Posted
05/25/2010
Special
Olympics Ohio License Plate
The state of Ohio has approved a
Special Olympics license plate. These
plates will be available for purchase
early this summer. The plates will
include the Special Olympics logo and
will cost and additional $25 when you
purchase your tags. Special Olympics
Ohio will receive $15 for every plate
sold and we are required to sell 500
tags each year to keep the plate in
circulation.
The application and approval process
for this project was initiated by a
Tuscarawas Co. Special Olympic
parent, David Roth. Roth collected
the necessary petitions and followed
the approval process through the
House and Senate.
Roth said the reason why he pursued
the license plate initiative was
quite simple. "I wanted
one," said Roth, who has noticed
the Special Olympics logo on the
license plates of other states.
Roth’s daughter, Allison, is a
Special Olympics athlete who
participates in basketball and
bowling. Ross collected all of the
necessary signatures on a petition
necessary to gain approval. He said
he mostly did this by attending
Special Olympics events, such as
State Summer Games and Polar Plunges.
Ross said he is hopeful the plate
will be available for purchase by
this June.
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