It's time to set the record straight. Eunice Kennedy Shriver,who claims to be the founder and creator of the Special Olympics, isguilty of the sin of omission! Why? The creator of the SpecialOlympics program was Anne Burke (nee McGlone), a former physicaleducation teacher for the Chicago Park District. Here's the history: Fact: On Jan. 26, 1968, Burke sent a formal proposal to the JosephP. Kennedy Jr. Foundation seeking funding for a national olympics forall mentally handicapped children planned for July 20, 1968, atSoldier Field. Fact: On Jan. 29, 1968, Shriver wrote to Burke wishing her successin launching her project. (In the summer of 1967, …
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