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In Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 148, Daniel Smrokowski sits down with his new friends and listeners Darian Packard and Joelle, her daughter & fellow Special Olympics athlete from the first-ever CheerForLA2015 cheerleading program at Special Olympics 2015 World Games.
In the first segment of this week’s all-new podcast episode, Darian and Joelle share with us about the how the CheerForLA2015 got started; Who is participating in CheerForLA2015; Joelle turns the mic around and asks Daniel what it’s like broadcasting; The importance of Unified Sports and #PlayUnified; Joelle’s friendship with our mutual friend Caroline Shriver; Where they are Cheering; The Performance Format; Who else is leading this effort; Where you can find out more about the CheerForLA2015 program; Final Thoughts on their time on SC; and much more!   [Starts at 00:00]
In the second segment and one of our most popular series, “Meet SO Athletes,” of this week’s all-new podcast episode, Joelle share with us about the how what disability she was diagnosed with; How she first got started in Special Olympics; Why she wanted to participate in SO; What Sports she participates in; Her favorite part of competing in SO; What Joelle would say to encourage others to get involved in SO; Inclusive Education and attending an All-Girls Private Catholic School; How Joelle first got started playing Unified Sports with Caroline and Kathleen Shriver; Joelle’s thoughts on her photo being in our mutual friend Tim Shriver’s Book; Darian’s Cliff Notes Version Thoughts on reading Tim’s book Fully Alive; Joelle’s other activities she enjoys; Joelle’s thoughts on caring the Flame of Hope in the first-ever Unified Relay Across America; Brief Thoughts on Negative Thinking if someone says they are sorry you have special needs or it’s bad if you have special needs; Darian and Joelle’s final thoughts; and much more! [Starts at 30:00]

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“Doereen Cheers With Joy Cheerleading Squad” Source: NBC4 Washington

* Final Song: “Reach Up” By O.A.R. feat. Cody Simpson, Breanna Bogucki, Madison Tevlin, Used with permission of O.A.R. band.

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