She praised hoteliers across Greece who amidst the crisis offer free of charge thousands of rooms and meals to the Special Olympic athletes in the context of a parallel Host Town program. The program will give athletes the opportunity to travel across Greece before the opening ceremony and experience Greek hospitality and culture.

For first time since the birth of the Special Olympics movement in 1968, Greek organizers plan to host a long series of parallel events, such as the Global Youth Activation summit for youth with and without intellectual disabilities.

They expect that the major athletic event of the Special Olympics and the parallel festivals will boost awareness of the abilities of people with special needs and the ailing Greek economy this summer.

The key to success is hard work, courage, determination and optimism, said the Greek organizers.

"When the world seems grey and small... when you are afraid to be different, listen to your heart and everything will miraculously change, everything is in our minds. When everything around you collapses, I will be there for you," says the lyrics of the official song written and preformed by the Greek pop group Onirama for the 2011 Athens Special Olympics.

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