Teens to rally April 9 in Portland to support acceptance and inclusion

On Saturday, April 9, teens from around Oregon will gather at Grant High School in Portland to celebrate inclusion at the Special Olympics Oregon-hosted Youth Rally. The event, 100 percent planned and promoted by Oregon teens, will help “Spread the Word to End the Word” and will educate hundreds of youth about Project UNIFY, the national Special Olympics education and awareness initiative.

Grant High School has been a hotbed of Project UNIFY activity since the Jan. 10 all-school assembly, where students from the high school, along with Special Olympics Oregon staff members and the Self family of Portland made a powerful presentation about Project UNIFY and the R-word campaign. Grant Principal Vivian Orlen took the lead in bringing the Youth Rally to her school.

The Rally, which is free and open to any student or parent of a student, will start at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. A full schedule of activities, presentations and entertainment is being organized. Everyone who attends the Youth Rally will also receive a free ticket to the Nike Hoop Summit basketball tournament that same evening at the Rose Garden in Portland.

For more information, contact Alix Wasteney, Special Olympics Oregon at 503-248-0600 ext 43 or email: projectunify@soor.org

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