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 […]
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 […]
Remembering our friend, Franco Harris
It is with deep sadness that we share that our longtime friend and one of our proudest supporters, Franco Harris has passed away. While many know him for his outstanding career in the National Football League, specifically his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers – during which he was named MVP of Super Bowl IX and […]
November is Diabetes Awareness Month
During the month of November, Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) is recognizing Diabetes Awareness Month by helping athletes learn about and prevent diabetes melitus (DM). DM is one of the most common diseases among Americans and affects those with intellectual disability at a much greater rate. Those with intellectual disabilities tend to receive fewer diabetes exams […]
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 […]
Athlete Spotlight: Damian Smith
Meet Damian Smith. Damian is an athlete from Bradford/Sullivan County and an experienced Long-Distance Runner. Recently, he competed at Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Eastern Fall Sectional and won gold in the 5k and silver in the 1500m. And, as a Global Messenger, he also gave an impassioned speech at Opening Ceremonies. Hear more about his experience […]
2022 USA Games Profiles: Jacob Carey
This is Jacob Carey. Jacob is a Special Olympics Pennsylvania athlete from Lycoming County who competed in bocce at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games. Throughout three levels of competition (singles, doubles and team) Jacob captured two gold medals and one silver on the sport’s biggest stage. We took a moment to catch up with […]
