Celebrate the life and legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and commit Eunice Kennedy Shriver Acts (EKS Acts) of inclusion, acceptance and unity for and with individuals with intellectual disabilities. Throughout her life, Eunice Kennedy Shriver demonstrated an unrelenting indomitable spirit in action that one person could change the world. The goal of EKS Day is to share her story, inspire young people to commit EKS Acts of Unity and reach 100,000 EKS Acts by the first annual global Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day on 25 September 2010.

To see what others are doing, and share your act, visit the EKS Day website: http://www.specialolympics.org/eunice_kennedy_shriver_acts.aspx

Some Sample Eunice Kennedy Shriver Acts:

-Become a Special Olympics Unified Sports partner, volunteer or sign up to be a Best Buddy
-Collect & donate fun supplies & games to special education classrooms or learning centers
-Run a Public Service Announcement (PSA) in morning news or announcements at school or an editorial in the student newspaper about the Eunice Kennedy Shriver vision
-Set up an EKS awareness table on your school campus in the library, hallway, lunchroom, media center, or student union
-Take one or more persons with an intellectual disability with you to a sports event
-Invite a classmate with an intellectual disability to sit with you at lunch
-Ask someone with an intellectual disability to play tennis, kick a soccer ball, shoot basketballs, or play another one-on-one game
-Fight prejudice in your school by launching a campaign against use of the “R-word”
-Change your Facebook profile to a photo of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and share one of her iconic quotes as your status
-Tweet about EKS legacy and impact