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First Holmdel Special Olympics Promotes Inclusion Among County Schools

Holmdel hosted its first Special Olympics Sports Expo, inviting schools around the county to hone soccer skills and make new friends.

Beautiful weather smiled on the first Holmdel Special Olympics Sports Expo on Tuesday morning, as county schools gathered to promote inclusion and get in a little exercise.

Students from Holmdel, Colts Neck, Keansburg, Middletown and Upper Freehold School Districts were invited to participate in what is sure to become an annual event.

Planned by the Holmdel School District and Project Unify, a Special Olympics program, the event featured a full soccer clinic and yoga stations. 

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Holmdel High School soccer teams, along with Holmdel Best Buddies helped the kids at each station, while coaches and soccer players from Monmouth University, Rutgers, Brookdale College and Fairleigh Dickinson University.  

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