Special Olympics Nevada to hold health fair this Saturday in Reno

Particular Olympics Nevada will maintain its Reno Well being Honest on this Saturday, Nov. 19. The occasion will present free medical screenings for people, each with and with out mental disabilities. The on-site screenings will embody dental, stress administration, energy and suppleness, sports activities physicals, physique mass indexing, listening to, imaginative and prescient, and ft. Contributors who full all well being screenings will obtain a free t-shirt, whereas provides final.

Attendees can have the chance to donate to SONV to assist assist its packages together with sports activities, training, athlete management coaching, and well being packages for athletes with mental disabilities. Donations raised through the occasion can even help SONV in its efforts to determine an independently run chapter in Nevada.

For extra data, please contact Harry Mong at information@sonv.org.

WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 2022, 10 a.m. to three p.m.

WHERE: Carrington School, 5580 Kietzke Ln., Reno

About Particular Olympics Nevada
SONV is devoted to enriching the lives of youngsters and adults with mental disabilities by way of sports activities, training, management, and athlete well being. The 501(c)3 nonprofit group gives free year-round coaching and competitors packages for two,694 athletes who compete in additional than 14 competitions in 7 sports activities yearly. Throughout the Neighborhood Sports activities Program and the Colleges Partnership Program, SONV is encouraging the expansion of Unified Sports activities, bringing collectively athletes with and with out mental disabilities to play as teammates. In a typical yr, SONV impacts greater than 21,283 college students by selling inclusion on college campuses. SONV can also be dedicated to bettering the general well being and well-being of people with mental disabilities by way of Wholesome Athletes occasions, providing screenings and providers freed from cost. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the group was in a position to convert its programing to digital platforms to maintain individuals with mental disabilities wholesome and protected. SONV depends on the assist of 1,670 volunteers and funding from people, organizations, firms, and foundations. Extra data could also be discovered by visiting www.sonv.org and following on Fb, Twitter (@SONevada), and Instagram (@specialolympicsnv).