Today we are talking Special Olympics basketball with Brittani Bush and Bill Polk.
Brittani, a two-time Montana Gatorade Player of the Year in softball, is the vice president of sports for Special Olympics Montana. Bill is the sports director. Both are busy getting read for the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament, which will be held Nov. 12-14 in the Mining City.
This will be the start of a three-run run in Butte for the tournament. It was last in town in 2022.
Brittani and Bill are looking for volunteers. They are going to need 650 plus volunteers to pull off the tournament, which is just three weeks away. They are confident the people of Butte and around the state will step up to get the job done.
As I wrote in a column posted on ButteCast.com this morning, the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament is how I got in to refereeing in the first place. It was so much fun that I thought I would try joining the Montana Officials Association.
You do not have to referee to be a volunteer. There are all kinds of jobs that need to be filled. But if you want to try to referee and are nervous, like I was the first time, they will give you training before sending you onto the court.
Earlier today, I caught up with Brittani and Bill over Zoom for a fun conversation.
Listen in to hear their passion about Special Olympics. Listen in to how they first got involved and why they still do it today.
Listen in to this episode to see why you will want to be part of the Special Olympics. (Click here to sign up.)
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