TORONTO - John Tavares looks back fondly on the casual lunchtime chats and classroom visits where he would lend a hand with school work. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“Bringing that star quality, that star power to our movement is going to be a good thing for us and a good thing for our athletes,” she said. “(The Tavares family’s) passion for Special Olympics makes this all so genuine and authentic. “The real heart of Special Olympics is our daily sport programs,” she said. “Every day you can find a Special Olympics program on the soccer pitch, at the skating rink, at the cross-country ski venue, at bowling, at swimming.”That’s of course largely not been the case during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Special Olympics remains an important part of the athletes’ lives — albeit virtually.

Source: thestar April 23, 2021 18:19 UTC