Volunteer of the Month: Angela Sorg
Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. Without our volunteers, we’d never be able to provide competition, leadership, health and so many other opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Angela Sorg, Elk/Cameron County, for being named our Volunteer of the Month for August 2023! Angela spent her teenage years in Bradford […]
Volunteer of the Month: Karrin Unger
Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. Without our volunteers, we’d never be able to provide competition, leadership, health and so many other opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Karrin Unger, Crawford County, for being named our Volunteer of the Month for July 2023! Karrin began her Special […]
Volunteer of the Month: Holly Gaddy
Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. Without our volunteers, we’d never be able to provide competition, leadership, health and so many other opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Holly Gaddy, Bedford County Mentor and Program Manager, for being named our Volunteer of the Month for June 2023! […]
Volunteer of the Month: Tom Delaney
Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. Without our volunteers, we’d never be able to provide competition, leadership, health and so many other opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Coach Tom Delaney, Bucks County, for being named our Volunteer of the Month for May 2023! Tom started his […]
Volunteer of the Month: Chris Ebling
Volunteers are the backbone of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. Without our volunteers, we’d never be able to provide competition, leadership, health and so many other opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Pennsylvania. Congratulations to Chris Ebling, Schuylkill County’s Team Leader, for being named our Volunteer of the Month for April 2023! We took […]
John Campbell’s weight loss journey
This year at Indoor Winter Games, John Campbell was very proud of himself. He was proud not just because he won a gold medal in bowling but because he had recently lost 150 pounds. John is a Delaware County Athlete. He has participated in Special Olympics Pennsylvania for many years as an athlete, and has […]
Maryellen Brown: 2022 Annette K. Lynch Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!
Every year, Special Olympics North America recognizes a coach for their contributions to their athletes, program and the moment over the course of their entire career. We are beyond excited, overjoyed and flat-out PROUD to announce that Maryellen Brown is this year’s recipient of the Annette K. Lynch Lifetime Achievement Award!!!! Maryellen, who is from […]
SOPA Welcomes Four New Clinical Directors!
Healthy Athletes are non-invasive screenings designed to offer additional support at no cost to our athletes and their families. They are designed to improve athletes’ health and fitness in order to enhance their ability to train and compete in Special Olympics. Each discipline is led by a dedicated volunteer, a Clinical Director, who spends months […]
Fall Fest Stories: Tamba Mbriwa
In a 7v7 gold medal soccer match at last weekend’s Fall Festival at Villanova University, Berks County and Delaware County were locked in an instant classic. Berks County struck first before Delaware leveled the score at 1-1 on a goal by Eric Augustine. After DelCo took the lead in the second half thanks to Webster […]
2022 PHLY Insurance Valor Award Winner: Logan Wismer
Each year during Fall Festival, the Philadelphia Insurance Companies Valor Award is given to an athlete whose effort, determination and sportsmanship embodies the power of the human spirit to overcome challenges and inspire greatness. We are proud and honored to announce that LOGAN WISMER from Team Northampton is our 2022 Valor Award Winner! When Logan […]
