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AFDW Airmen help out at Special Olympics DC Bowling Tournament

By Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks , Air Force District of Washington Public Affairs Office / Published March 05, 2020

Master Sgt. Bryan Hess, 89th Maintenance Group, and Master Sgt. Jean Jean-Felix, 89th Communications Squadron, help Joshua Chartienitz, a participant in the tournament, bowl during the Special Olympics DC Adult Bowling Tournament in Hyattsville, Md., March 4, 2020. Over 30 Airman from Joint base Andrews volunteered at the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks)
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Master Sgt. Bryan Hess, 89th Maintenance Group, and Master Sgt. Jean Jean-Felix, 89th Communications Squadron, help Joshua Chartienitz, a participant in the tournament, bowl during the Special Olympics DC Adult Bowling Tournament in Hyattsville, Md., March 4, 2020. Over 30 Airman from Joint base Andrews volunteered at the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks)

Lenny Haynes, Ellery Roberts, and Cervante Givens, participants on the Special Olympics DC Adult Bowling Tournament, celebrate their success during the tournaments award ceremony in Hyattsville, Md., March 4, 2020. The Special Olympics DC holds a 3-day-long adult bowling tournament each year for disabled adults. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks)
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Lenny Haynes, Ellery Roberts, and Cervante Givens, participants on the Special Olympics DC Adult Bowling Tournament, celebrate their success during the tournaments award ceremony in Hyattsville, Md., March 4, 2020. The Special Olympics DC holds a 3-day-long adult bowling tournament each year for disabled adults. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks)

Tech. Sgt. Martin Walcott, 89th Maintenance group; Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Coltrin, Air Force District of Washington; Staff Sgt. Rachel Lycan, Air Force Review Board; and Johanna O'Neill, Air Force District of Washington commander's secretary, pose for a photo after accepting the Special Friend Award on behalf of their units for volunteering at the Special Olympics DC’s Adult Bowling Tournament in Hyattsville, Md., March 4, 2020. The Special Friend Award was awarded to each command that provided more than 10 volunteers on the day of the tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks)
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Tech. Sgt. Martin Walcott, 89th Maintenance group; Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Coltrin, Air Force District of Washington; Staff Sgt. Rachel Lycan, Air Force Review Board; and Johanna O'Neill, Air Force District of Washington commander's secretary, pose for a photo after accepting the Special Friend Award on behalf of their units for volunteering at the Special Olympics DC’s Adult Bowling Tournament in Hyattsville, Md., March 4, 2020. The Special Friend Award was awarded to each command that provided more than 10 volunteers on the day of the tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jalene A. Brooks)

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HYATTSVILLE, Md. --

Air Force District of Washington Airmen volunteered for the Special Olympics DC Adult Bowling Tournament in Hyattsville, Maryland, March 4. The event is just one part of a global movement that unleashes the human spirit every day through the empowerment and joy of sport.

Special Olympics tackles the inactivity, stigma, isolation, and injustice that people with intellectual disabilities face. AFDW Airmen are proud to volunteer with an organization that goes far beyond sports events, driving social change that enables full social participation for people with ID. Special Olympics creates an inclusive culture through unified sports which allows for people with and without intellectual disabilities to play on the same field.