< Return to News
Listings
July
17 & 24, 2010
Lincoln, NE
Citation
Airlift
[ VIEW PHOTOS OF THE
NATIONAL TRIP ]
MICHAEL HUFF
|
..... |
-Posted 01/27/2010
In
July of 2010 Michael Huff was chosen by
the Ohio Special Olympics to compete on a
National
level in the event that will be held in
Lincoln, Nebraska July 18-23,2010.
It is a great honor for Michael to be
chosen to represent our home team, Huber
Heights and also Team Ohio.
Michael will be participating in the
Bocce Ball competition. Michael and Tyler
Bacca-Styles placed first in Bocce during
the State competition in 2009. |
Michael has
had the pleasure of meeting with his
team members and coaches this past
November and is looking forward to
meeting with them again for the
weekend training camp that will be
held in mid April. Michael will
be a part of Team Ohio and is only
one of the 65 athletes and 25 coaches
that will be representing Team Ohio.
It take hundreds of individuals and
volunteers to organize and to ensure
that an event of this magnitude
operates successfully.
Michael will arrive in Nebraska on
July 18th via Cessna
Airlift. With much
gratitude, due to the
generosity of hundreds of Cessna
Citation owners, 3000 Special
Olympics Athletes and Coaches will
arrive at Duncan Aviation, Lincoln,
Nebraska. A Special
Olympics Citation will land or
take off every 60-90 seconds during a
12 hour period on July 17th.
After the games have concluded on
July 23rd, the Special
Olympics Citation fleet will return
to Lincoln, Nebraska to pick up the
athletes and return them safely
home.
|
.... |
|
|
Michael has had the
pleasure of meeting with his team
members and coaches this past
November and is looking forward to
meeting with them again for the
weekend training camp that will be
held in mid April. Michael will
be a part of Team Ohio and is only
one of the 65 athletes and 25 coaches
that will be representing Team Ohio.
It take hundreds of individuals and
volunteers to organize and to ensure
that an event of this magnitude
operates successfully.
Actor/Pilot Harrison Ford will be the
Honorary Chairman for the 2010 Cessna
Airlift. "The Citation
Special Olympics Airlift is a unique
event that brings together the
general aviation community to carry
out the largest peacetime airlift in
the world," Ford said.
|
Nationals 2010 will consist of:
-
3,000
Athletes from 50 States
-
1,000
Coaches and Official
Delegates
-
8,000
Volunteers
- 15,000+
Friends, family and
loved ones
- 30,000+
Estimated Fans and
Spectators
|
Monetarily, this
event will generate:
- $40
million dollars in economic
impact
- Over
$5 million dollars in
estimated tax revenue for
Nebraska
- $6
million dollars in
anticipated Federal support
- $4
million dollars in Department
Security support
- $1
million dollars in State
support for an estimated
25,000 hotel room night stays
over a 7 day period
|
In closing, I would like to thank
each and every one of you for helping
make it possible for me to see this
all unfold. Hopefully we will
see more of our athletes experience
this as well!
Michele Blake
(Michael's Mother) |
[TOP]
|
 |
l Web Design by: 