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Background Information In June 1963, with support from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation, Eunice Kennedy Shriver sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy started a summer day-camp for mentally challenged children at her home in Rockville, Maryland. Between 1963 and 1968, the Kennedy Foundation promoted the creation of dozens of similar camps in the United States and Canada. Special awards were developed for physical achievements, and by 1968 Shriver had persuaded the Chicago Park District to join with the Kennedy Foundation in sponsoring a “Special Olympics,” held at Soldier