Two years after ending the Shriver family’s Best Buddies Ball—one of Washington’s premier social events—the family hopes a new bike ride and run will boost their signature cause: opportunities for intellectually disabled people. Anthony and Timothy Shriver say the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge, October 23 on the Mall, honors their mother’s competitive and collaborative spirit. Eunice Shriver—who founded the Special Olympics and held the ball at the Potomac home she shared with her husband, Sargent Shriver—died last year.
Hosting the ride in DC sends a message, says Tim Shriver, because the District “has really abused its adult residents with intellectual disabilities who have been under the care of the city.”
Want to get in on the action? The races start on the National Mall at 8 AM and end at 11. Participants can choose from a 20 mile bike race, a series of tandem Criterium Races alongside Best Buddies and Special Olympic participants, a 5K run, a 3K walk, and a youth fun run. Registration is $50, free for participants 21 and under. All participants are required to commit to a fundraising level by the date of the event—click here to read more on those commitments.
This article first appeared in the October 2010 issue of The Washingtonian.
A Shriver Comeback
The Shriver family launches a new event to raise awareness for their signature cause
Two years after ending the Shriver family’s Best Buddies Ball—one of Washington’s premier social events—the family hopes a new bike ride and run will boost their signature cause: opportunities for intellectually disabled people. Anthony and Timothy Shriver say the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Challenge, October 23 on the Mall, honors their mother’s competitive and collaborative spirit. Eunice Shriver—who founded the Special Olympics and held the ball at the Potomac home she shared with her husband, Sargent Shriver—died last year.
Hosting the ride in DC sends a message, says Tim Shriver, because the District “has really abused its adult residents with intellectual disabilities who have been under the care of the city.”
Want to get in on the action?
The races start on the National Mall at 8 AM and end at 11. Participants can choose from a 20 mile bike race, a series of tandem Criterium Races alongside Best Buddies and Special Olympic participants, a 5K run, a 3K walk, and a youth fun run. Registration is $50, free for participants 21 and under. All participants are required to commit to a fundraising level by the date of the event—click here to read more on those commitments.
This article first appeared in the October 2010 issue of The Washingtonian.
Subscribe to Washingtonian
Follow Washingtonian on Twitter
More>> Capital Comment Blog | News & Politics | Party Photos
Most Popular in News & Politics
Most Powerful Women in Washington 2025
See a Spotted Lanternfly? Here’s What to Do.
Anti-Trump Encampment at Union Station Dismantled by US Park Police and National Park Service
What Happens After We Die? These UVA Researchers Are Investigating It.
How Much Worse Can This Government Shutdown Make Federal Workers Feel?
Washingtonian Magazine
October Issue: Most Powerful Women
View IssueSubscribe
Follow Us on Social
Follow Us on Social
Related
Want to Live in a DC Firehouse?
DC Punk Explored in Three New History Books
The Local Group Fighting to Keep Virginia’s Space Shuttle
Alexandria’s “Fancy Pigeon” Has a New Home
More from News & Politics
Want to Live in a DC Firehouse?
Democrats Don’t Blink, and Shutdown Continues; Pentagon Folds on Press Restrictions; Tom Sietsema Shows His Face
DC Punk Explored in Three New History Books
How Much Worse Can This Government Shutdown Make Federal Workers Feel?
Hope Is Elusive as Shutdown Enters Sixth Day, Judge Foils Trump Plan to Send Troops to Portland, Commanders Win
Can Abigail Spanberger Make Politics Boring Again?
How to Survive the Government Shutdown in the DC Area
Anti-Trump Encampment at Union Station Dismantled by US Park Police and National Park Service