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04/22/2009 |
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It's almost that time of year again when 800 Special Olympics athletes and hundreds more families, friends and fans from throughout West Virginia will gather in Charleston for the 2009 Summer Games. This year's games will be held June 5-7 and will include athletes competing in seven sports (Track & Field, Swimming, Bocce, Golf, Tennis, Cycling, and Softball) over the course of three days. The athletes are already training in preparation to do their best with their competitions, and everyone is welcome to share in the experience and to cheer on these great athletes at their biggest event of the year. All Summer Games events are open to the pubic and free to spectators.
To ensure that the athletes have a successful experience at Summer Games, we need 600-700 volunteers. If you would like to volunteer to help with Summer Games in any capacity, please fill ut the Volunteer Application Form and Summer Games Schedule through the link below or by alling the Special Olympics West Virginia office at 1-800-926-1616.
Our thanks to our all of Summer Games Sponsors including the following Gold Medal Sponsors:
UPS, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, ResCare, Brickstreet Insurance, West Virginia Toyota Dealers, Fraternal Order of Police – WV State Lodge, City of Charleston, Wendy's, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Papa John's Pizza, West Virginia National Guard, and West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts. You can down Summer Games Forms here . |
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04/21/2009 |
Consumers of ResCare have for many years participated in Special Olympics West Virginia events. This year the company has gone a step further by becoming a Platinum Sponsor of state events and also helping raise funds for the various county programs.
“This is truly a great partnership,” said John Corbett, Chief Executive Officer. “It has been a pleasure providing programming for ResCare consumers, and we are very pleased that the company wants to become more involved and provide funding to help us continue to offer exciting opportunities for the wonderful individuals that we serve.”
In addition to ResCare's sponsorship of state events, nearly 35 company employees participated in the the recent SOWV Polar Plunges and raised considerable funding. Supporting Special Olympics is something that fits with ResCare's mission, according to Cheryl Wickline, agency operations coordinator.
“ResCare means 'respect and care',” she said. “That's the sum of what we do. We open opportunities for both children and adults to do everything they can. It just does so much for them on the inside.”
The Special Olympics WV team just got better with the addition of ResCare. |
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04/21/2009 |
Special Olympics West Virginia is pleased to announce that the Walmart Foundation has provided a grant of $100,000 in support of the organization's four state events including the upcoming Summer Games and Fall Games. The funding will go toward enabling thousands of Special Olympics athletes throughout the state the opportunity to demonstrate their courage and determination and experience joy as they participate in 18 sports during the year.
“We are deeply touched by Walmart's financial generosity,” said John Corbett, Chief Executive Officer. “Not only has the company helped us address the many costs connected with our state events, but so many associates from Walmart and Sam's Club have shown their generosity by volunteering with our events and activities. This strong volunteer spirit helps ensure that our Special Olympics West Virginia athletes have meaningful and memorable experiences.”
This is the largest single corporate gift in the history of Special Olympics West Virginia. A big thanks to Walmart for helping put smiles on the faces of so many. |
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02/15/2009 |
The Special Olympics West Virginia 2009 Basketball and Cheerleading tournament is scheduled for March 20-22 in Morgantown. We hope your schedule will allow you to serve as a volunteer. The venues we are using are the WVU Recreation Center, Morgantown High School and the Sunday finals at WVU Coliseum.
Please indicate your desire to volunteer for the event by completing both the Volunteer Application and the Volunteer Schedule. If you volunteered during this event last year for Special Olympics and have completed the Volunteer Application with photo ID attached you will not need to repeat this process. I will keep all volunteer applications on file for three years. Upon receiving your Volunteer Schedule, if we need an application or any part of one (such as ID) we will notify you.
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