The California State University, Fullerton
Kathleen E. Faley Memorial Special Games
…is the largest event of its kind held in Orange County, CA.
A small CSUF school project has now grown to include thousands of developmentally disabled students of all disabilities from schools in Orange County who participate in the day of non-competitive games each year.
This year it is expected that 2,500 special athletes and over 4,000 volunteers will attend. Athletes will be paired with a high school volunteer buddy to make the day a rewarding experience! There is no charge for schools to attend. The CSUF Special Games is a grassroots effort with all donations going directly to support the event for the benefit of disabled children in Orange County. See you on the field!
The CSUF Special Games Mission is….
• Dedicated to fostering social development and activity for developmentally disabled children through non-competitive sporting games and interaction with other challenged children.
• Committed to the endeavors of the special games and include local community schools.
• Founded on the principals of volunteerism and community spirit and provides a day filled with fun, joy, and safety for both the special athletes and the volunteers.
• Committed to maintaining a successful day of fun, friendship and non-competitive games.
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Governor’s Challenge
Silver Award Recipient |
2011 Disney VoluntEARS Community Award Recipient |
See 2012 Game Day YouTube Video – courtesy of SportsTalk4kids.com
2012 Game Day SummaryThe 2012 CSUF Special Games were once again a success- with lots of smiling athletes! The fields were filled with special athletes, volunteers, vendors, field marshals, etc…. All fields were jammed with kids! The track & field area had the 50 yard dash, soccer kick, volleyball with large blown up beach balls, bean bag toss, large parachute and the inner field had football toss, T-ball in four corners, soccer relay around cones, more soccer kicks, and basketball hoop shots. Many children were dancing to the band or getting balloons from the clowns. A wonderful new edition this year were the dogs from the Pet Prescriptions Team, the kids really enjoyed petting them. Lunch was promptly served at 11AM. The opening ceremonies were conducted by Mr. Ed Arnold. Dr. Milton Gordon was bestowed “Person of the Year” and special thanks were given to Dowd & Guild and Mr. Paul Goldenberg. Again, a huge thank you to the FULLERTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM and Coaches for their Thursday (pre-game day) help to get set up!!! They worked very hard in the hot afternoon sun to help us get the entire field, kitchen, games, etc.. prepared and set for Games Day!
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