MedFest at Drexel University is Thursday, March 27, 2014MedFest at Drexel University will be held at the Armory (3205 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104) between 8:00 am – 2:00 pm on Thursday, March 27.
Come join us for Special Olympics Night with the Sixers! The Sixers will be hosting Special Olympics Pennsylvania at their March 29, 2014 game against the Detriot Pistons. The game starts at 7:30pm. The public is able to purchase tickets to the game and support Special Olympics. Tickets are $28 Mezzanine Centers Rows 1-7 or $43 Lower Level Corners Rows 11-17. $3 per ticket purchased will be given back to Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
You can purchase tickets online here. When prompted, type in promo code: SOPA. Choose the 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons Game. $3 of every ticket purchased using this code will go back to the local program, based on zip code of the person making the purchase.
Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes in attendance will have the opportunity to go on the court after the game to take a shot and have their photo taken. In addition, Michael Carter Williams will be speaking to our group after the game!
For more information, contact Katie Simmons at 215-339-7657 or email katiesimmons@sixers.com.
Note: You may also use this code to buy tickets to any Sixers game to help benefit our partnership, so please reach out for Katie or follow the above link for all of your Sixers ticket purchases (and share with friends and family too)!
The Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities (MCPD) has selected Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia program wins Access Achievement Award in their nonprofit organizations category! The Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilties annually presents an Access Achievement Awards to area businesses, non-profits organizations, and individuals who have made outstanding efforts to improve access for people with disabilities throughout the Delaware Valley. Business, organizations, and individuals are nominated by the public and selected by the Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities.
The Mayor’s Commission on People with Disabilities presents Annual Access Achievement Awards in the following categories:
In addition to the Access Achievement Awards, the commission also awards scholarships to students with disabilities who show potential as future leaders in the Philadelphia disability community. Awards will be presented at the MCPD Seventeenth Annual Access Achievement Awards Breakfast on October 25, 2013.
Our plaque says, “For outstanding commitment to increase access for people with disabilities through the removal of physical and attitudinal barriers”. We want to thank the Special Olympics Pennsylvania – Philadelphia family for being our success. Without you, this award would not have been possible. We are proud of the barriers we have overcome, but know there are many more individuals with disabilities we can be reaching. We look forward to continue expanding and increasing opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Kenneth Brown, a student at Abraham Lincoln High School in Philadelphia and a Special Olympics Unified Partner, was recently selected as a National Youth Activation Committee (YAC) member by Special Olympics North America, a top honor in the organization.
The YAC is made up of young people from across the country who work together to promote school communities where all young people are agents of change. YAC members provide advice and counsel on strategies designed to reach other youth, engage in and promote Special Olympics activities in their home environments, communicate the initiatives of Special Olympics Project UNIFY, and network with other youth and U.S. Programs on a local, national and global basis.
Kenneth got involved with Special Olympics in his high school, where his twin brother, Kevin, who has autism and intellectual disabilities, also attends. Kenneth and Kevin played on a Unified soccer team together, and the experience inspired Kenneth to get more involved with Special Olympics.
“As a National YAC member, I truly want to reach out to people on a national & local level, helping to start a chain reaction and break down barriers,” Kenneth explains. “I want to empower others so that one-day their dreams will come true too. My favorite part about being involved with Project UNIFY is that every day is another opportunity to help another someone’s dreams come true.”
Special Olympics Philadelphia is a proud charitable partner of the 2013 Philadelphia Marathon. Volunteer for Philly Marathon weekend to make the race an awesome experience for everyone! 10 runners representing Special Olympics Philadelphia will be hitting the pavement on November 16th and 17th for the marathon, half marathon, or 8K race, and we’re looking for our awesome volunteers to be part of the weekend as well without breaking a sweat! This weekend is a highly anticipated event weekend for the city of Philadelphia as runners travel from all across the world to run past all of the famous spots in Philadelphia.
Volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of ways between November 15-17th:
Volunteers for this opportunity must be at least 18 years old. To join us as a volunteer, please submit the form below. For more information about the race location and courses, please visit the official marathon site.
Gold medals that is! As part of their “Support the Home Team” campaign, Wawa stores across the east coast are collecting your spare change to help send Special Olympics athletes to the 2014 USA National Games in New Jersey. Special Olympics Pennsylvania is scheduled to send more than 230 athletes to the games, 24 of whom represent the Philadelphia program. Through August 11th you can help Wawa turn your change to gold by asking an associate to scan a $1, $3, or $5 donation to Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s USA National Games team.
