Camp Shriver

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Camp Shriver was an inclusive summer sports camp for children with intellectual disabilities that became the forerunner to the Special Olympics.

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Camp Shriver canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sports camp ⓘ
summer camp ⓘ
associatedWithFamily Kennedy family ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
foundedBy Eunice Kennedy Shriver ⓘ
goal demonstrate abilities of people with intellectual disabilities ⓘ
promote social inclusion through sports ⓘ
provide athletic opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities ⓘ
hasCharacteristic community-based ⓘ
free of charge for participants ⓘ
inclusive ⓘ
hasLegacy foundation for global Special Olympics programs ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage featured in national press in the 1960s ⓘ
hasParticipantType children with intellectual disabilities ⓘ
children without disabilities ⓘ
hasPrimaryFocus children with intellectual disabilities ⓘ
inclusive recreation ⓘ
sports activities ⓘ
hasSport swimming ⓘ
team sports ⓘ
track and field ⓘ
hasTheme dignity for people with intellectual disabilities ⓘ
equality in sports ⓘ
integration of children with and without disabilities ⓘ
hasVolunteerType college students ⓘ
high school students ⓘ
local community members ⓘ
influenced creation of the Special Olympics movement ⓘ
inspiredBy Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s sister Rosemary Kennedy ⓘ
linked to: Rosemary Kennedy
isPredecessorOf Special Olympics ⓘ
locatedAt Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s home in Maryland ⓘ
locatedIn Massachusetts ⓘ
notableOutcome model for Special Olympics training and competition ⓘ
operatedDuringSeason summer ⓘ
organizedBy Eunice Kennedy Shriver and volunteers ⓘ
recognizedAs forerunner to the Special Olympics ⓘ
startTime 1962 ⓘ

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Eunice Mary Kennedy → founded → Camp Shriver ⓘ