Highland Games Special Olympics set Saturday

The Kiwanis Club of Bellevue along with the Bellevue Overlake Rotary Club will host their 25th annual Highland Games Special Olympics-style track & field meet on Saturday, May 15 at the Bellevue High School athletic field. The event will run from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Kiwanis Club of Bellevue along with the Bellevue Overlake Rotary Club will host their 25th annual Highland Games Special Olympics-style track & field meet on Saturday, May 15 at the Bellevue High School athletic field. The event will run from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Approximately 250 athletes from nine King County Special Olympics teams will participate in this fun annual event.

“Service is at the heart of every Kiwanis and Rotary club. We’ve been hosting this fun, local event for over 20 years. The athletes love the friendly competition as they tune up for the state meet. We hope to get a good crowd to cheer them on,” says Kiwanis Club of Bellevue Event Chairman Arnold Ewert, who will volunteer at the event with along with his fellow Bellevue Kiwanis, Rotary, and the Kiwanis Key Clubs of Bellevue, Newport, Interlake and Sammamish High Schools.