{"id":12710,"date":"2015-11-25T23:31:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T04:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=12710"},"modified":"2015-12-02T17:42:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-02T22:42:23","slug":"special-olympics-ontario-gets-big-boost-from-yrp-memorial-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/special-olympics-ontario-gets-big-boost-from-yrp-memorial-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Olympics Ontario gets big boost from YRP Memorial Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Aurora Dunks\u2019 weekly Monday session was much more than just a practice last week.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector Lou Malbeuf of York Regional Police dropped by to present the developmental basketball team with a giant cheque for $15,000, all monies going to Special Olympics Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Malbeuf is the chief organizer of the annual Rob Plunkett Memorial Softball Tournament, now in its eighth year. Since then, Malbeuf and his team have helped raised over $150,000 for Special Olympics, a cause championed by Const. Plunkett, who was killed in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>According to Special Olympics Ontario-Aurora community coordinator Janet Mitchell, there are now 18 official sports servicing over 20,000 Special Olympics athletes across Ontario. 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