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VOTE FOR THE ODAC IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS SPOTLIGHT POLL 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference and its member schools partnered with Special Olympics Virginia several years ago and the relationship has continued to blossom in many ways. A few ODAC schools volunteered at the Second Annual Blacksburg Color Me Rad 5k Race to benefit Special Olympics Virginia in October. Emory & Henry College, Hollins University and Roanoke College served as race marshal and that event was recently selected by the NCAA to be one of the featured stories in the Special Olympics Spotlight at NCAA.org.

This was a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) driven event and 50 student-athletes from E&H, HU, and RC dedicated a few hours of their day to assist with the race. Color Me Rad and Special Olympics Virginia had an agreement that for every ODAC volunteer, Color Me Rad would donate $100.00 to Special Olympics Virginia. Special Olympics Virginia will receive $5,000.00 and will use the money to provide programming and state level events for their athletes.

The NCAA Division III Special Olympics Spotlight Poll is a story-telling initiative located on ncaa.org/D3SpecialOlympics.  It features three new stories per month – each highlighting a Division III and Special Olympics joint activity or event.

The story with the highest number of votes on Monday, January 27 is the winner. The poll is now open and will close at 5 p.m. ET. The winning institution or conference will be given $500 to use for its next Special Olympics event.

For more information on Special Olympics Virginia, please visit http://www.specialolympicsva.org/ or for further information on the league go to the ODAC’s home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow the ODAC on Twitter at @odacathletics.