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Hundreds Rally to Support Special Olympics at 5th Annual Sallarulo’s Race for Champions
More than 1,000 runners and walkers recently rallied at NSU to support local Special Olympics athletes by participating in the fifth annual Sallarulo’s Race for Champions 5K Run/Walk.
The May 2 race raised more than $675,000 to benefit Special Olympics Broward County (SOBC), which provides FREE athletic programs to enrich the lives and improve the confidence of more than 800 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through sports training and competition, Special Olympics athletes develop physically, socially, and psychologically.
Local Special Olympics athletes were on hand at the race to participate, cheer on runners, and present medals. The 2010 race was also held in memory of Agata “Ida” Sallarulo, George “Bob” W. Gill, Jr. and Melvin Zarefsky.
It was fitting that the race took place at NSU, as the university is now the permanent home of SOBC – the only chapter of Special Olympics in the nation that is housed on a college campus.
Sallarulo’s Race for Champions 5K Run/Walk was created by Paul Sallarulo, a member of the NSU Board of Trustees, to raise money for Special Olympics Broward County. In the past four years, the event has raised more than $1.6 million to benefit the athletes of Special Olympics.
“It is such an honor to be raising money for Special Olympics Broward County,” said Sallarulo, who is also chair of the SOBC board. “We want this race to become one of the largest in the country.”
For more information, please visit www.sallarulosraceforchampions.org or call (954) 262-2150.