“We’ve got to be so proud of what our special friends do and
their future. Their possibility of really bringing the world something that
really resembles peace and hope and faith and love that’s what they can do. And
we’re so proud of them. And we want to keep going all the time, the next 20
years. I’m going. You come with me?” –Eunice Kennedy Shriver,1964
“You may not be a member of the one in three families
experiencing the tragedy of the mental retardation. But if you are a parent or
expect to become one, if you love children, the subject should concern you…”
–Eunice Kennedy Shriver, “The Sun Has Burst Through”
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me brave in my
attempt” –Eunice Kennedy Shriver, The opening Remarks of the Special Olympics
“Working intently with children and families was like
earning a doctorate…” – Renatta M. Cooper, Program Specialist
“…it’s in the early childhood I was able to see what a
unique opportunity we had to make a difference…to shape a child’s life for the
better” –Sandy Escobido, Deputy Field Director
“…one little sparkle will make a difference for me
throughout the whole day”- Raymond Hernandez, MS Ed, Executive Director, School
of Early Childhood Education
“It’s not about you, you got to take your ego out and think
what is best for the child” –Renatta M. Cooper, Program Specialist
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