Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: Jean Zumstein
#50for50: Volume 52▪️ Jean Zumstein▪️ 57 years old▪️ McKean County Jean is on the left. “I like to do bowling and stuff like that for Special Olympics. I remember doing roller skating and stuff like that right here in McKean County. At the old Roller Dome, we would do roller skating. I used to do the figure eight […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: Anthony Clancy
#50for50: Volume 51▪️ Anthony Clancy▪️ 26 years old▪️ McKean County “I like doing Special Olympics a lot. It’s my favorite thing to do all the time. I mostly do basketball. And I just like to have fun with it and play basketball a lot when I’m up there. I’m good at shooting it right in […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: Gary H. Reid II
#50for50: Volume 50▪️ Gary H. Reid II▪️ 21 years old▪️ Area M “It was maybe when I was 6 years old that I started with Special Olympics. Even before I could compete I used to get the participation badges. A little after that I started being able to be an athlete. Started really getting involved and getting […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: David Welsh
#50for50: Volume 49▪️ David Welsh▪️ 35 years old▪️ Montgomery County “A friend of mine was very much involved with Special Olympics, so I was curious about it and my mom signed me up in Fall 2001. Now, it didn’t just start out as ice skating. The first sport I participated in was volleyball. And basketball […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: David Miller
#50for50: Volume 48▪️ David Miller▪️ 35 years old▪️ Montgomery County “I’ve been with Special Olympics since 2014. I used to live in New York for a while and I saw my friends did it. I moved back home and I was looking for a team, so I Googled ‘Special Olympics Pennsylvania’ and that’s how I found out. […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: Emily Preston
#50for50: Volume 47▪️ Emily Preston▪️ 31 years old▪️ Tioga County “I used to live in Ithaca, New York. That’s where it all started. I was seven years old and I wasn’t speaking much and my mom saw this program to promote speech and it was for children with autism and Down syndrome, too. It was in […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: Kristine Progin
#50for50: Volume 46▪️ Kristine Progin▪️ 45 years old▪️ Lebanon County “I’ve been with Special Olympics for over 30 years. I was 12 years old. I went to a track and field event in my home town and I’ve been involved ever since. It was just a way to meet new people and keep active. That’s […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: James Shelton
#50for50: Volume 45▪️ James Shelton▪️ 30 years old▪️ Philadelphia County “Basketball? Oh, wow. I love basketball. Every time I seen it on TV when we were young — my favorite player was [Allen] Iverson, I liked his moves and everything — I was like, ‘I gotta find something to get into basketball ’cause I know I can play basketball.’ […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: John Paxton
#50for50: Volume 44▪️ John Paxton▪️ 28 years old▪️ Lebanon County “In 2015 I moved down here. I was originally born in Harrisburg. I lived over there for a majority of my life, but now I’m in Lebanon. I first got started with Special Olympics when I was in school. We did fun track activities and competitions at […]
Special Olympics Pennsylvania #50for50: Aaron Younkin
#50for50: Volume 43▪️ Aaron Younkin▪️ 45 years old▪️ Somerset County “I got involved 35 years ago. I just wanted to get involved in Special Olympics and when I got my first-place medal, I was so proud. I do swimming, track, golf and bowling. Track & Field was the first sport I did. I did the […]
