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The Exceptional Outreach Organization
is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization, comprised of 8 board members, whose ultimate goal is to raise funds to sponsor and support Special Olympics of Lee County, City of Auburn Parks and Recreation Therapeutic Summer Camp, Best Buddies of Auburn University, Premier Athletics Shinning Stars Therapeutic Cheerleading Team and Friends for Life.

Find out more about these great programs:

  • Special Olympics of Lee County hosts several athletic events throughout the year. Some of these events include weekly practices beginning each January, a bowling tournament, a track and field invitational and gymnastics meets.

  • The Therapeutic Summer Camp is a joint project with the City of Auburn Parks and Recreation Department. The camp runs for 7 weeks, 5 days a week, from the first week of June through the end of July. Participants take part in recreational activities, life skill instruction, fieldtrips, gardening and drama. The camp provides a fun environment in which campers learn important skills the enable them to become active citizens within the community.

  • Best Buddies of Auburn University is an International Social Mentor Program for persons with mild mental retardation. Best Buddies strive to build friendships between college students and disabled citizens in the community. The Auburn Chapter has been in existence since 1992, helping students and other individuals build relationships outside of school, home and work.

  • Friends for Life is a nondenominational, nonprofit group which offers lover, support, and information to families of children with special needs (i.e. developmental delays, physical disabilities, sensory impairment, mental retardations, learning disabilities). Members of the group include not only parents and grandparents but also professionals and anyone interested in being a friend to those with special needs.

  • The Premier Athletics Shining Knights Special Needs Cheerleading Team was formed in September 2006 and their first public performance was a demonstration prior to the start of an AU Gymnastics meet in January of 2007. In their first competition ever, the team took home the 1st Place Trophy and the CHEERSPORT Grand Champions banner in the Special Olympics Division. Since their first competition, the team has competed in many competitions and won the National Championship title in the Special Athlete Division at the World Cheerleading Association National Competition in Nashville, TN in December of 2007. The team practices each Wednesday afternoon at Premier Athletics on Stage Road in Auburn.