Find Special Olympics Near Me
Find your local region and help make our community a better, healthier, and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.

News

Enjoy stories below about the power of Special Olympics Virginia to inspire hope, confidence and courage.

Support our Athletes with Law Enforcement and Hardee’s

This Month Customers Can Donate at Point of Sale to Help SOVA Athletes.
1 Min Read

9 Virginia Schools Recognized by Special Olympics as National Banner Schools

Congratulations to our National Banner Schools
1 Min Read

Topgolf and Special Olympics to Hold a Giving Season on September 15 – October 31

Players can round up at checkout and a portion of proceeds from online reservations will go to Special Olympics
1 Min Read

Dulles Festival and Plane Pull Raises Record $530,000

80+ teams registered to play tug-of-war against an airplane!
1 Min Read

2023 Unified Cup Raises over $52,000

5 teams demonstrated the power of playing unified at Independence Golf Club
1 Min Read

Breaking down Misconceptions with Alex Burns

Disability Awareness Month is coming to a close and Alex is taking on some of the top myths regarding disabilities
2 Min Read

Meet Coach Lexi

For 8 years, Lexi has been a Special Olympics mentor and coach for hundreds of athletes!
1 Min Read

Tip-a-Cop is coming to a California Pizza Kitchen near you!

Tip-a-Cop is coming to a California Pizza Kitchen near you!
1 Min Read

Rose Reeder is ABLEnow!

Special Olympics Virginia Global Messenger, Rose Reeder, spent time at Summer Games talking to the community about ABLEnow.
1 Min Read