One of the highlights of Mick’s year in 2010 was headlining at the Special Olympics in Warsaw in September where he also took time to meet the British team privately then joined them for the traditional parade.
If you would like to get involved in 2011, the Special Olympics website features numerous ways you can join them in the Encouragement campaign: from attending local events or spreading the word about the positive effect Special Olympics can have, to fundraising and volunteering.
For an illustration of how encouragement helps people with learning disabilities transform their lives through sport watch Omar Haddad, a gymnast from Widnes, who will be representing Great Britain in Athens in 2011 in this short film – Encouragement.