Mavs Host Annual Holiday Party
The Dallas Mavericks and GameWorks® hosted a holiday party for 150 Special Olympic athletes on Thursday, December 14 at GameWorks®. During the party, the youth were able to challenge Mavs players to their favorite GameWorks® games and had the chance to meet Santa Claus, as well as Mavs mascots Mavs Man and Champ.
All children in attendance received a Mavs holiday T-shirt and a Mavs goodie bag.
About GameWorks:
GameWorks® is the ultimate destination for a total entertainment experience where guests can eat, drink, party and play. Each GameWorks venue provides all the best elements of a great night out in one location, including a full-service restaurant with a fantastic menu and casual decor; a cool, high-energy bar serving signature martinis and specialty cocktails; and the most entertaining and interactive games and attractions in the world. It’s state-of-the-art fun. GameWorks® at the Grapevine Mills Mall, more fun than anything you are doing now.
About Special Olympics:
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities [mental retardation] and other closely related developmental disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics is the world’s largest program of its type with more than one million athletes participating in Special Olympics in over 150 countries worldwide. In Texas 24,675 athletes participate in the program.
