Special Olympics: Special Olympics NA Kentucky

Kentucky

Special Olympics is a global organization that serves more than 3.4 million athletes with intellectual disabilities working with hundreds of thousands of volunteers and coaches each year. Since the establishment of Special Olympics in 1968, the number of people with and without intellectual disabilities who are involved with the organization has been growing, but the unmet need to reach more people with intellectual disabilities is staggering.

Special Olympics Kentucky website

It’s at the local level--right here--where interested volunteers meet the athletes. That’s where the perceptions start to change and where the miracle of transformation takes place.

Many people know that Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Those activities give them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship.

What’s not as widely known is that Special Olympics sporting events occur frequently throughout the year. In 2009, for example, there were more than 44,000 competitions around the world, an average of 121 a day.

Hundreds of thousands of coaches, educators and volunteers worldwide offer their time to train athletes, organize those competitions and plan those events. When you see the seriousness and sense of purpose evident in each Special Olympics athletic event, a window of understanding opens.

Love a sport? You might be able to play that sport on a mixed team of people with and without intellectual disabilities. Good with a camera? Come take photos. Organizational skills? Help us plan events.

Do you simply want to meet some of the most amazing people in the world? Get in touch with us today!

Sports Offered

Alpine Skiing
Aquatics
Athletics
Basketball
Bowling

Cheerleading
Equestrian
Figure Skating
Football (Soccer)
Golf

Gymnastics (Artistic)
Gymnastics (Rythmic)
Motor Activities
Powerlifting

Roller Skating
Snowshoes
Softball
Speed Skating

Areas Served

Adair County, Allen County, Anderson County, Ballard County, Barren County, Bath County, Bell County, Boone County, Bourbon County, Boyd County, Boyle County, Bracken County, Breathitt County, Breckinridge County, Bullitt County, Butler County, Caldwell County, Calloway County, Campbell County, Carlisle County, Carroll County, Carter County, Casey County, Christian County, Clark County, Clay County, Clinton County, Crittenden County, Cumberland County, Daviess County, Edmonson County, Elliott County, Estill County, Fayette County, Fleming County, Floyd County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Gallatin County, Garrard County, Grant County, Graves County, Grayson County, Green County, Greenup County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Harlan County, Harrison County, Hart County, Henderson County, Henry County, Hickman County, Hopkins County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Jessamine County, Johnson County, Kenton County, Knott County, Knox County, Larue County, Laurel County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Leslie County, Letcher County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Livingston County, Logan County, Lyon County, Madison County, Magoffin County, Marion County, Marshall County, Martin County, Mason County, McCracken County, McCreary County, McLean County, Meade County, Menifee County, Mercer County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Muhlenberg County, Nelson County, Nicholas County, Ohio County, Oldham County, Owen County, Owsley County, Pendleton County, Perry County, Pike County, Powell County, Pulaski County, Robertson County, Rockcastle County, Rowan County, Russell County, Scott County, Shelby County, Simpson County, Spencer County, Taylor County, Todd County, Trigg County, Trimble County, Union County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Whitley County, Wolfe County, Woodford County

Date	Event	Location
Jun 1 - 3 2012	Kentucky Summer Games Annual Summer Games event to include competition in 5 sports; aquatics, bocce, rhythmic gymnastics, flag football and track & field. Will also be a Healthy Athletes component with the following initiatives; special smiles, healthy hearing, opening eyes, fun fitness. For more information http://www.soky.org Trish Mazzoni Email:tmazzoni@soky.org Phone:502-695-8222View More	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky UNITED STATES

Date

Event

Location

Jun 1 - 3 2012

Kentucky Summer Games

Annual Summer Games event to include competition in 5 sports; aquatics, bocce, rhythmic gymnastics, flag football and track & field. Will also be a Healthy Athletes component with the following initiatives; special smiles, healthy hearing, opening eyes, fun fitness.
For more information
http://www.soky.org
Trish Mazzoni
Email:tmazzoni@soky.org
Phone:502-695-8222View More

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
UNITED STATES

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Frankfort, KY
Office: +1 (502) 695-8222

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