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Special Olympics North Carolina athletes Thomas Stripe and Dylan Grennell of Cabarrus County will compete in the 2020 Special Olympics Xbox Virtual Gaming Event, featuring Turn 10 Studios’ Forza … [Read more...] about Cabarrus County athletes to compete in 2020 Special Olympics Xbox Virtual Gaming Event on May 30

Every year, nearly 2,000 Special Olympics North Carolina athletes from across the state gather in Raleigh for a weekend of sports competition and a celebration of community. This year, the weekend of … [Read more...] about Special Olympics North Carolina’s virtual (in your) House Party to celebrate athletes and the community that supports them May 29-31

The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina has extended the deadline of the Keep the Hope Virtual Torch Run fundraiser from May 31 to June 30. To date, the campaign has raised … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina extends Keep the Hope Virtual Torch Run fundraiser until June 30

Special Olympics North Carolina athletes are joining North Carolina’s top professional athletes in a series of virtual home workouts. Amid the cancellation of in-person Special Olympics programming … [Read more...] about Special Olympics North Carolina partners with professional athletes to provide virtual workout sessions

With the cancellation of the 2020 SONC Summer Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Special Olympics North Carolina, along with the support of hundreds of local law enforcement volunteers are hosting … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina activates community engagement through Keep the Hope Virtual Torch Run

Annie Tane of Chapel Hill completed a four-week, virtual training program in April to become a credited Health Messenger by Special Olympics North Carolina’s governing body, Special Olympics … [Read more...] about Special Olympics Orange County athlete completes leadership training to become a certified Special Olympics International Health Messenger

Special Olympics North Carolina has made the decision to extend the suspension of all in-person practices, events, and social activities at all levels of the organization through June 30, 2020.   The … [Read more...] about Coronavirus update: SONC extends cancellations through June 30

With the cancellation of the 2020 SONC Summer Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Special Olympics North Carolina, along with the support of hundreds of local law enforcement volunteers are hosting … [Read more...] about Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics North Carolina activates community engagement through Keep the Hope Virtual Torch Run

Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) presented six 2019 state-level awards honoring outstanding individuals that support Special Olympics in North Carolina, according to Keith L. Fishburne, … [Read more...] about 2019 awards announced by Special Olympics North Carolina

Special Olympics North Carolina has donated 12 temporal scanning thermometers to Carolinas Medical Center - Carolinas Rehabilitation in Charlotte for their use during the fight against … [Read more...] about Special Olympics NC donates more medical supplies for COVID-19 battle