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Holiday Resident A Special Olympics Congress Rep

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Published: February 9, 2008

HOLIDAY, Fla. - HOLIDAY, Fla. - A local Special Olympics Pasco County athlete, Rosetta LoBianco, recently returned home from the Special Olympics Florida Athlete Congress, in Tallahassee.

Twenty-six Special Olympics athlete delegates from 17 Florida counties deliberated over four issues during the course of the three-day Congress, held in the Senate Chambers of the State Capitol, spokeswoman Amie Dugan said.

The Athlete Congress began with a private tour of the Capitol and an opening session on the floor of the State Senate.

Special Olympics Florida President Monty Castevens and many other dignitaries addressed the delegation.

On the second day, Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson spoke to the group.

The athlete delegates voted unanimously to expand Special Olympics' current uniform standards to require all athletes to have properly fitting uniforms at all levels of competition. Delegates cited self-confidence and safety as primary factors behind their decision.

Special Olympics Florida provides year-round sports training and competition for more than 15,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities throughout Florida.

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