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I am Master Sergeant Julie Pepper , and

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I am the president of the Canto Plains

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Special Olympics . It's an amazing

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event where individuals with

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disabilities from the local community

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and the schools around Japan get to

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come together and participate in

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sporting events . We have track ,

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soccer , basketball , bowling . This is

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the forty-sixth annual KPSO event and

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it's . Important because it gives it

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gives them a chance to shine and be

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recognized for being the awesome people

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that they are . The reason that I

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wanted to be president is because my

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brother has special needs and he's in

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California and I grew up going to his

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Special Olympics sporting events . It

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makes me feel so happy . The joy on

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their faces is the most important part

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of this entire event and I just love

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seeing all of them participate and have

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a good time .