Friday - February 13, 2009World champion speed skater to be welcomed home by Ice players, Damar staffA three-time world champion returns to Indianapolis in triumph Sunday evening.
Randy Hurt, a 16-year-old resident at Damar Services’ Westside campus, won three gold medals in the Special Olympics World Championships this week in Boise, Idaho. A speed skater who volunteers with the Indianapolis Ice, Randy won gold in 500-meter, 777-meter and 1,000-meter races. Hurt and his Damar chaperone, Sean Oatis, return to Indy on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 6:18 p.m. on Delta flight 3166 from Detroit. Hockey players from the Indianapolis Ice, as well as Damar staff will be at the airport to welcome home the new world champion. Hurt is an African-American teen who would be a great interview, as would Pete Koers, the one-on-one volunteer who helped the young hockey fan connect with the Indianapolis Ice and got him interested in speed skating. In his races this week in Idaho, Hurt competed against athletes from countries including Japan, Germany, Korea, Russia, China and Hungary. WHO: Randy Hurt who recently won three gold medals at the World Special Olympics, hockey players from the Indianapolis Ice, and Damar Services staff WHAT: Homecoming for world champion Randy Hurt WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 15, 6:18 p.m. WHERE: Indianapolis International Airport, Civic Plaza near entrance to Concourse B, Delta flight 3166 from Detroit CONTACT: Nicole Y. Woods, Communications Director, Damar Services, Inc., Office: 317.856.5201, or Jen Thomas, Jen Thomas PR, Cell: 317.441.2487
About Damar Services, Inc.Damar Services is central Indiana’s oldest private, non-profit provider of research-based residential, community and outpatient treatment programs and services for children and adults facing the developmental disabilities of autism and/or mental retardation and severe behavioral challenges. Damar treats, teaches, cares for and gives hope to children and adults who have not experienced success in other settings. Established in 1967, Damar’s 630 employees serve more than 550 individuals from communities across central Indiana and the U.S. More information about the Damar, its mission, services and community impact is available at damar.org. |
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