On June 14, 2013 at the Penn State Conference Center Hotel in State College, the first round of athletes were selected to represent Team Pennsylvania in the 2014 Special Olympics USA National Games. Special Olympics Philadelphia is proud to report that four individual athletes and two basketball teams will be representing Team Pennsylvania at the National Games with another two individual athletes being selected as alternates.
Philly athletes who will head to Summer Games
Our athletes have been training hard and now is their time to shine at the annual Summer Games! This Thursday, 55 Special Olympics Philly athletes head to Summer Games in State College. Summer Games will take place between Thursday, June 6th and Saturday, June 8th. The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games are held each year at Penn State University in State College. The event brings together over 2,000 athletes and 750 coaches from across the state. Our largest event of the year, Summer Games features three days of intense competition in aquatics, athletics, basketball, bowling, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, softball and tennis. Every race, every game, every competition held at Summer Games represents many weeks of training, preparation and dedication on the part of our athletes, coaches and volunteers. Our Philadelphia athletes will compete for the gold in bowling, track & field, basketball and aquatics.
The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games features more than two thousand athletes and seven hundred and fifty coaches from across the Commonwealth competing in three days of intense competition. This year’s Summer Games is a qualifying event for the Special Olympics USA Games, taking place June 14-21st, 2014 in New Jersey.
Official results will be available online following the conclusion of the games. Good luck Team Philly!
To learn more about the Special Olympics Pennsylvania Summer Games, please click here.
National Games Athletes Named from Special Olympics Pennsylvania to compete in the 2010 USA National Games in Nebraska from July 18-23. During these USA National Games, nearly 3,000 athletes will compete in 13 Olympic-style sports, with the support of 1,000 coaches, 8,000 volunteers and an estimated 15,000 family and friends. In addition to sports, the USA National Games will offer various programs in health, wellness and education. Special Olympics Pennsylvania named 40 athletes and 13 coaches to be part of the National Games.
Teddy Angerman
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Teddy Angerman has been participating in the Special Olympics PA, Philadelphia County program for 25 years, training and competing in the following sports: aquatics, basketball, bocce, bowling, powerlifting, and volleyball. In the past, Angerman has attended the 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Alaska and the 1989 World Winter Games in Nevada. When asked how Special Olympics changed his life, Angerman said, “I’ve met a lot of friends through Special Olympics and I’ve learned how to play other sports.” Angerman is currently employed at Navy Depot, and in his spare time, enjoys bike riding, shopping and going to the movies. |
Meghan Garlick
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Meghan Garlick has been participating in the Special Olympics PA, Philadelphia County program for 7 years, training and competing in the following sports: aquatics, basketball, bocce, and bowling. When asked how Special Olympics changed her life, Garlick noted “making a lot of friends” as being a major highlight. Garlick currently works with her mom cleaning houses, and in her spare time, enjoys visiting the New Jersey shore where she surfs. During the winter months, she enjoys snowboarding. |
Eddie Glover
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Eddie Glover has been participating in the Special Olympics PA, Philadelphia County program for 26 years, training and competing in the following sports: athletics and floor hockey. In the past, Glover has attended the 1987 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Indiana and the 2001 World Winter Games in Alaska. Glover is currently employed with the Special Olympics Philadelphia Program, and in his spare time, enjoys playing softball, skiing, ice skating and rowing. |
Mary Ellen Zisette
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Mary Ellen Zisette has been involved with the Special Olympics PA, Philadelphia County program for approximately 20 years where she serves as the bowling coach and member of the Spring Games Management Team and Awards committees. In the past, Zisette has served as a bowling coach for the 2006 National Games in Iowa. She also attended the 1995 World Summer Games in Connecticut as a spectator, the 1999 World Summer Games while on vacation, and the 2001 World Winter Games in Alaska as a parent. While she spends much of her free time coaching and working with Special Olympics athletes, Zisette also enjoys traveling with her immediate family and getting together for extended family events. |
On Saturday, April 4, 19 athletes represented Special Olympics Philadelphia at the 2009 Eastern Bowling Sectional. The Bowling Sectional took place at Mountain View and Parkway Lanes in Allentown, PA. It was a chilly day outside, but inside our athletes were heating it up as they bowled spares and strikes!
1stPlace |
April Crompton, Christina Piascik, Edmund Zakrocki |
2nd Place |
Michael Esposito, Tyrell Hargrave, Rachel Santiago, Sheila Stevens, William Tews |
3rd Place |
Raymond Anderson, Keith Collins, Desmond Corley, John Kulpa, James Majors, Agnela Smith |
4th Place |
Ryan Bogan, Emmanuel Cook, Rosemary Furlong, Vernon Mayfield |
7th Place |
Michael O’Donnell |
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