Special Olympics Massachusetts to Partner with LookLoveSend in Holiday & Greeting Card Promotion

Nov. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- Beginning this holiday season, Special Olympics Massachusetts will be partnering with LookLoveSend.com, a locally-based Internet producer of high quality printed, personalized holiday & special occasion stationery  to showcase the artistic talents of Special Olympics Athletes.  

The cards painted by 13-year-old Special Olympics athlete Domenic Ricci are available for purchase online directly at www.LookLoveSend.com/SOMA where shoppers will find the partnership homepage and all of the current Special Olympics collections as well as future collections.

You can see the collection here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/48461754@N07/sets/72157628024776563/

Domenic, a 13 yr old student from Brockton, MA with Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of Autism, is a three-sport athlete and talented painter whose artwork is a collection of scenic, New England-inspired watercolor paintings. Domenic started painting and drawing at age nine with his grandfather, Vincent Ricci.  Together they paint for one hour on the third Sunday of every month, developing each other’s artistic abilities.  

Domenic’s grandmother keeps a careful photo record of each painting in a family photo album as a way to catalog his works since Domenic chooses to give all of his paintings away. His paintings have become so well liked that he now has a waiting list of friends and family that want an original. Since Domenic chooses to give away his artwork, purchasing one of his cards will be the only way most people will be able to enjoy his artwork.  “I love painting,” says Domenic.

“Our partnership with LookLoveSend.com will help us to share the abilities of our athletes beyond the fields of competition,” explains Klete Squires, Director of Development for Special Olympics Massachusetts.

For more than 40 years, Special Olympics Massachusetts has relied on partnerships like this to help foster acceptance and respect.  Through sports and other health and educational initiatives, the organization provides individuals with intellectual disabilities opportunities to learn and develop a variety of skills, talents and abilities to help them become accepted members in all aspects of the community.


LookLoveSend.com recognizes the importance of Special Olympics participants as citizens in our communities and is proud to showcase the artwork and accomplishments of inspiring artists like Domenic. “LookLoveSend plans to support the year-round efforts of community champions like Special Olympics Massachusetts,” says John Barry, CEO/President of LookLoveSend. “Our web technology capabilities and quality stationery products create mutual opportunities for our business and their organization to broaden the reach to customers and donating supporters alike.”

To learn more about Special Olympics Massachusetts, please visit www.SpecialOlympicsMA.org

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Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities.