Blunt Campaign Releases "Heather" Ad, Tells Story of Roy Blunt's Work for Special Olympics

Press Release

Friends of Roy Blunt today launched its "Heather" spot, highlighting Roy Blunt's decade-long support for the Special Olympics.

Featuring Heather Cleek of Columbia and her son Thomas, age 16, "Heather" explains Roy Blunt's unique support for the cause of Special Olympics, its athletes, and their families. Cleek says: "Senator Blunt has been involved with Special Olympics and its funding for more than a decade."

"He embraces the athletes and their families," Cleek says of Blunt.

Thomas Cleek and his family have been participating in the Special Olympics for about ten years. Thomas recently won the gold medal for golf at the USA Games.

Blunt regularly participates in the opening ceremonies of the Games across the state and, in particular, promotes the Healthy Athletes screenings made available through Special Olympics.

Blunt is the principal sponsor of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act, which reauthorizes grants for classroom programs and activities designed to support schools and recreational programs that encourage acceptance and model including people with intellectual disabilities. In the House, Blunt introduced and guided to passage the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act, which initially authorized federal support for Special Olympics.

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