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Hey Plungers! Did you know that Today is Give to the Max Day?  Not sure what that is?  It's one day a year where people in Minnesota donate to a non-profit of their choice.  In 2013, more than $17 million dollars were raised for non-profits!  I think that's awesome.

If you would like to support SOMN in more ways than Plunging, then please consider donating to Special Olympics Minnesota today.  It would go towards the more than 8,000 athletes of SOMN like me!  Your donation enables me and athletes like me to participate and compete in sports on an area and state level that wouldn't be possible without your support. Your money also goes towards teaching athletes how to public speak on the topic of Special Olympics and become Ambassadors for SOMN.  I am an Ambassador and it's Fantastic.  We also have a Young Athletes program for children with and without intellectual disabilities ages 2-7 and then we have sports and tons of other fun programs that people with intellectual disabilities can participate in as long as they're kickin'!  And you don't have to have an intellectual disability to be a part of SOMN, anyone can join in on programs like Unified Sports, or you can be a mentor or a volunteer!

Special Olympics Minnesota has helped me become more of a complete person.  When I first started I was so shy but now I'm not and I've met so many new people (like Mike Dimond last year at the Plunge!) because of SOMN.  My life has changed totally with Special Olympics and I've changed a lot for the better.  Without Special Olympics, I don't know were I'd be!