About Special Olympics Leinster
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Special Olympics Leinster would like to wish all our Clubs, Athletes, Volunteers and Family Members a very Happy New Year We have a very busy 2019 calendar and we look forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events.
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Achievement Award
Special Olympics would like to congratulate one of our esteemed volunteers Eileen Brophy on receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Carlow Business Awards on Thursday 27th September. The Lifetime achievement award is presented to a person who is described as a pillar of the community, someone who has inspired others and made continued contributions to business and the community over the years.
Eileen is inspirational to us all and is an immense support and advocate for people with an Intellectual Disability and also to Special Olympics. Within Special Olympics she has volunteered at numerous events over the years, has sat on numerous committees most recently as a Special Olympics Ireland Board member. Locally in Carlow Eileen is the founder and Director of Services of Delta Centre Ltd., which provides a range of services to people with intellectual disabilities in Carlow. She is also a founder member of Tinteán, the Carlow Voluntary Housing Association where she is currently Chairperson of the Board. We would like to extend our Congratulations to Eileen ____________________________________________________________________________________