 400 athletes from Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties and over 800 cadet and community volunteers will gather for the 2008 Special Olympics Spring Games at West Point May 10.

     The competition kicks off at 10 a.m. with opening ceremonies at the academy’s Shea Stadium.  Events will continue through 4 p.m., at Arvin Gymnasium, Shea Stadium and the North Athletic Field.  The games will include numerous track and field contests, adaptive games and aquatics.

     Omicron Delta Kappa, the Leadership Honor Society at West Point, sponsors the annual games.  The Cadet Sport Parachute Team, U.S. Military Academy Band and the Army mascots are among those scheduled to participate during the day’s activities.  The event is free and open to the public.  Concessions will be available throughout the day.

Editor’s Note: Media interested in covering this event should contact Maj. Tom Bryant in the Public Affairs Office at (845) 938-4261 or thomas.bryant@usma.edu