Area 8
Area 8 is made of the following counties: Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke and the cities of Roanoke and Salem
Contact Us
Special Olympics Area 8 Contact Info
In Person
1100 South Main Street Suite B
Blacksburg VA 24060
Blacksburg VA 24060
By Phone
540.951.2918
540.951.2979 (fax)
540.951.2979 (fax)
Online
Upcoming Events in Area 8
Bowling
1830 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA 24153
Saturday mornings 10am -12pm at Lee High Lanes. Oct-March (Break during holidays-sign up for more details) No bowling experience is necessary! Bowling tournament March 30.
Athletes sign up: https://tinyurl.com/AthleteSignup8
Volunteers sign up: https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerSignup8
Athletes sign up: https://tinyurl.com/AthleteSignup8
Volunteers sign up: https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerSignup8
Unified Basketball
Multiple sites
Teams practice and play games each week on Sundays Dec 10 and 17. Resuming Jan 7 - March at HopeTree, Salem and VIA (VA Institute for Autism), Roanoke. Sign up for details on practice times.
Athletes sign up: https://tinyurl.com/AthleteSignup8
Volunteers sign up: https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerSignup8
Athletes sign up: https://tinyurl.com/AthleteSignup8
Volunteers sign up: https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerSignup8
Southwest Region Basketball Tournament
Cassell Coliseum, 675 Washington St SW, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Unified Basketball teams from across western Virginia compete at Virginia Tech. Join us-http://tinyurl.com/volunteer2cheerSWVA.
Sports Offered
Basketball
Winter
Bowling
Fall
Roller Skating
Fall
Soccer
Fall
Softball
Spring and Summer
Swimming
Winter, Spring, and Summer
Track & Field
Summer
Southwest Region Recent News
Virginia Tech Recognized Nationally for Commitment to Inclusion
Virginia Tech, a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, received national banner recognition Feb. 4 for the school's efforts to provide inclusive sports for that include persons with and without disabilities. This honor is a result of meeting 10 Special Olympics’ national standards of excellence in the areas of inclusion, advocacy and respect. Virginia Tech is the first university in the state to receive this honor.
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Special Olympics Virginia Selects New President
David Thomason will take office on July 1, 2022, as Special Olympics Virginia’s President.
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Happy National Volunteer Week
As National Volunteer Week comes to an end, we want to extend a enormous thank you to each and every volunteer across the state.
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