Penske Truck Rental Helps Particular Olympics USA Video games

Penske Truck Rental is proud to companion with the Video games by donating vehicles to help with the logistics of facilitating and working the occasions and to cheer on the athletes as they dwell out their Olympic goals.

“Penske is proud to help the USA Video games in fulfilling its mission to supply an Olympic expertise that celebrates the talents and abilities of kids and adults with mental disabilities,” stated Kevin Malloy, senior vice chairman of Penske Truck Rental.

Particular Olympics is the world’s largest sports activities group for youngsters and adults with mental disabilities and the world’s largest public well being group devoted to serving individuals with mental disabilities.

The Video games, which started on Sunday and proceed by means of June 12, present alternatives to take part in 19 sports activities and have a good time inclusiveness and acceptance. This yr’s athletes vary in age from 16 to 60.

David Zimmerman, director of operations for the 2022 Particular Olympics USA Video games, described the Penske partnership as very important to the success of the Video games.

“Penske is a really respected firm and exemplifies the values of the Particular Olympics and the USA Video games. The crew aligned with us to assist us host the biggest ever Video games in historical past and share the mission of supporting inclusiveness in our communities,” Zimmerman stated.

Particular Olympics

Moved by the unfair remedy individuals with mental disabilities typically confronted, Eunice Kennedy Shriver was impressed to create Particular Olympics to supply particular wants youngsters with a spot to play.

Based in 1968, the Particular Olympics grew from a contest for 1,000 individuals to a worldwide motion with a aim to supply year-round sports activities coaching and Olympic-style competitors for youngsters and adults with mental disabilities.

Organizers hope the 2022 USA Video games will broaden understanding of the Particular Olympics whereas selling acceptance of people with mental talents in communities, faculties, and workplaces throughout the U.S.

Sixty-seven delegations from throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean are anticipated to participate within the video games. Greater than 125,000 households, pals and spectators will probably be there to cheer on the athletes.

The Video games’ footprint spans throughout 10 completely different venues together with a few of Orlando’s signature sports activities sights: the ESPN Extensive World of Sports activities Advanced at Walt Disney World, the USTA Nationwide Campus, Orange County Nationwide Golf Middle, Rosen Aquatic Middle, Boardwalk Bowl, and Osceola Heritage Park.

Athletes are anticipated to compete within the following sports activities: athletics, baseball, basketball, bocce, cheerleading, biking, equestrian, flag soccer, golf, gymnastics, powerlifting, softball, soccer, standup paddleboard, swimming, browsing and tennis.

Partnerships and Volunteers Drive Video games Success

Preparation for the 2022 Video games started almost 4 years in the past, and the native organizing committee in Orlando has created company partnerships and recruited almost 12,000 volunteers to execute the Video games.

Penske’s Orlando District has been working intently with Zimmerman to ensure the USA Video games have been supplied with the correct variety of models wanted all through the Video games.

“The vehicles will probably be used to maneuver provides and tools from a 30,000-square foot warehouse to all of the venues and ultimately again to the warehouse after the Video games. This contains the sporting tools, volunteer provides, logistics provides and rather more,” Zimmerman stated.

“The vehicles have been just lately used to ship the swag (water bottles, T-shirts, hats, and so on.) from the warehouse to the ESPN Extensive World of Sports activities Advanced for the volunteer orientation session,” he stated.

Zimmerman credited Michael Phillips, assistant district supervisor, and Holly Rohan, department rental supervisor, for his or her fast response to the Video games’ wants.

“Michael and Holly have been so responsive and supportive guaranteeing we meet our wants and objectives,” Zimmerman stated. “We’ve got the right variety of vehicles to take advantage of environment friendly variety of deliveries doable.”

“The capabilities of the vehicles Penske offered to us is immense,” he stated. “We’ve got cargo vans that allow us do the fast brief runs. The 16-foot vehicles with the cargo elevate on the again and the 26-foot vehicles permit us to focus on the large strikes.”

Past offering vehicles to the group, Phillips, Rohan and others hosted a driver security occasion for volunteers to familiarize them with working industrial automobiles in addition to offering some security suggestions.

Left to proper: Holly Rohan, Department Rental Supervisor; Dana Hunt, Client Growth Supervisor; and Michael Phillips, Assistant District Supervisor.

Associates from the Orlando District – some 10 to twenty robust – will function “Followers within the Stands” all through the week because the athletes compete.

“We are going to convey the power to ensure they know that individuals are there to help them,” Phillips stated.