AHCA’s ID/DD Committee Member, John Lair, Featured in American Airlines American Way Magazine

Earlier this year, Special Olympics North America announced the selection of John Lair of Pittsburg, Kansas as Special Olympics North America's 2014 Coach of the Year.  According to the April 27, 2015, press release from Special Olympics, “the Coach of the Year Award was established in the late 1980’s and is given annually to an active, certified Special Olympics coach who has met several criteria, particularly their having made a significant and demonstrable impact on local Special Olympics Programs and their communities.  There are over 120,000 coaches within Special Olympics North America, providing instruction and competition in more than 32 sports. The impressive scope and contributions of all those coaches, puts the momentousness of this award into perspective.”  Learn more about John and this prestigious award on the Special Olympics website.

John was featured in the July 2015 edition of the American Airlines American Way Magazine in an article written by Todd Aaron Jensen entitled, Triumph of the Spirit.  You can read the full article here.