Each year, Special Olympics Virginia honors those individuals, volunteers and families whose exemplary support, efforts and embodiment of the spirit of Special Olympics make a significant impact on our program through the Special Olympics Virginia Annual Awards program, presented by Virginia Farm Bureau.

The five awards for 2009 are:

• Athlete of the Year
• Area Volunteer of the Year
• Coach of the Year
• Family of the Year
• Virginia H. Foster Winning Spirit Award

Each Area Coordinator should submit either a Coach of the Year or Volunteer of the Year recipient for their Area.  The Virginia Farm Bureau will recognize one volunteer (coach or volunteer) per Area as the Virginia Farm Bureau Area Volunteer of the Year. These individuals will receive a plaque and be recognized by the local Virginia Farm Bureau representative.

The winners of the Area Volunteer of the Year then will be evaluated by an awards committee, and one coach and one volunteer will be selected as the Special Olympics Volunteer and Coach of the Year for 2009.  These winners, along with the Athlete of the Year, the Family of the Year and the Virginia H. Foster Winning Spirit recipient, will be recognized at a ceremony in Spring 2010.

All nominations are due by Dec. 18. Please help us recognize our deserving athletes and volunteers.

Nomination Forms

• Athlete of the Year - Word/PDF
• Area Volunteer of the Year - Word/PDF
• Coach of the Year - Word/PDF
• Family of the Year - Word/PDF
• Virginia H. Foster Winning Spirit - Word/PDF