The mission of Special Olympics, Maryland, Montgomery County is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in 15 Olympic-type sports for citizens with intellectual disabilities giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Our programs are free to eligible athletes and are possible only with the support of our community... in providing coaches, volunteers, uniforms, facilities and equipment. You can help by volunteering as a coach, assistant coach, or at a competition. You can join our Management Team and be a Committee Member on one of many vital committees. There are many ways that you and your family or office-mates can help.
"Athletes are WHY we exist... Volunteers are HOW we exist"
NEW hotline 888-924-6965 - Call this number to see if there are any last minute changes. This is new number! DO NOT leave messages in the hotline voicebox… they will not be checked.
This year's Inspiration Walk is April 10th. Get a group together, sponsor a
walker and have a great time. Click
HERE for details and forms.
How can we help you!!!
1 -
Last minute news:
special announcements, practice schedule updates and last
minute cancellations
2 - Sports we offer and management contacts: click here for details about each sport's training/competition opportunities and Management Contacts)
3 - New athlete registration. Each new athlete must submit a medical/release that is good for 3 years. If your athlete does not have a current medical/release on file, you MUST compete these forms prior to participating in training: and we will provide everything you need to get a new athlete started in our program. Download and print the needed forms by clicking here. If you have questions, please call 888 924-6965 and leave a message in box 2.
4 - Athletes with current medical on file that want to sign up for a sport: On-line form to sign up for Spring 2010 Sports
5 - New volunteer registration: Form for NEW volunteers interesting in helping our program - information about required orientations prior to helping
6 - Donations: Information about how to donate to our program
7 - Questions??? If the above items don't answer your question, email us with your question, comment, request for SOMO donation envelopes, etc
8 - Pictures of recent events: Summer Games, Bethesda Triathlon (results), Inspiration Walk, Basketball and bowling
9 - Project UNIFY - Special Olympics Unified Partner Internship Pilot Program: Detailed information about the program Brochure for printing or downloading application
10 - Subscribe or unsubscribe to the SOMO Email List - be the first to see newsletters when posted to this site and receive other informational emails: link to our email list subscribe/unsubscribe form
11 - Keep in touch with other "FANS" of Special Olympics and see special events via Facebook: Information about our use of Facebook or click image below to jump to Facebook
Special Olympics Maryland - Montgomery County
12 - Spread the Word to End the Word is a campaign created by youth, in an ongoing effort with Special Olympics and Best Buddies International, to engage schools, organizations and communities by raising the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word “retard(ed)” and encouraging everyone to stop using the R-word: details about Spread the Word to End the Word or therword.org
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Sport
or Event Volunteer opportunities |
Dates
of training and events (Note!!!! dates and times are subject to
change but here are the plans as of 03/3/10). The next
orientation date is March 10th. All orientations are from 7-9 pm at the Potomac Community Center.
Please use volunteer
form to let us know if you plan to attend. The center is
located at 11315 Falls Road, Potomac, Maryland. Click HERE
for a map. Check the
Feb 2010 Spring newsletter
online .
Note that athletes must |
| Mandatory Protective Behaviors quiz | This new quiz is required for all Special Olympics staff and Class A volunteers. Go here to complete quiz. |
| coach training dates: | Check State training classes for info and registration. |
| current sports in training (check Sports Overview for details) | Check Sports
Overview for details on this season or the current newsletter.
Winter sports are over (except basketball!). Spring Sports begin in March and include: Athletics, bowling, bocce, Aquatics, Softball, T-Ball and YAP. Details are found under each sport and in recently published Feb 2010 Spring newsletter. |
SOMO Management Team Meetings |
Monthly meetings – Normally third Tuesday of each month, 7-9:00 pm at the Marriott Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center, 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg. I-495 North to I-270 North. Take Exit 9B
(Sam Eig Highway West). At first light, turn left onto Fields Rd. At next
light, turn left on Rio Blvd. which turns into Washingtonian Blvd. Hotel
is on left. |
Coaches/volunteers are needed!
Other volunteers are needed in a variety of areas: Volunteer recruitment,
public relations, newsletter preparation, phone calls to update athletes and volunteers,
training site managers..... if you have an interest, we will find a place for you!
For general volunteer questions, email our volunteer coordinator.
To register for an orientation (a requirement
if interested in being a volunteer...
submit VOLUNTEER
FORM
Athletes that are already registered with the county (e.g.. we already have the athlete's medical and release forms on file) normally sign-up for a sports training program by the new web based athlete registration. Due to short training seasons, it is important that athletes attend all practices.
NEW athletes to our program are always welcomed. To register a NEW athlete download and print the needed forms by clicking here. You may call 888 924-6965 (box 2) and leave your number and our medical director will contact you to answer questions.
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Parents and athletes...... please send us an EMAIL
or use information
request to let us know YOUR email address. During the
year, we have news of free tickets
and other events that can only be communicated via email due to time
limitations.
Please send donations to our PO Box or designate Special Olympics Montgomery County in the United Way Campaign with our address: PO Box 1809, Rockville MD 20849. We no longer have an agency code for United Way. Check here for more information about donations.