P.E.I. SENT TWO ATHLETES TO THE WORLD SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN NAGANO, JAPAN WHO JUST RETURNED TO PEI IN THER PAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. THESE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE ARE ROSE MacDONALD OF MORELL AND MICHAEL MORRIS OF STRATFORD. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME PEI HAS SENT ANY SPECIAL OLYMPIANS TO THE WORLD GAMES AND BOTH ROSE & MICHAEL DID US PROUD.
ROSE WAS ENTERED IN FREESTYLE NORDIC SKIING AND WON A BRONZE MEDAL IN THE 1 KM RACE. JUST TO PROVE THAT IT WAS NOT A FLUKE SHE THAN WENT OUT AND WON A GOLD MEDAL IN THE 500 METER RACE.
MICHAEL WAS ENTERED IN FREESTYLE NORDIC SKIING AND WON A SILVER MEDAL IN THE 500 METER RACE. HE THAN FINISHED HIS EVENTS WITH A SILVER MEDAL IN THE 4 X 1KM RACE.
PEI IS SO PROUD OF THESE TWO ATHELETS AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THEY ARE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE AND EITHER ONE IS A REAL ROLE MODEL FOR PEOPLE TO EMINULATE.
CONGRATS ROSE AND MICHAEL, TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF TO REST AND ENJOY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
TWO ATHELETS FOUR MEDALS, WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED. MY ONLY THOUGHT FOR ROSE AND MICHAEL WAS TO GO, COMPETE, AND MAKE MANY NEW FRIENDS. IF YOU HAPPEN TO WIN THAT IS A BONUS. FROM WHAT I HEAR THEY HAD A REAL GOOD TIME, MADE MANY NEW FRIENDS AND WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
CHARITY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR PEISO WAS ALSO IN JAPAN AS MISSION STAFF. CONGRATS GOES OUT TO CHARITY AS THAT APPOINTMENT WAS A REFLECTION OF HOW SHE HANDLES HER JOB HERE ON PEI. IT IS ALSO A REFLECTION OF THE HIGH OPINION SOCANADA HAS OF CHARITY.
