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Manchester United, Aon and Special Olympics Unite To Empower Results for Children in Washington, D.C. on July 28
Athletes from Special Olympics in Los Angeles participate in a Skills and Drills clinic on July 19 during Manchester United’s visit to the city.

Who: Coaches from Manchester United Soccer Schools and the Manchester United Foundation will host a Skills and Drills soccer clinic for athletes from Special Olympics District of Columbia on July 28 at Trinity Washington University. Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke is expected to attend. The clinic is sponsored by Aon plc (NYSE:AON), the presenting partner of Tour 2014 Presented by Aon and principal partner of Manchester United and the Manchester United Foundation, the charitable arm of the club.

Washington, D.C. is the third stop on Manchester United's 2014 Tour Presented by Aon. The club will play Inter Milan on July 29 at FedEx Field.

Click here to read the press release announcing Manchester United’s stop in Washington, D.C.    

What: Skills and Drills soccer clinic with athletes from the Special Olympics. 

Where:  Trinity Washington University

             125 Michigan Avenue, NE

              Washington, D.C. 20017

 
When: July 28, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT

For more information:

 

Beth Gallagher (on site)
Aon plc
312-320-8637
beth.gallagher@aon.com

David Prosperi
Aon plc
312-576-5042
david.prosperi@aon.com

Andrew Laubmeier
Aon plc
312-312-3347
andrew.laubmeier@aon.com

Anthony Sokenu (On site)
Special Olympics District of Columbia
301-807-3725
asokenu@specialolympicsdc.org

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Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurancebrokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services. Through its more than 66,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to empower results for clients in over 120 countries via innovativeand effective risk and people solutions and through industry-leading global resources and technical expertise. Aon has been named repeatedly as the world’s best broker, best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, best captives manager, and best employee benefits consulting firm by multiple industry sources. Visit aon.com for more information on Aon andaon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon’s global partnership with Manchester United.

About Special Olympics

Special Olympics is an international organization that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports every day around the world. Through work in sports, health education and community building, Special Olympics is addressing inactivity, injustice, intolerance and social isolation by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities which leads to a more welcoming and inclusive society. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown from a few hundred athletes to more than 4.4 million athletes in 170 countries. With the support of more than one million coaches and volunteers, Special Olympics is able to deliver 32 Olympic-type sports and more than 81,000 competitions throughout the year. As the world’s most popular sport, Special Olympics has identified soccer as a participation growth priority sport, globally. Visit Special Olympics at www.specialolympics.org and engage on Twitter @specialolympics and Facebook fb.com/specialolympics.

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