Last month several members of the Julian Gray Associates staff joined fourteen other teams on a beautiful day at Schenley Park in Oakland to participate in the UNcathlon to benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA).
The Julian Gray Associates team members consisted of Julian Gray, Laura Gray, Matthew Kikta, Colin Morgan and Jennifer Rose. Each team also had one Special Olympian. Michael Lorenzi was our Special Olympian team-mate who participated in the shot put. Michael is 40 years old and
he has been with Special Olympics PA for 22 years! Some of his other favorite sporting interests include bowling, swimming and basketball.
The event consisted of pull-ups, shot put, dips, a 40-yard dash, 400 meter run, 800-meter run, 20 yard shuttle run, long jump, 500-meter erg rowing along with a “mystery event”. The eleventh event was fundraising for the organization. The funds raised help to provide training & sport competitions, free of charge, for the Special Olympics athletes.
Pictured above (from left to right): Colin Morgan, Jennifer Rose, Matthew Kikta, Michael Lorenzi, Julian Gray, and Laura Gray.