Shaw Industries Inc. (Dalton, Ga.) will sponsor the Special Olympics Georgia 2013 State Fall Games, a three-day event that will attract 1,300 athletes and 500 coaches from around the state. Shaw will finance the opening ceremony on Oct. 11 at the Dalton Trade Center and the awards presentations for all of the sporting events. Also, 100 Shaw associates will volunteer at the event.
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Shaw Industries Inc. (Dalton, Ga.) will sponsor the Special Olympics Georgia 2013 State Fall Games, a three-day event that will attract 1,300 athletes and 500 coaches from around the state. Shaw will finance the opening ceremony on Oct. 11 at the Dalton Trade Center and the awards presentations for all of the sporting events. Also, 100 Shaw associates will volunteer at the event.
"Shaw is proud to sponsor the Special Olympics Georgia State Fall Games for the third consecutive year," said Shaw President Randy Merritt in a statement. "Shaw's associates share a passion for the communities in which we work. We are honored to be a part of this event, which helps the Special Olympics fulfill its mission to change lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities."
This year's games will consist of softball, bocce, cycling, distance walking and running and golf.
Shaw manufactures carpets, rugs, hardwood, laminate, resilient, tile and stone flooring products as well as synthetic turf.
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